News published on Federal Newswire in September 2013

News from September 2013


Angelina County Man Sentenced For Robbing Post Office

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 30-year-old Lufkin, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for robbing a post office in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales.


Two More Defendants Plead Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Participating In Gambling Rings Connected To Organized Crime

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that EDWIN TING and JUSTIN SMITH pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court for their respective roles in high-stakes illegal gambling businesses connected to organized crime enterprises. TING pled guilty before...


Pine Ridge Woman Sentenced For Theft

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman convicted of Theft from Indian Tribal Organization was sentenced on Aug. 29, 2013, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, United States 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, JONATHAN JAMES HENDERSON, a 28-year-old resident of Great Falls, was sentenced to a term of.


News Release: ANIL PATEL, age 46, formerly a resident of Metairie, Louisiana, pled guilty in federal court today before U.S. District Court Judge Sarah S. Vance to tax fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Dana Boente.


News Release: DALLAS - Brothers Johnny Charles Butler, 46, and James Robert Cleveland Butler, 44, of Quinlan, Texas, were sentenced this afternoon by U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis to 35 years and 25 years, respectively, in federal prison, following their guilty pleas earlier this year, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: More Than $700,000 For Programs To Investigate And Monitor Sex Predators.


Dominion Hospital Agrees To Settle Claim That It Failed To Provide Effective Communication Services To Deaf Individuals

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today a $55,000 settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Dominion Hospital, which is located in Falls Church, Virginia and is part of the HCA Virginia Health System, to ensure effective communication with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in the provision of medical services.


Gunman in Armed Bank Robbery Sentenced to 10 years in Prison

News Release: OAKLAND - Gary Casdell Fite, II, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.


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


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Dana Hoover, a/k/a Dana Strawn, age 51, of Cushing, Iowa, appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on Aug. 29, 2013, and pled guilty to Count I of the Indictment that charged her with Distribution of a Controlled Substance.


Parmalee Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting A Federal Officer

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that William Rahn, age 27, of Parmelee, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on Aug. 29, 2013, and pled guilty to a Superseding Information that charged him with Assaulting, Resisting and Impeding a Federal Officer.


Lyndonville Man Sentenced To 18 Years For Sexual Exploitation Of A Child

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office has announced that yesterday, Chief United States District Court Judge Christina Reiss sentenced Benjamin H. Weisinger, 48, of Lyndonville, Vermont, to 216 months in federal prison for production, receipt and possession of child pornography. Weisinger was convicted of the charges in April after a four-day jury trial. The production of child pornography conviction carried a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison.


News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is proposing to increase the fees currently charged for group camping. Due to the increase in demand and use of the two group camps at Bandy Creek Campground, it has been proposed to increase the nightly rate from $75.00 to $125.00. Each group camp can...


Ten Individuals Sentenced During The Month Of August For Federal Supervised Release Violations

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Three Utah Cities Receive Department Of Justice Grants To Support Law Enforcement, Communities

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Utah. Wednesday, September 4, 2013. Ogden, Sandy, and St. George Get Funding. SALT LAKE CITY - The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded Edward Bryne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) to Ogden, Sandy, and St. George to support law enforcement...


Rocky Mountain National Park Announces Centennial Photo Winners

News Release: The one year countdown to Rocky Mountain National Park's 100th Anniversary celebration has begun! To kick off this countdown, Rocky Mountain National Park is pleased to share the winners of its 100th Anniversary Employee/Volunteer Photo Contest. These winning images, along with the Anniversary logo, will be used to represent the Centennial of the park in various ways throughout the celebration year.


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


NPS to Host 30th Annual Campfires and Candlelight Signature Event

News Release: VANCOUVER, WA -On Sept. 14, the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host the Campfires and Candlelight signature community event for the 30th consecutive year.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Twenty-four members and associates of the Nine Tray Gangsters, a subgroup, or “set" of the Bloods street gang, were named in an indictment, which was unsealed today. The indictment includes charges of conspiracy to commit racketeering, violence in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to...