News published on Federal Newswire in June 2013

News from June 2013


Two Defendants Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court Of Various Racketeering, Murders, Attempted Murders, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced that ANTHONY BOYKIN and JUSTIN SIMMONS were convicted yesterday in Manhattan federal court of various racketeering, murder, attempted murder, narcotics conspiracy, and firearms offenses following a four-week...


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on June 18, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, VERN THOMAS GARDIPEE, a 49-year-old resident of Box Elder and an enrolled member of the federally recognized Chippewa Cree Indian Tribe, pled guilty to sexual abuse of a minor. Sentencing has been set for Sept. 25, 2013. He is currently detained.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - With the House of Representatives scheduled to consider a farm bill, H.R. 1947 (FARRM Act), this week, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, announced their intention to offer an amendment to reform U.S. international food aid to feed more people, more quickly, at a lower cost.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Michael Bowman, age 61, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to use personal identifying information of individual bank accounts holders to defraud banks.


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on June 17, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, DAVID WAYNE LAWRENCE, a 47-year-old resident of Great Falls, was sentenced to a term of.


Former Orleans Parish Bond Clerk, Lear Enclarde, Pleads Guilty

News Release: LEAR ENCLARDE, age 68, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty today to Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services Mail Fraud in a one-count Bill of Information, announced U. S. Attorney Dana Boente.


Ambulance Company Owner And Operator Heads To Federal Prison

News Release: HOUSTON - Julian Kimble, 48, has been handed a federal prison sentence following his convictions for conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and tax evasion, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Kimble pleaded guilty to these federal crimes on Nov. 29, 2011.


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on June 18, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, the following individual was arraigned.


Pastor Opening Statement at Subcommittee Markup of 2014 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act

News Release: The Chairman received an impossible allocation and the bill we are considering today does not adequately address the infrastructure and housing needs that were articulated during our hearing process.


Internet Scammer Indicted For Fraud

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK -United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced that Wei Yee Cheng, 43, of Ithaca, New York, has been sentenced following his conviction for a violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1), filing a false tax return.


Informational: Federal Court Arraignment

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on June 18, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Stron, the following individual was arraigned.


News Release: United States Attorney James L. Santelle announced today that David J. Langemak, (age: 41), formerly of Plymouth, Wisconsin, and former bank president of Community Bank and Trust, Plymouth Branch, (CB&T) was indicted June 18, 2013, for 18 counts of bank fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344 (2). If convicted, Landemak faces a maximum of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine on each count.


News Release: Queens Warehouse Yields Seizure Of Over 2,800 Marijuana Plants, Large Quantities Of Dried Marijuana, And State-of-the-Art Equipment.


Former Corporate Executive Indicted For Executing Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme Involving Over $230 Million In Purchases

News Release: Defendant Took $7 Million In Bribes And Kickbacks To Illegally Steer Business To Taiwanese And California Companies.


FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT:  Cummings Releases Full Transcript of "Conservative Republican"  IRS Manager Explaining Genesis of Tea Party Screening

News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing to inform you that I am making available to Members of Congress and the public the full transcript of an interview with the IRS Screening Group Manager in Cincinnati, which was conducted jointly by the Oversight Committee and the Ways and Means Committee as part of our...


News Release: ATLANTA - Elton Augustin, a former Atlanta Police Department officer, was sentenced to two years in prison today for conspiring to accept bribes and lying to FBI agents.


British National Admits Role In Cocaine Smuggling Conspiracy

News Release: NEWARK, N.J - Robert G. Koval, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced an extradited British national today admitted his role in an organization that smuggled cocaine aboard commercial airlines from the West Indies to England via the United States.


News Release: Cañon City, Colo. - Firefighters continued to make excellent progress yesterday on the Royal Gorge Fire. The fire remains at 3,218 acres and containment has increased to 65 percent. Pockets of unburned fuel remain within the fire perimeter, but pose no threat to containment lines. Fire crews burned some of these pockets of fuel yesterday, which produced smoke during part of the day.


News Release: Business Provided Speech-Language Therapy Services for Children.


News Release: It is unacceptable to provide $700m less for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and Energy Delivery and Reliability than this same subcommittee recommended for these purposes just one year ago.