News published on Federal Newswire in March 2013

News from March 2013


News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas W. Walker announced that in federal court today Chief District Court Judge James C. Dever sentenced KENDALL LADELL BLUE, 34, of Red Springs, North Carolina, to 21 years’ imprisonment for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy.


Sex Offender Sentenced For Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a 29-year-old registered sex offender from Woodland Township in central Minnesota was sentenced for possession of child pornography. United States District Court Judge Patrick J. Schiltz sentenced Jeremy Lee Klepperich to 160 months in prison on one count of...


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang and longtime leader of the Puente-13 criminal street gang was sentenced today to life in federal prison after being convicted last year on federal racketeering charges that included a brutal stabbing designed to deter victims from cooperating with law enforcement and plotting to murder members of a rival gang.


News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Paula A. Reid, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service (USSS), and José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), announced that defendant Jeanson Pata, 31, of West...


Lee County Man Indicted For Multiple Bank Robberies

News Release: Fort Myers, Florida- United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces the return of an indictment charging Daniel Glen Ball (36, Lee County) with three counts of bank robbery. If convicted, Ball faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for each count. The indictment also notifies Ball that the United States intends to forfeit the proceeds of the offenses.


News Release: All Face Lengthy Prison Terms For Using Firearms In The Commission Of Violent Crimes.


News Release: Indictment Alleges That Defendant Also Attempted To Obstruct Justice.


News Release: Fort Myers, FL - U.S. District Judge John Steele sentenced Keith Stewart today to 4 years and 6 months in federal prison for presenting false claims to the government and aggravated identity theft. The court also ordered Stewart to serve a five-year term of supervised release, following his prison sentence. Stewart pleaded guilty on July 11, 2012.


Manager Of Check-Cashing Store Pleads Guilty To Participating In Tax Refund Scam

News Release: CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. CINCINNATI - Marnay Love, 33, of Cincinnati pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy for her role in a scheme to file fraudulent income tax returns in order to claim tax refunds. Love admitted to assisting in the cashing of at least...


Norfolk, Virginia - Man was sentenced to serve a 16 month term of imprisonment followed by two years of supervised release following his guilty plea to unlawful sale of a firearm to an unauthorized person.

News Release: RICHARD S. HARTUNIAN, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, announced that yesterday TERRY DUNLAP., age 28, of Norfolk, Virginia, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Utica to serve a 16 month term of imprisonment followed by two years of supervised release following his guilty...


News Release: Lawrence Nicoletti, 60, of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, was charged today by information with one count of theft of government funds, in connection with his alleged scheme to collect retirement benefits intended for his father-in-law, after his father-in-law’s death, announced United States Attorney Zane...


Dallas Man Convicted And Fined For Killing Whooping Crane

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Worthey D. Wiles, 42, of Dallas, has entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced for killing a whooping crane, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today along with Nick Chavez, special agent in charge of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Aaron Sharpfish, age 21, of Rosebud, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on March 5, 2013 and pled guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years in custody, a $250,000 fine, or both; 3 years of supervised release; and a $100 special assessment.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore sentenced Preston D. Wilbur (46, Davenport) yesterday to 10 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography. Wilbur pleaded guilty on Nov. 14, 2012.


BLM Offers Opportunity to 4-H and FFA Youth to Train a Mustang for Adoption

News Release: The BLM's Wild Horse and Burro program, in partnership with the Mustang Heritage Foundation, is offering a unique 12-week employment opportunity to 4-H and Future Farmers of America youth ages 15-18 to train a yearling wild horse, while earning up to $750 and preparing the horse to be showcased at an...


Spring Road Opening 2013

News Release: The National Park Service road crew will begin preparations for the annual spring road opening on Sunday, March 10. Beginning that week they will be removing ice overflow buildup on sections of the road between park headquarters (Mile 3) and Mile 7. The road will still be available for winter recreational...


Dock-U-Mentaries Film Series March 15, 2013

News Release: March film highlights women who work on the waterfront.


News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that a United States Grand Jury has returned a six-count indictment against Belleville martial arts instructor, Christopher M. Horton, 20, of Highland, Illinois, charging him with five counts of Sexual...


Website Updates Feature One Page for Online Environmental Documents

News Release: DOLORES, Colo. - In a fast-paced, digital world finding documents on webpages quickly and easily is a priority for the Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office. In order to accommodate the public’s need to review National Environmental Policy Act documents, a newly designed webpage was launched to house all of the environmental documents for the field office.


AHA! March in Motion

News Release: Make pinwheels with Abby, one of the 1850s ladies.