News published on Federal Newswire in December 2014

News from December 2014


Nunez V. City Of New York, Et Al. - U.S. Motion To Intervene Documents

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of New York. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Joseph Paddock, 21, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Pine Hill, N.M., was sentenced this morning to a year in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. sentenced Thomas W. Stringfellow, 55, of Placerville, today to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $687,182 in restitution for willfully making false tax returns, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


Maryland Man Pleads Guilty To Taking Part In Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine In The Washington, D.C. AreaAlso Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearms Offense; Judge Sentences Him To Six-Year Prison Term

News Release: WASHINGTON - Timon Otis Sandidge, 38, of Temple Hills, Md., pled guilty today to federal narcotics and firearms offenses for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of cocaine in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., Andrew G. McCabe, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).


Former Bank of the West Employee Arraigned on Federal Embezzlement and Identity Theft Charges

News Release: Defendant Charged with Embezzling Money from Bank of the West,.


Honduran Nationals Charged With Drug Trafficking Arrived In South Florida After Being Extradited

News Release: MIAMI - Two Honduran nationals were extradited from Honduras to the United States as a result of their alleged participation in a large-scale drug trafficking organization that operates in the western portion of Honduras. These individuals allegedly knew that the large amounts of cocaine they were trafficking would end up in the United States. They arrived in South Florida this afternoon.


New York Woman Indicted In Federal Court In Rhode Island On Charges Of Aggravated Identity Theft, Fraud

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Tanika Hawkins, 37, of Port Jervis, N.Y., is scheduled to be arraigned in U.S. District Court in Providence on Dec. 23, 2014, on a returned on Wednesday charging her with two counts of aggravated identity theft and two counts of wire fraud.


Two Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Admit Conspiring to Sell Heroin in South Jersey

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Two members of a large-scale drug trafficking organization have admitted conspiring to distribute hundreds of grams of heroin throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Members Of Fraud Ring Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing From The Home Depot

News Release: ATLANTA - Robert Lee Hatcher III, Willie Dewayne Lynch, Andrew Oliver, and Arthur James Freeman have been convicted and sentenced for defrauding and conspiring to defraud The Home Depot, Inc.


"Trees Throughout Time" Program at the Obed on Saturday, December 20

News Release: Join a National Park Ranger to learn about the untold stories of the trees at the Obed Wild and Scenic River, on Saturday, December 20. The program will begin at the Lilly Bluff Overlook parking lot at 1 p.m. (EST) and will feature a short walk to the Boulder Field. The roles trees and wood products have played in our history and how they have shaped past events and provided opportunity in our community will be discussed.


RMD Holdings, LTD D/B/A Nationwide Fence And Supply Co. Settles Alleged False Claims Act Violations Involving Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Requirements In Federally Funded Projects

News Release: - Alleged Violations Involved Federally Funded Transportation Projects in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Georgia and New York.


News Release: HOUSTON - Ten Aryan Brotherhood of (ABT) gang members and associates were sentenced to prison this week for their roles in the violent ABT enterprise, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.


Eight Members of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Atlanta Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: ATLANTA, GA - Eight drug traffickers have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.


News Release: LITTLE ROCK - A former and one current Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) employee and one feeding program sponsor have been indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to steal federal money. Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced unsealing...


News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Antoinette Danielle White, 23, and Garland David McKenzie, 21, both of Pensacola, Florida were sentenced today for possession of stolen firearms. White and McKenzie were sentenced by United States District Callie ...


News Release: A six-count federal indictment was filed charging a Toledo man with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a kilogram of heroin, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Former Defense Department Employee Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for $2.5 Million Health Care Fraud

News Release: Former Defense Department Employee Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for $2.5 Million Health Care Fraud.


Guatemalan Man Indicted, Charged With Being In The United States After Deportation

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Josue Joel Castaneda-Cuyuch, 31, a citizen of Guatemala, has been indicted and charged with being found in the United States after having been previously deported.


Sentencings for December 12 - December 18, 2014

News Release: Kara Harper, 31, of Green River, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on Dec. 18, 2014, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin resulting in death. Harper was arrested in Green River, Wyoming. She received 72 months imprisonment, to...


Wyden: Outdated Tax Code Harmfully Distorting Investment Decisions

News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today said tax reform must end the antiquated and distorted tax treatment of various capital investments across the economy following the release of a CBO report outlining the scope of the issue.