News published on Federal Newswire in August 2014

News from August 2014


News Release: United States Attorney Kenneth Polite announced that on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, members of the U. S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana (the “Office") and their law enforcement partners will meet with students across Southeast Louisiana as part of his Office’s first district-wide Student Pledge Against Gun Violence Day.


McLaughlin Man Charged With Assaulting, Resisting And Impeding A Federal Officer

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Abuse of a Minor.


U.S. Attorney Luger Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Alleging Religious Discrimination By The City Of St. Anthony Village

News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger and Acting Assistant Attorney General Molly Moran for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the City of St. Anthony Village for an alleged violation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons...


Former Aurora Driving School Owner Is Sentenced To Prison For Mail Fraud And Filing A False Tax Return

News Release: DENVER - Stuart Bryan King, age 54, of Centennial, who is the owner of Little Lake Driving Academy, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez to serve 15 months in federal prison for mail fraud and filing a false tax return the U.S. Attorney’s office, IRS-Criminal Investigation...


Gretna Woman, Marcia Peterson, Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Government Agencies

News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite announced today that MARCIA PETERSON, 61, a resident of Gretna, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of government funds and one count of wire fraud.


News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - Two Topeka residents were indicted in federal court Wednesday on robbery charges, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.


Susan B. Anthony Voting Trial Reenacted

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - In commemoration of Women’s Equality Day, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan, along with the Federal Bar Association, hosted a reenactment of the 1873 Susan B. Anthony criminal trial today at the Gerald R. Ford Federal Court Building in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Reynaldo Estrada, 50, of Brookhaven, PA, was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for stealing the identities of numerous patients of a local hospital as part of a tax fraud scheme. Estrada pleaded guilty on April 24, 2014 to one count each of conspiracy to commit identity theft, aggravated...


News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Acting United States Attorney Kevin R. Feldis announced today that a grand jury indictment has been unsealed charging three men with conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine between Las Vegas and Alaska. The indictment charges three Las Vegas men: Daren D. Cole, 47, Dewane E. Blue, 37, and Bryan M. Bledsoe, 36.


News Release: Terrance Joseph Kilburg, age 48, from Bellevue, Iowa, received a 235-month prison term after an April 14, 2014, guilty plea to one count of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and one count of possessing unregistered National Firearms Act Weapons.


Branson Woman Pleads Guilty to False Tax Return after Embezzling from Branson Theater

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Branson, Mo., woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to filing a false tax return after embezzling more than $678,000 from the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre in Branson.


Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site Now Open 5 Days A Week

News Release: “You can't be too careful about work. It's the most dangerous habit known to medical science." Eugene O’Neill, “The Iceman Cometh".


News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, Aug. 26, 2014-Did you ever want to be a Junior Ranger? This weekend, earn your Junior Ranger badge and certificate through fun activities and a guided hike. Ranger-guided walks in area national parks provide a fun way to get outdoors and learn more about the natural world...


Detroit Man Sentenced To More Than 12 Years In Prison For Armed Carjacking

News Release: A Detroit man was sentenced to 12 years and 11 months in prison following his guilty plea to armed carjacking, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.


Former Bookkeeper For Chickasha Electrical Contractor To Serve 30 Months In Prison And Pay $336,950 In Restitution For Embezzlement

News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - TAMARA HOUSLEY (a/k/a "Tami Housley"), of Louden, Tennessee, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Joe Heaton to serve 30 months in prison for embezzling from her employer by committing wire fraud and for filing a false income tax return, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. In addition, Housley was ordered to pay $336,950 in restitution.


News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that AMANDA JO JONES, age 24, of Westville, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Conspiracy, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371.


News Release: Gennaro Mieli And Two Others Admit To Participating In A Home Invasion And Robbery Of A 78-year-old Associate Of The Gambino Crime Family.


Scranton Man Charged With Sex Trafficking Of A Minor

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Scranton resident was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday for sex trafficking of a minor and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor.


National Park Teams Up With SF Senior Center For First Annual Pier To Pier Walk

News Release: What: A mile-long walking historic tour of San Francisco waterfront history, part of the new “Healthy Parks, Healthy People" initiative to promote outdoor exercise for people of all ages.