News published on Federal Newswire in October 2013

News from October 2013


Long Island Doctor Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Distribution Of Oxycodone

News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Yesterday, following three weeks of trial, a jury in federal court in Central Islip, New York, returned a verdict convicting Long Island doctor Leonard I. Stambler of Baldwin Harbor, New York, of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and distribution of oxycodone, in connection with prescriptions...


Three Men Charged With Committing Armed Bank Robberies In Southbury, Cromwell & Wallingford

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in New Haven has returned an indictment charging MICHAEL MORRIS, 59, of Bloomfield, LEROY McCOY, 47, of Manchester, and KEITH SUTHERLAND, 48, of Coventry, with conspiring to commit violent bank robberies in Southbury, Cromwell and Wallingford.


Nine Individuals, Four Businesses Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Synthetic Drugs

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that three Columbia, Mo., siblings are among nine individuals and four businesses indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute synthetic marijuana, commonly referred to as K2.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A man and woman were sentenced to federal prison on Oct. 17 on federal oxycodone charges, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Christy Stevens, of Charleston, was sentenced to two years and three months in prison. Stevens, 34, previously pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy to distribute...


Sea-Tac Airport Copper Thief Pleads Guilty to Theft of Public Property

News Release: Thousands Of Feet Of Copper Wire Stolen From Light Tower.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A real estate broker and a loan officer, both from Albuquerque, N.M., will be serving federal prison sentences for their wire fraud convictions, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven C. Yarbrough and Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee of the Albuquerque Division of the FBI.


Remarks Investiture Of Kenneth Gonzales To The United States District Court District Of New Mexico

News Release: John Walsh. United States Attorney. District of Colorado. It's a great honor for me to speak here on behalf of the U.S. Attorney's community and the Department of Justice at the investiture of a great friend, Ken Gonzales. We have a several U.S. Attorneys here, at their own expense: Sandy Coates from Oklahoma...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh couple have been sentenced in federal court today on their conviction of recklessly damaging a computer and password trafficking, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: OCT 18 - BUFFALO, N.Y. - Brian R. Crowell, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) New York Division and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul announced today that Catherine Vitello, 40, of Elma, N.Y., was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of hydrocodone, fentanyl and alprazolam. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.


Week In Review – South Bend

News Release: South Bend, Indiana -The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.


News Release: AUGUSTA, GA - A federal indictment, unsealed yesterday in federal court, has charged 14 defendants conspiring to traffic large amounts of methamphetamine from Mexico to Richmond, Columbia, and McDuffie Counties in Georgia, and to areas of South Carolina.


Morehouse Parish Woman Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Stealing from bank customers

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Western District of Louisiana. Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Vickie Lenoir, 48, of Mer Rouge, La., was sentenced on October 7, 2013, by U.S. District Court Judge Robert G. James, to 12 months...


Federal Jury Finds Three Guilty Of Charges Related To Shipping More Than 35 Tons Of Marijuana To Charlotte

News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.


Timucuan Preserve and Fort Caroline Reopen to Visitors

News Release: Jacksonville, FL - Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve and Fort Caroline National Memorial have re-opened to visitors. Visitors can access public areas, roads and all facilities. Timucuan Preserve and Fort Caroline have been closed since October 1 due to the lapse in Congressional appropriations.


South Dakota Firm Pays $7,425 to Settle Seed Case

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that Discount Seeds Inc., Watertown, S.D., has paid $7,425 to settle alleged violations of the Federal Seed Act.


Pipe Spring National Monument Reopens and Emphasizes Community Connections

News Release: Fredonia, AZ - Following 16 days of closure, due to the congressional lapse of federal appropriations, Pipe Spring National Monument has reopened as of Thursday, October 17th. The Monument once again welcomes and encourages local and traveling visitors.


National Respiratory Services, LLC Ordered To Pay Restitution In The Amount Of $2 Million For FDA Violations And Health Care Fraud

News Release: - Company received more than $2 million in payments from Medicare for misbranded, adulterated and contaminated inhalation medications.


News Release: Shaun Terrell Mays, 33, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged yesterday, by Information, with two counts of unauthorized use of one or more access devices, four counts of aggravated identity theft, and two counts of bank fraud, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.


Stow Man Charged For $744,000 Scheme To Defraud His Employer

News Release: A criminal information was filed charging a Stow man with 10 counts related to a $744,000 scheme in which he ordered equipment at his company but then resold it for personal profit, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Week In Review – Hammond

News Release: Hammond, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.