News published on Federal Newswire in May 2013

News from May 2013


Fairview Heights Man Pleads Guilty In Heroin Overdose Death

News Release: The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today that Joseph L. Robinson pled guilty in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis, IL, on May 29, 2013, to selling the heroin which caused the death of Donnie T. Bauman on Dec. 21, 2010.


Alton Man Pleads Guilty To Firearm Offense

News Release: On May 28, 2013, Jared R. Henry, a thirty-four year old Alton, Illinois, man pled guilty in federal district court, in East St. Louis, to unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced...


News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Aaron Moore, also known as “Boogs," 24, of West Haven, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.


Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced For Posting False Information About A Consumer Product On The Internet

News Release: A man who posted a false statement on Facebook claiming a consumer product was contaminated was sentenced today to five years in federal prison.


News Release: CRAIG, Colo. -Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit crews are now responding to a Rio Blanco County, lightning caused wildfire near Willow Creek in the Piceance Basin.


News Release: MIAMI - - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade County State Attorney, Hugo J. Barrera, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, ...


Topeka Man Charged With Producing Child Porn

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - An investigation that started in Australia has resulted in a Topeka man being charged with producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


Johnson County Man Sentenced For Producing Child Porn

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A man from Johnson County, Kan., has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography, including images of a naked two-year-old boy in a roaster pan in an oven, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK AT LAKE MEAD NRA ENDS WITH SAFE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

News Release: NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK AT LAKE MEAD NRA ENDS WITH SAFE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.


News Release: Immigration charges were filed against two people in unrelated cases, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: Former Operations Manager Convicted In Kickback Scheme Involving Illegal Disposal Of Industrial Wastewater.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a tax preparer pleaded guilty to devising and executing a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS"). Ieisha Smith pleaded guilty to one count of false claims. Smith, who was indicted on Dec. 3, 2012, entered her plea before United States District Court Judge Ann D. Montgomery.


Former Gatlinburg Resident Sentenced To Serve 18 Months In Prison For Tax Offenses

News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - David Lee Miner, 61, formerly of Gatlinburg, was sentenced on May 29, 2013, by the Honorable Thomas Phillips, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 18 months in federal prison. In addition, Miner was ordered to pay restitution to the IRS for unpaid taxes in the amount of $36,205.10.


Multi-Agency Law Enforcement Operation Tackles Gun Violence In Miami-Dade County

News Release: Operation Smoking Gun III results in federal and state arrests of 97 individuals.


News Release: A man and woman from Lorain County were indicted for human trafficking and drug offenses after forcing a 16-year-old girl and 19-year-old woman to have sex for money, law enforcement officials said.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Kimberly Davis, 27, and Justin Colmenero, 30, both of Corpus Christi, have been indicted as a result of the efforts of a multi-agency investigation into structuring financial transactions, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Corey Jones, age 38, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to eight years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a gun. Judge Bennett enhanced Jones’ sentence upon finding that that Jones had attempted to obstruct justice when he absconded while on pretrial home detention with electronic monitoring.


Bank Teller Pleads Guilty To Embezzling Money From Bank

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a 64-year-old woman from the southeastern Minnesota community of Wykoff pleaded guilty to embezzling approximately $35,520 from the Security State Bank where she was employed as the head teller. Cheryl Lynn Holzer pleaded guilty to one count of bank embezzlement. Holzer, who was charged on May 3, 2013, entered her plea before United States District Court Judge David S. Doty.


Two Men Involved In Hartford Drug And Gun Trafficking Are Sentenced

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that two Hartford men involved in narcotics and firearms trafficking have been sentenced in New Haven federal court.


New Jersey Man Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JULIO BRINEZ, 43, of Palisades Park, N.J., was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Warren W. Eginton in Bridgeport to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking oxycodone.