News published on Federal Newswire in December 2014

News from December 2014


8-Year Prison Term For Stanislaus County Man Convicted Of Child Pornography Offense

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill today sentenced Kevin Ray Adams, 25, of Riverbank, to eight years and one month in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for receiving and distributing child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Dec. 1, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Wyden Remarks at U.S. International Trade Commission on Solar AD/CVD Investigation

News Release: Madam Chairman and Members of the Commission, thank you very much for this opportunity to testify today in support of the domestic crystalline silicon photovoltaic solar industry. I appreciate the time and attention the Commission has given to the issues before you today, which are so important to workers and families in my home state of Oregon.


BLM accepting public comment on soda plant expansion

News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is now seeking public comments concerning a proposed sodium bicarbonate plant expansion 37 miles southwest of Meeker.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Concealing Person From Arrest.


News Release: Steve Bakaletz, long time Wildlife Biologist at the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (NRRA) and Obed Wild and Scenic River (WSR), will be retiring at the end of December 2014. Steve received a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology and a master's degree in wildlife management from Tennessee...


News Release: Fraudulent Conveyance Suit Alleges That In 2000 Deutsche Bank Used Underfunded Shell Companies To Evade Significant Tax Liabilities.


Otismed Corporation And Former CEO Plead Guilty To Distributing FDA-Rejected Cutting Guides For Knee Replacement Surgeries

News Release: Corporation to Pay More than $80 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigations.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Sheila Clark Lewis, 56, of Suffolk, Va., was sentenced today to 65 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, and restitution in the amount of $99,875.97 for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.


ATF National Response Team Activated To Investigate Apartment Fire in Downtown Los Angeles

News Release: LOS ANGELES - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National Response Team (NRT) are responding to the Los Angeles area to join in the investigation of a fire that occurred at 900 West Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles. The team will join the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) ...


Chairman Menendez Applauds Passage of Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and author of the bipartisan Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act, issued this statement following the bill’s passage in the U.S. Senate.


M.D.B Gang Member Sentenced On Drug And Weapons Charges

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Kevin Feliciano, a/k/a “Nash," 20, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute more than 280 grams of crack cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking activities, was sentenced to 195 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci.


News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address.


News Release: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and the Obed Wild and Scenic River are two of only a few National Park Service units legislated to allow hunting. Wild hogs may be hunted with weapons legal for whatever season is open through Feb. 28, 2015, in both Tennessee and Kentucky. A permit...


Delaware Man Convicted Of Heroin Trafficking

News Release: 1125 Chapline Street, Federal Building, Suite 3000 ● Wheeling, WV 26003.


News Release: A man who re-entered the United States illegally after being removed as a felon was sentenced on Nov. 21, 2014, to 5 months’ imprisonment.


Member of Marijuana Conspiracy Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison on Drug and Gun Charges

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Joseph Jesus Guadagnoli, age 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, on December 5, 2014, to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute between 1,000 and 4,000...


Johnstown Man Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison For Filing False Income Tax Return

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to 24 months incarceration and ordered to pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $132,868.00, on his conviction of filing a false tax return, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Stanislaus County Defendants Plead Guilty In Scheme To Send Methamphetamine To Hawaii

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Miguel Leontapia, 33, and Gilberto Chavez Leon, age 29, both Delhi residents, pleaded guilty Monday to conduct relating to a scheme to send methamphetamine to Hawaii, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Leontapia pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and Leon pled guilty to conspiracy to bulk smuggle cash.


BLM to Gather Burros from Pahrump Valley

News Release: Las Vegas - The Bureau of Land Management will collect burros in the Pahrump Valley community near the Johnnie Herd Management Area. The food/water bait gather corrals could be in place for several days to several months, depending on the burros’ movements through the area.