News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

News from April 2014


Vermont Man Convicted of Wire Fraud

News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Craig.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Friday, April 25, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. On April 23, 2014, Derek M. McCaster, a forty-six year old East St. Louis, Illinois, man pled guilty in federal district court, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to failure to register as a...


News Release: Felon Stole Guns And Marijuana From Marijuana Grower And Distributor.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of April 28, 2014. The committee will examine the growing concerns regarding prescription drug and heroin abuse, continue its review of the Chemicals in Commerce Act, and discuss and how...


Beckley Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Arson

News Release: Charleston, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that Antonio LeJune Wade, 30, of Beckley, West Virginia, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for setting fire to the steps from his girlfriend’s apartment. Wade admitted that he intentionally set the fire following an argument...


News Release: Urbana, Ill. - Today, Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid sentenced Brian O. Williams, 37, of the 700 block of Webster Circle West, Kankakee, Ill., to prison for the June 2009 robbery of the Shapiro Developmental Center Employees Credit Union (SDCECU) in Kankakee. Judge Shadid ordered Williams...


Suburban Investment Advisor Indicted For Allegedly Defrauding At Least 10 Investors Of $2.9 Million

News Release: CHICAGO - A west suburban investment advisor was indicted on federal charges alleging that he fraudulently obtained approximately $2.9 million from at least 10 investors and misused the funds in a Ponzi-type scheme. The defendant, JOSEPH HENNESSY, co-owned and co-operated the now-defunct Resource Planning Group, Inc., formerly a registered investment advisor with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury in Rochester has returned a four-count indictment charging Shannon Lewis, 40, of Elmira, N.Y., with producing images of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum penalty of 30 years, a fine of $250,000 or both.


News Release: South Bend, IN-The United States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in South Bend, Indiana, returned the following Indictments on April 9, 2014.


V-not Gang Member Sentenced To Prison Term

News Release: Habakkuk Nickens -240 Month Sentence. SYRACUSE, NEW YORK -. RICHARD S. HARTUNIAN, United States Attorney, Northern District of New York, announces the sentencing of HABAKKUK NICKENS, age 28, of Syracuse, NY, an admitted member of the V-NOT Gang. NICKENS previously pled guilty to an indictment which charged...


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), Miami Field Office, José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI), and Scott Israel...


Four Defendants Charged In Wire Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: ATLANTA - Robert Lee Hatcher III, Willie Dewayne Lynch, Andrew Oliver, and Arthur James Freeman have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of defrauding and conspiring to defraud Home Depot.


USDA Cites Liborio Markets #7 Inc. in Colorado for PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Liborio Markets #7 Inc., of Colorado, for failure to pay for produce.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Friday, April 25, 2014. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS - Former Columbus Police Detective Stevie Billups, 48, of Columbus was sentenced to serve 57 months in prison for crimes he committed through his involvement...


Wind Cave National Park Prepares for Prescribed Fire

News Release: Wind Cave National Park, S.D. - Preparations are nearly complete for a 2,199 acre prescribed fire planned this spring at Wind Cave National Park. The burn area is located in the southwestern corner of the park, west of Highway 385. The burn could occur as early as the week of April 28th.


News Release: South Bend, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.


Timpanogos Cave open for tours May 10 with new online ticket sales, price increase

News Release: Timpanogos Cave Open for Tours on Saturday, May 10 with new on-line tickets sales and slightly higher ticket fee.


Charles Patton Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine In Great Falls

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that on April 25, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris,, CHARLES FERRILL PATTON, 50, of Great Falls, was sentenced to a term of 125 months' imprisonment to be followed by five years of supervised release after his Jan. 22, 2014, guilty plea...


News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i - In conjunction with the National Parks Arts Foundation, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park will launch its first Artist-in-Residence program in May. The debut artist will be Master of Hawaiian featherwork, Rick Makanaaloha Kia'imeaokekanaka San Nicolas.


Look Ahead: Committee Announces Hearing and Vote Schedule for the Week of April 28

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of April 28, 2014. The committee will examine the growing concerns regarding prescription drug and heroin abuse, continue its review of the Chemicals in Commerce Act, and discuss and how...