News published on Federal Newswire in May 2013

News from May 2013


News Release: ALAN BIBLE VISITOR CENTER TO HOST ART SHOW AND SALE JUNE 1-2.


News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Four members of the now defunct Panama Unit have been convicted, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Jonathan Trevino, 29, Claudio Mata, 35, and Eric Alcantar, 29, all of McAllen, and Salvador Arguello, 34, of Edinburg, entered guilty pleas just a short time ago...


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces that Richard Middleton (36, New York) pleaded guilty today to possessing device-making equipment, with intent to defraud, and possessing a false identification implement intended to be used in the production of a false identification...


Memo From Leader Cantor, Chairman Camp, and Chairman Issa on Political Bias at IRS

News Release: MEMORANDUM. TO: All House Members. FR: Majority Leader Cantor, Chairman Camp, and Chairman Issa. DT: Friday, May 17, 2013. RE: Ways and Means and Oversight and Government Reform Committees’ Investigation into Political Bias at the IRS. On May 10, 2013, during an appearance at the American Bar Association, ...


News Release: Join park rangers this month for a variety of fun and interesting interpretive programs. Park rangers will lead special guided tours of park sites and share personal stories of those who fought in the Pacific War. Programs provide visitors an opportunity to learn about park resources, the people we honor, and how events of the past still influence us today. For specific program details, please see the attached schedule of events.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Total, S.A., a French oil and gas company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange, has agreed to pay a $245.2 million monetary penalty to resolve charges related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with illegal payments made through third parties...


Charleroi Man Charged With Failing To Register As A Sex Offender

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Charleroi, Pa., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for failing to register as a convicted sex offender, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Register Now for the Two-Day Forensic Handwriting Analysis Conference Webcast

News Release: Next week, join NIST and our collaborators via the free live webcast for the Measurement Science and Standards in Forensic Handwriting Analysis Conference and facilitated discussion! This event on June 4 and 5, 2013, features two full days of presentations from and interactions with the leading scientists and statisticians in the field of forensic handwriting analysis, covering topics such as...


Frederick and Carey Gonzales Plead Guilty to Federal Child Pornography Charges

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Frederick Gonzales, 42, and his wife Carey Gonzales, 36, both of Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning to federal child pornography charges announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales, New Mexico Attorney General Gary K. King, Carol K.O. Lee, Special Agent in Charge of the Albuquerque Division of the FBI, and Bernalillo County Sheriff Dan Houston.


News Release: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will have a "Hooked on Fishing" program on Tennessee's Free Fishing Day. Ranger Dustin Beaty will take the young ones and the young-at-heart fishing at Leatherwood Ford on Saturday, June 8, at 6:30 p.m. (EDT). This 90-minute program will meet at the...


Felon With Six Prior Convictions Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Possessing A Pistol

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A convicted felon from Pittsburgh pled guilty to unlawfully possessing a pistol despite his six prior felony convictions, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: BOISE - Lena Kettle, 46, of Caldwell, Idaho, Heidi Aguila, 34, of Middleton, Idaho, and Kenneth Jones, 47, of Elverta, California, appeared in federal court yesterday on an 89-count federal indictment charging them and 17 others with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; possession with intent to...


Three Men Sentenced To Prison For Roles In Northwest Alabama Drug Ring

News Release: TUSCALOOSA - Three of four defendants in a methamphetamine- and cocaine-trafficking organization based in northwest Alabama were sentenced today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay A. Morris.


News Release: Falsified Drug Tests of Federal Defendants in Return for Bribes and.


News Release: DENVER - Daniel Dinner, age 61, of Denver, Colorado, pled guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to one count of filing a false income tax return, the United States Attorney’s Office and IRS Criminal Investigation announced. Dinner, who is free on bond, is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Blackburn on August 8, 2013.


Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty To More Than $1 Million In Tax Fraud

News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces that Obnes Latigue (50, Orlando) pleaded guilty today to three counts of aiding in the preparation of false tax returns. He faces a maximum penalty of 3 years in federal prison for each count. His sentencing hearing has been set for Aug. 21, 2013. Latigue was indicted on April 10, 2013.


Schenectady Woman Indicted On Fraud And Tax Charges

News Release: Albany, New York - On May 24, 2013, a grand jury returned an indictment charging PATRICIA ALFIERI, age 52, of Schenectady, New York, with (1) five counts of mail fraud; (2) one count of obstructing the Internal Revenue laws; and (3) three counts of filing a false income tax return announced United States...


Foreign National Pleads Guilty To Firearm And Immigration Charges

News Release: Antonio Rea-Fabela, also known as Roman Guadarrama, 36, a citizen of Mexico, who most recently resided in St. Louis, Missouri, pled guilty on May 28, 2013, to Possession of a Firearm by an Illegal Alien (Count 1); and Entry Into the United States Without Inspection (Count 2), the United States Attorney...


News Release: Defendant also Admits Using a Firearm in a Crime of Violence.


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES MONAHAN, the owner of a real estate investment company called Panam Management Group, Inc., and a former sergeant in the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), pled guilty today in Manhattan federal...