News published on Federal Newswire in December 2014

News from December 2014


Week In Review – Fort Wayne

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


Indictment Unsealed Charging Four from El Reno with Conspiracy and Wire Fraud Related to Vehicle Cash Rebate Scheme

News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Today, a federal grand jury indictment was unsealed charging RICHARD M. ARNOLD, SR. (a/k/a/ "Rick Arnold"), 60, RICHARD M. ARNOLD, II, (a/k/a/ "Ricky Arnold"), 28, ROBERT W. ARNOLD, 25, and ROBYN R. ARNOLD, 55, all from El Reno, Oklahoma, with conspiracy to defraud new car purchasers...


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Fort Myers Man Convicted Of Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury has found Brian Robert Harling (57, Fort Myers) guilty of possessing child pornography. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 2, 2015.


Park Seeks Public Input on Proposed Fee Increases

News Release: In September 2014, the National Park Service authorized all park units to engage the public and stakeholders on proposed fee increases as part of the 2014 National Park Service fee review.A large portion (80 percent) of national park entrance and other user fees are returned directly to the parks where...


Harrisburg Man Sentenced For Failure To Register As A Sex Offender

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that yesterday Senior United States District Court Judge William W. Caldwell sentenced David Flores, age 48, Harrisburg to 15 months imprisonment and five years supervised release for failing to register as a sex offender.



Cedar Rapids Businesses And Corporate Officers Indicated

News Release: Midamar Corporation and Islamic Services of America, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and corporate officers of the businesses, Jalel Aossey, age 40, and William “Yahya" Aossey, age 44, also of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have been charged in a ninety-two count indictment filed this afternoon in United States District...


Three Bronx Gang Members Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court Of Racketeering Charges, Murder, Conspiracy To Murder, Attempted Murder, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses

News Release: MANHATTAN, N.Y. - United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara announced that Felix Lopez-Cabrera, 24, Carlos Lopez, 26, and Luis Beltran, 26, were convicted yesterday in Manhattan of various racketeering charges, murder, conspiracy to murder, attempted murder, narcotics...


Week In Review – Hammond

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


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News Release: DALLAS - Following their guilty pleas earlier this year, three members of a cocaine distribution conspiracy have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison sentences, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the unsealing of a Complaint charging ALLAH JUSTICE MCQUEEN with conspiracy to...


Attorney Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Stock Fraud

News Release: A California attorney was sentenced to serve 17 years in prison today in the Southern District of Florida for operating a five-year, multi-million dollar market manipulation and fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida.


U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Joins Twitter

News Release: Information on case verdicts, pleads and other news being tweeted.


Armed Career Criminal Guilty In String Of Armed Robberies

News Release: - Federal charges result from “Project Recoil".


KC Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Illegal Firearms, Sold Weapon used in Murder

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing numerous firearms, including a handgun that was used to commit a murder.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Nicole Felicia Clark 36, of Ellenwood, GA and Steve Jacob Joseph 35, of Alpharetta, GA, were convicted yesterday evening after a three-day trial by a federal jury of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and one kilogram or more of heroin. Clark was also convicted of three counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute.


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