News published on Federal Newswire in November 2013

News from November 2013


News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nov. 26, 2013 - Christopher Ray Moody, 29, of Nashville, Tenn., was found guilty yesterday by a federal jury of multiple drug trafficking and firearms offenses, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Moody’s crimes were committed from 2008 - 2011 and many were committed in and around specially protected areas around schools and public housing.


Woodstock Man Charged With Producing And Collecting Child Pornography

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RYAN HARDING, 28, of Woodstock, was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging...


News Release: An illegal alien who attempted to obtain a U.S. passport using fraudulent and illegally obtained documents was sentenced Nov. 25, 2013, to three years in federal prison.


Hatch on Proposed 501(c)(4) Rule Change

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today after the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced proposed new rules governing 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organizations...



News Release: ROCKFORD - An Algonquin, Ill. man pleaded guilty today in federal court before U.S. District Court Judge Philip G. Reinhard to possessing child pornography that had crossed state lines. JOHN CARLSON, 38, admitted that in August 2011 he possessed images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Carlson’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 9, 2014, at 11:00 a.m.


Rosebud Man Sentenced For Assaulting, Resisting, Or Impeding Federal Officers

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Federal Officers was sentenced on Nov. 25, 2013, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.


Get Away Driver In Armed Robbery Spree Exiled To Over 15 Years In Prison

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Rico Bias, age 34, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 185 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a series of armed commercial robberies committed from January through June, 2012.


United States Attorney William C. Killian Participates In Awareness And Knowledge Building Conference On Counterfeit Household Products And Fake Automotive Parts In Alicante, Spain

News Release: U.S. Attorney William C. Killian, Eastern District of Tennessee, was featured on a panel discussing counterfeit automotive parts at the Awareness and Knowledge Building Conference on Counterfeit Household Products and Fake Automotive Parts, held November 4-6, 2013, in Alicante, Spain.


Five Indicted Federally In Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy

News Release: POCATELLO - A federal grand jury in Pocatello today returned a superseding indictment charging California residents Reynalda Estrada-Gutierrez, 37, of Bakersfield; Porfirio Gutierrez, 36, of Los Angeles; Araxy Suarez, 21, of Downey; and Raquel Rios, 23, and Angelina Nava, 31, both of Burley, Idaho, on...


News Release: Threatened to Assault Prostitutes and Competitor Pimps, and Made Death Threats to Protect and Maintain Prostitution Businesses in Annapolis and Easton.


Three Subsidiaries Of Weatherford International Limited Agree To Plead Guilty To FCPA And Export Control Violations

News Release: Weatherford International and Subsidiaries Agree to Pay $252 Million in Penalties and Fines.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on Nov. 25, 2013, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.


News Release: Urbana, Ill. - A Mahomet, Ill., man, Michael L. Denight, 59, has been ordered to serve 15 years in federal prison for photographing minor-aged victims and possession of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Michael P. McCuskey sentenced Denight on Nov. 25, 2013. Denight was also ordered to remain on...


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Clay O’Brien Mann, 29, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., was sentenced this afternoon to 171 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on involuntary manslaughter, assault and firearms charges. Mann also was ordered to pay $40,003.00 in restitution to the victims of his crimes.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Abdus Samad, 44, of Bronx, N.Y., with using a fraudulent immigration document. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both.


Providence Felon Detained On Federal Drug And Firearm Charges

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Darren Monteiro, 26, of Providence, has been ordered detained in federal custody on drug and firearm charges following an investigation into Monteiro’s alleged drug trafficking activities by the Providence Police Department’s Narcotics and Organized Crime Bureau, with the assistance...


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations and China

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


News Release: A man who provided a gun to a felon was sentenced Nov. 25, 2013, to more than three years in federal prison.


News Release: Tampa, FL - Acting United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Brian E. Simmons today pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He has also agreed to forfeit $790,421.28 to the United States, as proceeds of the offense. Simmons faces up to 22 years in prison. He is scheduled...