News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

News from April 2014


Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Gun Charge

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul announced today that Damone Holcombe, 28, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty today before United States Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio to possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance. The charge carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


Cochise County National Park Service Sites Begin Summer Operations on May 1st (Willcox)

News Release: Superintendent H. Lane Baker has announced the summer seasonal operating hours of the three National Park Service sites in Cochise County - Chiricahua National Monument, Coronado National Memorial, and Fort Bowie National Historic Site. The following hours and operations are in effect from May 1 - Oct. 12, 2014.


Former Pharmaceutical Executive Sentenced To 16 Months In Prison For Central Role In Insider Trading Scheme

News Release: Defendant and Conspirators Netted $1.4 Million in Illicit Profits over Five Years.


Jackson County Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Oxycodone And Stolen Firearm Charges

News Release: Defendant Caught with Hydrocodone, Cash and Stolen Firearms.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Tabitha Harley-Williams, 34, pled guilty today to a federal charge stemming from the theft of more than $144,000 from a non-profit organization where she worked as an accounting assistant, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. and Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.


Mercer County, N.J., Man Sentenced To More Than 17 Years In Prison For Producing Images Of Child Sexual Abuse

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Mercer County, N.J., man was sentenced today to 210 months in prison for producing images of child sexual abuse by coercing a minor victim to stream explicit content to him over the Internet, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Free NIST Web-Based Program Manages the App Vetting Workflow

News Release: The first open source web application for managing the mobile app vetting process is available for free from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).


Catoctin Mountain Park Concludes Deer Management Actions for Winter 2013-2014 and Conducts Population Surveys

News Release: THURMONT, MD - Catoctin Mountain Park completed the fifth year of white-tailed deer population reduction as prescribed in the Catoctin White-tailed Deer Management Plan / Final Environmental Impact Statement.The plan addressed the inability of native forests to regenerate due to consumption of tree and shrub seedlings by an increasing deer population.


East St. Louis Post Office Supersivor Pleads Guilty To Stealing Packages

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today that Jane Johanna Emily, a/k/a Jane Moeller, 41, of St. Louis, Missouri, pled guilty...


USDA Rural Development Celebrates Earth Day by Supporting Water Quality Projects in 40 States and Puerto Rico

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today celebrated Earth Day by announcing record support for 116 projects that will improve water and wastewater services for rural Americans and benefit the environment.


Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul announced today that Damone Holcombe, 28, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty today before United States Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio to possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance. The charge carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


Last Defendant Found Guilty In $30 Million Bakersfield Mortgage Fraud Scheme

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal jury in Fresno, returned a verdict today in the trial of Julie Dianne Farmer, 45, of Bakersfield, finding her guilty of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud, and two counts each of mail fraud and wire fraud, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. The charges stem from her involvement in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that ran from January 2004 to September 2007.


Former Northern Kentucky School Superintendent Sentenced For Embezzling Money

News Release: COVINGTON, KY - The former superintendent for the Dayton Independent School District has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for embezzling school funds during his tenure.


North Port Couple Pleads Guilty To Filing A False Tax Refund Claim

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that North Port residents James Dee Jaeger (62) and Lora Anne Jaeger (50) each pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of filing a false claim for tax refund. Each faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison.


Former Dawson Springs Letter Carrier Sentenced To Prison Term For Destroying And Delaying The Delivery Of At Least 44,900 Pieces Of Mail

News Release: OWENSBORO, Ky. - A former United States Postal Service Employee from Dawson Springs, Kentucky was sentenced on April 17, 2014 to six months in prison followed by six months of home incarceration for destroying, hiding and delaying the delivery of at least 44,900 pieces of mail announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.


Nashville Woman Sentenced To Prison For Stealing VA Funds Intended For Needy Veterans

News Release: Squandered More Than $364,000 Intended to Assist Homeless Veterans.


Former Federal Correctional Officer Please Guilty to Sexual Relations with Inmate

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA -- Angel Santiago, 43, of Ambrose, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to knowingly engaging in a sexual act with a federal prisoner. The plea was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, and Teresa M. Gulotta-Powers, Special Agent in Charge, United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, Miami Field Office.


Shreveport Attorney Guilty Of Federal Violations

News Release: SHREVEPORT, LA - A 52-year-old Shreveport, Louisiana attorney has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Western District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales of the Eastern District of Texas.


Natural and Cultural Resource Talks at Spring Planting Event

News Release: Have you ever wanted to hear an archeologist, botanist, wildlife biologist, etc. talk about the natural and cultural resources of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area or ask experts questions about resources you have seen? National Park Service resource specialists give public talks...


Cochise County National Park Service Sites Begin Summer Operations on May 1st (Bowie)

News Release: Superintendent H. Lane Baker has announced the summer seasonal operating hours of the three National Park Service sites in Cochise County - Chiricahua National Monument, Coronado National Memorial, and Fort Bowie National Historic Site. The following hours and operations are in effect from May 1 - Oct. 12, 2014.