News published on Federal Newswire in September 2013

News from September 2013


News Release: RACHELL THOMAS, age 37, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced today before U.S. District Court Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr. to 12 months and one day imprisonment for conspiracy to defraud the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) in the aftermath of the BP oil spill, announced U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.


Informational: Federal Court Initial Appearances

News Release: The United States Attorney(s Office announced that during a federal court session in Missoula, on Sept. 17, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch, the following individuals were arraigned.


Yosemite Facelift to be Held in Yosemite National Park

News Release: Tenth Annual Event to Occur September 24 - September 29.


Connecticut Man Sentenced To 6 Years On Federal Drug Charge

News Release: PORTLAND, 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 today that Anthony Cardoza, 31, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was sentenced in U. S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal, ...


Manhattan Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

News Release: MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Brian R. Crowell U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge, New York Division and Bridget G. Brennan New York City's Special Narcotics Prosecutor, announced today that Dr. Robert S. Gibbs, Sr., a licensed internal medicine physician, pleaded guilty to illegally selling prescriptions for powerful narcotic painkillers to a drug trafficking ring, and other crimes.


News Release: LONG T. TRINH, age 44, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged today in a Bill of Information for receiving approximately $2,296,379 from the United State Department of Agriculture based upon food stamp benefits through his store Seafood Heaven, located in Gretna, Louisiana, that were not authorized...


Sanostee, N.M., Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Assault Charge

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Donovan Isiah Sisco, 19, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Sanostee, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning to an aggravated burglary charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.


News Release: DAVIS NORMAN, III, age 36, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced today before U.S. District Court Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr. to 24 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release after previously pleading guilty to a Bill of Information charging him with criminal infringement of a copyright, announced U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.


News Release: The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today that Mary Lee Owens, 53, of Cahokia, was indicted by the federal grand jury at the East St. Louis federal courthouse on charges that she stole pension benefits from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.


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News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OBED FRANCO, also known as “Obie," 23, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for illegally possessing firearms.


Washington Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Export Computers And Services To Iran

News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that John Alexander Talley (42, Seattle, Washington), and his company, Tallyho Peripherals, Inc. d/b/a Enterprise Solutions Systems, today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transaction Regulations. Talley faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.


Beaver County Man Conspired To Distribute “Designer” Drugs

News Release: PITTSBURGH- A Beaver County man pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating various narcotic laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Updated and Expanded Crime Scene Investigation, a Guide for Law Enforcement, Now Available

News Release: Investigators and first responders can find the latest recommendations on crime scene investigations in the newly updated Crime Scene Investigation, a Guide for Law Enforcement.


News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and U.S. Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.), Chairman of the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, introduced the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reorganization Plan Codification and Complements Act (NRC ...


Hatch Introduces Legislation to Combat Domestic Youth Sex Trafficking

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced legislation, the Improving Outcomes for Youth At Risk for Sex Trafficking, IO YOUTH, that would help combat domestic youth sex trafficking.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing on “The Obama Administration’s Climate Change Policies and Activities." The purpose of the hearing was to examine the details of the president’s Climate Action Plan and the full scope of federal...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - This morning at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing on accountability within the State Department following the deadly terrorist attacks on the U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya last September 11. Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick F. Kennedy will testify.


News Release: The United States Attorney(s Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on Sept. 17, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn S. Ostby, the following individual was arraigned.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China and Unknown Destinations

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