News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

News from April 2014


Three Iowa Men Indicted for Armed Robbery of Burlington Junction Bank

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that three Iowa men were indicted by a federal grand jury today for the armed robbery of a Burlington Junction, Mo., bank.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s inspector general today alerted the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to the fact that sensitive information on potential physical security vulnerabilities of the electric grid should have been classified and protected from release at the time it was created.


Catoosa Man Sentenced To 18 Months For Failure To Register As Sex Offender

News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that JAMES WILLIAM WHITE, age 46, of Catoosa, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2250(a)(1), 2250(a)(2)(B) and 2250(a)(3).


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - SAMUEL DAVID KRAMER, 53, of Albany, New York was arrested today and charged with impersonating a Deputy United States Marshal announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian, Ron Gardella, Special Agent-in-Charge, United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General...


Maple Heights Man Indicted For Robbing Banks In Richmond Heights And Shaker Heights

News Release: A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging Christian Emerson, age 20, of Maple Heights, Ohio, with armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during the commission of a felony, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York is commemorating National Crime Victim’s Rights Week. The week of April 6-12 commemorates our nation’s progress in advancing victims’ rights. This year’s theme-30 Years: Restoring the Balance of Justice-celebrates three decades of defending victims’ rights.


Mortgage Broker Sentenced For Bank Fraud

News Release: Firas “Russ" Bachi, 41, of Waterford Township, Michigan, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and 2 years of supervised release for defrauding a bank in connection with 10 mortgage loans, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.


News Release: Visitors to Mount Rainier National Park are advised that effective Thursday, April 10, the gate between Longmire and Paradise will remain open 24 hours. Some overnight closures may still occur during inclement weather periods. All vehicles entering the park are required to carry tire chains in their...


News Release: A Canton man and the construction company he owns were charged with one count of wire fraud for making false representations about the company’s office location so it could obtain a HUBZone certification and qualify for tens of millions of dollars’ worth of federal contracts, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: A Cuyahoga Falls man pleaded guilty to offering to buy a child, enticement, and receiving and distributing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cleveland Office.


Bismarck Man Convicted of Child Pornography Charge

News Release: BISMARCK- U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on April 9, 2014, Garron Gonzalez, 38, Bismarck, N.D., was found guilty by a federal jury in U.S. District Court on a charge of attempted sexual exploitation of minors.


West Orange, N.J., Woman Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Stealing Nearly $100,000 From An Elderly Woman

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A West Orange, N.J., woman who defrauded an elderly victim of nearly $100,000 by taking the victim’s Social Security payments and secretly applying for a reverse mortgage on the victim’s home was sentenced today to 30 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Highlights of 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act

News Release: Highlights of 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act.


News Release: BOSTON - A former attorney practicing in Boston was sentenced today for his involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in more than $2.5 million in losses.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two leaders of a Bloods street gang set known as the “Red Breed Guerillas" were sentenced today to prison terms for drug trafficking and illegal possession of weapons, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Belle Fourche, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


Final Defendant Sentenced in Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy Case

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering was sentenced on March 31, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


Elyria Man Charged With Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution, Including Fentanyl Which Caused The Death Of An Elyria Resident

News Release: A six-count indictment was filed charging an Elyria man with distribution of heroin and fentanyl, including distributing fentanyl that caused the death of an Elyria resident on Nov. 9, 2013, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Mexican Man Sentenced on Drug Charges

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Adalid Ayala, 39, a Mexican native living in Chicago, Illinois, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, was sentenced to 130 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


Lawrence Man Charged With False ClaimAbout Taxes On Gambling Winnings

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. A Lawrence man has been charged with filing a false tax return, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.