News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

News from April 2014


News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Northern Cambria, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute heroin, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.



Fort Thompson Man Sentenced For Sexual Abuse Of A Minor

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Minor was sentenced on April 9, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


National Park Week 2014

News Release: Tumacácori National Historical Park, along with all 400 other national park sites nationwide, will celebrate National Park Week April 19-27. Entrance fees will be waived on Saturday April 19th and Sunday, April 20th with an additional 15% discount on purchase items in the park bookstore offered by the Western National Parks Association.


News Release: BOSTON - A West Roxbury man was charged on April 10, 2014, with criminal contempt for violating an asset freeze and other court orders entered in a civil case brought by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.


Mt. Oliver Grocer Admits Defrauding Food Stamp Program

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh-area grocer pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud charges United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


International Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 17 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute One Ton Of Cocaine Using A U.S.-Registered Aircraft

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RAWSON EDWARD WATSON, a citizen of the United Kingdom, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 17 years in prison for conspiring to distribute approximately 1,000 kilograms of cocaine using an aircraft...


Middlesex County, N.J., Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Scheme To File Fraudulent Tax Returns

News Release: NEWARK - A Middlesex County, N.J., man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in filing fraudulent income tax returns and illegally receiving approximately $500,000 in refunds, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Devan Kelly Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Methamphetamine In Lewistown

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on March 31, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris, DEVAN CLINTON KELLY, 27, of Brusett, Montana, was sentenced to a term of 84 months' imprisonment, five years of supervised release, and a special assessment of $100.


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News Release: Orlando, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing of an indictment against Vincent Hudson, a/k/a “Goldie," (44, Stockton, CA), Patricia Poulson, a/k/a “Moët Diamonds," (22, Stockton, CA), and Jessica McCrary, a/k/a “Amber Snow" (20, Stockton, CA). Hudson is charged with...


U.S. Attorney's Office, PharMerica Enter Into Settlement Agreement

News Release: Agreement Involves The Dispensation On Schedule II Controlled Substances.


Former U.S. Army Soldier Sentenced To Nearly 30 Years In Federal Prison For Production Of Child Pornography

News Release: In Waco this afternoon, 41-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant Gary Allen Burgess was sentenced to 340 months in federal prison for production of child pornography announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse, San Antonio Division.


NIST Requests Comments on Smart Grid Framework Update

News Release: The primary guiding document for creating the next-generation "smart" energy grid is getting its first major update in two years. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting public comment on a draft of the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 3.0.


News Release: Two men from Northeast Ohio were both sentenced to more than eight years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of inducing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of that conduct, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: A Canal Fulton man sentenced to 15 years in prison after previously been found guilty of two counts of inducing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct and two drug charges, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Bluefield Woman Sentenced To More Than A Year In Prison For Distributing Addictive Prescription Drugs

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that Rachelle Bryant, 24, of Bluefield, West Viriginia, was sentenced in federal court in Charleston today to fifteen months in prison for distributing hydromorphone, dangerous and addictive prescription drugs. Bryant previously pled...


BLM Seeks Artists-in-Residence for Bruneau-Jarbidge and Owyhee Wilderness

News Release: Southwestern Idaho features some unique and dramatic landscapes, including winding rivers, deep canyons and vast areas of sagebrush steppe habitat, all of which can provide inspiration to an artist with an eye for color, shape and shadow. This year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Idaho will host...


East Texas Men Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: TYLER, Texas - Two East Texas men have been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


Five Convicted In Massive Stash House Case

News Release: HOUSTON - Five men arrested last month in connection with the discovery of more than 100 illegal aliens in an area stash house have entered guilty pleas, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.