News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

News from April 2014


Dallas Man Associated With Anonymous Hacking Group Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges

News Release: Pleas Resolve All Criminal Cases Pending Against Defendant.


Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and Outdoor Chattanooga Bicycle Ride to Moccasin Bend National Archeological District – May & June 2014

News Release: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and Outdoor Chattanooga have extended their partnership to include free monthly guided historical bicycle rides to Moccasin Bend National Archeological District. The monthly bike rides for May and June will take place on Thursday, May 8 and Thursday, June 12 and will begin at 6 p.m.


Tinmouth Man Imprisoned 37 Months For Heroin Trafficking

News Release: RUTLAND, Vt. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Alan H. Willis, II, of Tinmouth, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss...


Felon Arrested for Plotting to Blow Up Store and Gas Station as Diversion for Bank Robberies

News Release: A recently released prison inmate was arrested yesterday for plotting to blow up a large store and gas station as part of his bank robbery scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. LARRY GILLETTE, 53, of Shelton, Washington, is charged with solicitation to commit a crime of violence and being ...



Former CEO Of SEMO Health Network Pleads Guilty To Submitting False Grant Documents

News Release: St. Louis, MO - CHERYL ANN WHITE pled guilty to conspiring to create and submit numerous false documents related to Southeast Missouri Health Network, Inc. to federal agencies from 2004 to 2013.


Worley Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Man With A Dangerous Weapon

News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Andrew Hunter Peone, 25, of Worley, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to assault with a dangerous weapon, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Peone was indicted on Jan. 22, 2014.


Senators Carper and Collins Introduce Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, introduced a bill that ensures that firefighters...



Energy Department Announces $10 Million to Advance Zero-Emission Cargo Transport Vehicles

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy today announced up to $10 million to demonstrate and deploy innovative alternate transportation technologies for cargo vehicles, designed to help reduce U.S. reliance on gasoline, diesel, and oil imports.


Saco Attorney Pleads Guilty To $177,500 Money Laundering Conspiracy

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 that Gary Prolman, Esq., 52, of Saco, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to conspiracy to launder $177,500 worth of marijuana trafficking proceeds.


USDA Announces Additional Support for Small and Midsized Farmers and Ranchers

News Release: Washington - Today, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced additional support and resources for America's small and midsized farmers and ranchers. Today's announcement includes $7 million in university research awards in support of small and midsized producers; $8.8 million in technical assistance for...


Oregon Man Sentenced To Years For Sexual Abuse

News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - Michael Anthony Wheeler, 21, of Troutdale, Oregon, was sentenced yesterday to 144 months in prison followed by seven years of supervised release for sexual abuse of a minor, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. United Stated District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Wheeler to undergo treatment for sexual deviancy, and register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).


ARPA-E Announces $60 Million for Disruptive Technologies to Cut Emissions, Boost Energy Efficiency

News Release: Today, at the Advanced Energy Conference in Albany, New York, Acting ARPA-E Director Cheryl Martin announced up to $60 million for two new programs to detect and measure methane emissions and develop innovative localized thermal management systems that cut the energy needed to heat and cool buildings.


Former Laredo/Dallas Business Owner Heads To Prison In Large Marijuana Case

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Marco Antonio Marchan, 45, has been ordered to federal prison for engaging in a conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute in excess of 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal jury convicted Marchan Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013.


St. Louis County Man Indicted On Federal Child Pornography Charges

News Release: St. Louis, MO - RYAN THAYER STEPHENS, Fenton, Missouri, was indicted for his alleged transportation and possession of child pornography. He appeared in federal court earlier today.


All Denali NP & P 1980 Additions Closed to Snowmobiles - Cantwell Trails Temporarily Closed to ORVs

News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska:Denali National Park and Preserve Superintendent Don Striker has determined that due to the deterioration of the snowpack, there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve on both...


Apopka Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Armed Bank Robbery

News Release: Orlando, FL - Senior United States District Judge Gregory A. Presnell yesterday sentenced Dale Matthews Clar (47, Apopka) to 30 years and one month in federal prison for two counts of bank robbery with assault, and two counts of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.


Illinois Firm Posts $50,000 Employment Bond

News Release: Washington - Under regulations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), Central Grocers, Inc., operating in Joliet, Ill., posted a $50,000 surety bond.


Tallahassee Man Sentenced As Armed Career Criminal

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - United States Attorney Pamela C. Marsh announced today that Michael Townsend Anthony, 40, of Tallahassee, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison today for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Because Anthony had previously been convicted of three or more crimes of violence committed on separate occasions, he faced a minimum fifteen year term of imprisonment.