News published on Federal Newswire in October 2013

News from October 2013


News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Ousainou Mahanera, 33, a citizen of Gambia who resides in New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty to trafficking in counterfeit merchandise, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Raymond R. Parmer, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI") in New Orleans.


News Release: Curtis Richardson, 48, of Philadelphia, was charged today in a three-count Indictment1 with.


News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Vanessa Ramos, age 23, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting the robbery of a Dunmore bank before Senior United States District Court Judge James M. Munley.


Twice As Many Americans Abuse Rx DrugsAs Cocaine, Heroin Combined

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Twice as many Americans abuse prescription drugs as the number abusing cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens and inhalants combined, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. Grissom called on Kansans to help solve the problem by participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 26.


USDA Celebrates National Farm to School Month

Release: Washington, DC, Oct. 22, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted important strides made in offering healthy, local food to millions of school children through USDA's Farm to School program, and emphasized the program's role in creating economic opportunity for America's farmers...


Baltimore Man Exiled To 10 Years In Prison On Drug Offense

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Taji Hart, age 32, of Baltimore, today to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute heroin.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, released the following statement this afternoon.


Two Army National Guard Soldiers Plead Guilty To Schemes To Defraud U.S. Army National Guard Bureau

News Release: To Date, 16 Individuals Have Pleaded Guilty in Ongoing Corruption Investigation.


Eight Individuals Convicted In Federal Court

News Release: 1125 Chapline Street, Federal Building, Suite 3000 ● Wheeling, WV 26003.


News Release: With broad bipartisan support, the House of Representatives today passed legislation to help keep children safe from sexual predators and other violent adults in their schools.


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that STAN GREENBERG pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to participating in a racketeering conspiracy in connection with his role as a member of a Russian-American organized crime enterprise. GREENBERG...


Mexican Citizen Residing In Adams County Indicted

News Release: For Document Fraud. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, announced that a citizen of Mexico has been charged with Fraud and Misuse of Documents. According to United States Attorney...



News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that THERESA FORD, 55, of Hartford, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to three years of probation for illegally receiving Social Security benefits.


News Release: And Access Device Fraud. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced the return of an eight-count indictment by a federal grand jury in Williamsport on Oct. 10, charging Amy Jenkins, age 39, with theft of mail, possession of stolen mail, fraud in connection...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Lashawn Carson, 28, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty on Oct. 11, 2013 of aggravated assault while armed and related firearms offenses stemming from a shooting at a Northwest Washington restaurant, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


News Release: Today, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park officially closed for the season to through travel. The most popular destinations for this time of year including Bear Lake Road, Moraine Park, Horseshoe Park and the section of Trail Ridge Road along the Kawuneeche Valley are all open. These are all great areas for hiking and wildlife watching.


News Release: Dean Ceraolo, 51, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by Superseding Indictment with robbing the Wawa store, at 10901 Bustleton Avenue, Philadelphia, on Aug. 24, 2013, and attempting to rob Citizens Bank, at 1970 Red Lion Road, Philadelphia, on Sept. 3, 2013, announced United States Attorney Zane Davd Memeger.


Illinois Man Charged With Fraudulent Scheme Involving Impersonation Of Canadian Government Officials

News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - Howard Leventhal, 56, was arrested this morning for defrauding a Florida company of $800,000 and attempting to defraud an undercover law enforcement agent in Brooklyn of more than $2.5 million, by falsely claiming that his company, Neovision USA, Inc. (“Neovision"), had a lucrative contract...


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on Oct. 21, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, PATRICK CHARLES THOMAS, a 55-year-old resident of Cut Bank, was sentenced to a term of.