News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

News from April 2014


News Release: The Park Loop Road and Cadillac Mountain Road will open tomorrow April 15.


New York Attorney Stanley L. Cohen Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Charge

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Stanley L. Cohen, an attorney with offices on Avenue D, New York City and Jeffersonville, New York, entered a guilty plea in United States District Court in Syracuse this morning to a felony offense of corruptly obstructing and impeding the Internal Revenue Service, according to...


News Release: As part of the Outer Banks Group Fire Management Plan, a prescribed burn could be conducted during the week of April 14, 2014 in the Bodie Island District of Cape Hatteras National Seashore.Weather and conditions permitting, the burn unit will consist of approximately 2,220 acres located along either side of NC Highway 12, north of the intersection with Old Oregon Inlet Road.


Indictment: Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Were Key To $16 Million In Sales

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - An indictment unsealed here today alleges the owners of an Olathe-based business produced and sold dangerous controlled substances, and controlled substance analogues of THC (the active ingredient in marijuana) and methcathinones (stimulants) to rack up at least $16 million in sales in less than two years, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.


Tarpon Springs Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years For False Invoice Scheme

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Otto Biltres (42, Tarpon Springs) to ten years and one month in federal prison for wire fraud and identity theft. As part of the sentence, the court also entered a money judgment in the amount of $2.7 million, the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct. Biltres pleaded guilty on Nov. 25, 2013.


Dayton Man Indicted On More Than Three Dozen Additional Charges For Buying Stolen Identities Online And Filing False Income Tax Returns

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Monday, April 14, 2014. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. DAYTON - A federal grand jury has returned a 42-count superseding indictment against Lance Ealy, 28, of Dayton, alleging that he bought hundreds of stolen identities...



National Park Week is April 19 - 27 2014

News Release: During this year's National Park Week, April 19-27, Superintendent Barclay Trimble invites the public to experience their national parks across the country, and those here on the Outer Banks-Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial. Special programs will be offered during National Park Week, and Wright Brothers National Memorial will further celebrate with fee-free days April 19 and 20.


Longview Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Illegal Sewage Dumping Scheme

News Release: Ten Year Scheme Defrauded Local Government Waste Treatment Program.


Muskogee Man Pleads Guilty To Failure To Register As Sex Offender

News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that JUSTIN WAYNE RIGGS, age 26, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Failure to Register as Sex Offender, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2250(a)(1), 2250(a)(2)(A) and 2250(a)(3).


News Release: ATLANTA - Last week Attorney General Eric Holder warned U.S. taxpayers to beware a “rising threat" of scammers seeking fraudulent federal tax refunds based on stolen identities, which he described as an “increasingly urgent problem." He should know. Attorney General Holder has been the victim of identity theft himself.


Oakland Residents Charged In False Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

News Release: OAKLAND - Akysha Rockwell made her initial appearance today and Paul Lamont Lee made his initial appearance on Friday, April 11, 2014, in federal court on a 20-count indictment charging them with conspiracy to file false claims, false claims, and identity fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez.


USDA Announces the Availability of Grants to Address Health Care Need in the Delta Region

News Release: USDA Deputy Under Secretary Doug O'Brien today announced that the Department is accepting applications for grants to improve health care services in the Delta Region.


News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and Ronald J. Verrochio, Inspector in Charge...


Manager Of Hud Section 8 Housing Found Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court On All Counts Relating To Bribery And False Statements

News Release: Novelette “Pat" Campbell Was Convicted Of Six Counts Relating To Bribery And False Statements In Connection With Selling Spots For Federally Subsidized Apartments At Tricham Housing In Manhattan.


Milwaukee Woman Pleads Guilty to Felony Tax Charges, Mail Fraud and Food Stamp Fraud

News Release: James L. Santelle, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on April 11, 2014, Tiffiny Harden (age 30) of Menomonee Falls, plead guilty before Judge Randa to filing false tax returns for over 20 taxpayers and fraudulently obtaining over $120,000 in tax refunds.


Three Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Credit Card Fraud In Jackson Area

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An indictment was unsealed today charging three women with conspiracy to commit access device fraud and access device fraud, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


News Release: FARGO - Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on April 14, 2014, Casey Stevens Rosen, 24, Minneapolis, Minn., was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to serve 20 years in prison for conspiracy to possess and distribute analogues resulting in serious bodily injury or death.


News Release: Bellingham Leader Marketed And Distributed Marijuana To New York.


BLM-Alaska Resource Advisory Council to meet in Fairbanks April 23 & 24

News Release: ANCHORAGE - The BLM-Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet next week at the Fairbanks Westmark Hotel in the Yukon Room. The hotel is located at 813 Noble Street in Fairbanks, Alaska 99701. The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. on both April 23 & 24. The council will accept comments from the public on Wednesday, April 23 from 3:15-4:15 p.m.