News published on Federal Newswire in September 2013

News from September 2013


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury.


News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman John Mica, R-Fla., today announced a hearing next Wednesday to examine a new inspector general report on the Treasury Department’s role in a controversial component of the Obama Administration’s “Detroit...


Felon Sentenced For Possessing A Nine-millimeter Pistol

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a felon was sentenced for possessing a nine-millimeter, semi-automatic pistol. United States District Chief Judge Michael J. Davis sentenced Demetrius Demarco Spencer, age unknown, to 80 months in prison. He was indicted on Nov. 14, 2012, and was convicted on Jan. 16, 2013.


Petersburg Man Sentenced To Twelve Years For Multi-Kilo Heroin And Cocaine Distribution

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Ronald Harper, Jr., 48, of Petersburg, Virginia was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin. He was also ordered to forfeit $150,000.00 in United States currency, and a Smith and Wesson.40 caliber firearm and assorted ammunition.


Norris Man Charged With Assault With A Dangerous Weapon And Assault Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Norris, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury.


Maryland Man Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For His Role In Series Of Attacks Against Taxicab Drivers-Alleged Ringleader Sentenced Last Month To Nearly 14 Years In Prison-

News Release: WASHINGTON - Quinard Jones, 20, of Capitol Heights, Md., was sentenced today to eight years in prison on charges stemming from a series of attacks against taxicab drivers, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


News Release: BILLINGS, MT, September 4, 2013 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held two Full Committee field hearings in Casper, Wyoming and Billings, Montana on “State and Local Efforts to Protect Species, Jobs, Property, and Multiple Use Amidst a New War on the West." At these hearings, witnesses discussed...


ENGEL--Engel Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing “Syria: Weighing the Obama Administration’s Response"

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Eliot Engel, the senior Democratic member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the below remarks as prepared for delivery at today’s Committee hearing, “Syria: Weighing the Obama Administration’s Response.".



Three People Found Guilty Of Drug Conspiracy Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that on Aug. 30, 2013, three people were found guilty of drug conspiracy charges following a federal jury trial in U.S. District Court in Rapid City, South Dakota.


News Release: DALLAS - Franklin Bratcher, 44, of Dallas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade to 66 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in February 2013 to one count of possession of child pornography. Bratcher’s roommate, Howard Tyson, 45, was sentenced in June 2013 to the statutory...


Wolcott Man Sentenced To 26 Months In Federal Prison For Role In Illegal Campaign Contribution Scheme

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kimberly K. Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that GEORGE TIRADO, 36, of Wolcott, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 26 months...


Valley Center Man Sentenced To 11+ Years For Bank Robbery

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. -- A Valley Center man has been sentenced to federal prison for a 2012 bank robbery, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


Vincent Lee Garner Sentenced In U.S. District Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on Aug. 28, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, VINCENT LEE GARNER, age 48, was sentenced to a term of.


News Release: PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK - United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian, the District Attorneys of Clinton, Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties, the Massena Police Department, the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department, the Department of Homeland Security, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department...


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Manderson, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on Aug. 28, 2013, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, United States District Court.


Glacier Youth Corps Partnership Program Begins

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - The Glacier Youth Corps Partnership, a new volunteer partnership program supported by the Glacier National Park Conservancy, Montana Conservation Corps, National Park Foundation, and Glacier National Park, provides diverse work and educational opportunities for youth ages 15-24 in Glacier National Park while supporting the completion of important park projects.


New Orleans Man, George Snyder, Charged With Crimes Involving The Sexual Exploitation Of Children

News Release: GEORGE SNYDER, age 36, of New Orleans, was charged in a one-count bill of information today for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children, announced United States Attorney Dana J. Boente.


News Release: SEP 04 (BANGOR, Maine) - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Kevin St. Hill -, 27, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to seven years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for distributing oxycodone. He pled guilty to the charge on Dec. 19, 2012.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today made the following brief closing remarks after the committee passed the resolution authorizing the use of military force in Syria.