News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

News from April 2014


News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced that a federal jury yesterday found Ronald John (58, Brandon) guilty of conspiracy to distribute and dispense...


May 2014 Hawaiian Cultural & After Dark in the Park Programs

News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i - Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs with the community and visitors in May. All programs are free, but park entrance fees apply. Programs are co-sponsored by the Hawai'i Pacific Parks Association. Mark the calendar for these upcoming events.


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


Committee Leaders Press FERC for Details on Management of Grid Security Information

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing the committee’s oversight of the safety and security of the nation’s electric grid, House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders yesterday wrote to Acting Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Cheryl LaFleur seeking information relating to the agency’s management of sensitive security information.


Senator Boxer’s Statement on Extended Comment Period for Keystone XL Pipeline

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the statement below following the Obama Administration's decision to extend the government comment period for the Keystone XL pipeline.


News Release: EUGENE, OR. - On April 17, 2014, Chief United States District Judge Ann Aiken sentenced career offender Leodis Robert Roach, 31, of Multnomah County, Oregon, to serve fourteen years and four months in federal prison for robbing the Eugene downtown branch of the Bank of America, and a ten-year concurrent ...


News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced that yesterday U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell sentenced Damion Rashaad (36, Cocoa) to...


News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that Amancio Zamora Agcaoili, Jr. was indicted by a federal grand jury in Anchorage for wire fraud, theft of government funds, Federal Employees’ Compensation Act fraud, and social security fraud.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing of an indictment charging six individuals with conspiracy to defraud the government. Laura Wright (70, Lecanto), Tiffani Manning (30, Jacksonville), Silvester Bowens (48, Jacksonville), Christopher Wyant (38, Morristown...


News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - Jonathan Davis pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and IRS-CI Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez.


District Man Sentenced To 23-Month Prison Term For Accosting 10-Year-Old And 12-Year-Old GirlsSeparate Incidents Took Place In 2012

News Release: WASHINGTON - David Gantt, 29, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 23 months in prison on charges stemming from his sexual abuse of two girls in separate incidents during the summer of 2012, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


Minnesota Woman Sentenced For BLM Mining Claim Scheme

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that on April 16, 2014, KIMBERLY ONUMA, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was sentenced to a term of 18 months' probation by U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy, for repeatedly making false statements to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over a two year period.


News Release: PHOENIX - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman today announcedthe culmination of "Operation Bad Mussels", a 15-month investigation targeting an illegal anabolic steroid distribution ring that led to the indictment of eight individuals and 11 federal search warrants: five in Surprise, ...


Week In Review - Hammond

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


News Release: Plea Agreement Calls For Twelve Year Prison Sentence.


Fort Thompson Man Sentenced For Failure To Register As A Sex Offender

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on April 14, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Fayetteville Man Sentenced For Hobbs Act Robbery & Carjacking

News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced GREGORY JAMES BURGESS, 28, of Fayetteville to 168 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul announced today that Marlon Johnson, Jr., 25, of Kenmore, N.Y., who was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, was sentenced to 48 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.


District Man Found Guilty Of First-Degree Murder While Armed And Other Charges In 2012 Murder Of Unarmed TeenagerDefendant And Two Accomplices Fired At Least 28 Shots At Group Of Unarmed Young Men

News Release: WASHINGTON -Calvin Shaw, 24, of Washington, D.C., has been found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder while armed and other charges for the July 4, 2012 shooting of a group of unarmed teenagers and young men, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced today. Shaw also was convicted of charges stemming from a second shooting earlier that year.


Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: TULSA, Okla. - A Tulsa man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday for possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. for the Northern District of Oklahoma.