News published on Federal Newswire in December 2014

News from December 2014


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Jeremy Robitaille, 29, of Franklin County, Vermont, was sentenced on Dec. 16, 2014, in United States District Court in Brattleboro, Vermont, to serve a term of 36 months imprisonment and a two-year period of supervised...


Eleven Indicted In Heroin And Cocaine Distribution Ring

News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Dec. 16, 2014, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against 11 individuals for conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of heroin and five kilograms or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine. Those indicted include.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that THERESA SUTHERLAND, 34, of East Windsor, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred...


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul announced today that Tarrek Williams, 27, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of bank fraud, was sentenced to time served by U.S. District Court Chief Judge William M. Skretny.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Nisland, South Dakota, woman convicted of Access Device Fraud was sentenced on December 8, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Second Degree Murder, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Child Abuse.


News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that the Federal Grand Jury in Scranton has returned a three-count indictment charging an inmate at the United States Penitentiary at Canaan, Pennsylvania, with participating in an assault of another inmate with dangerous weapons. James Banks, age 33, formerly of Tennessee, was charged with assault, conspiracy to commit assault, and with the illegal possession of a weapon by an inmate.



News Release: Health care fraud conspiracy lasted more than 10 Years.


Oxford Man Admits Operating Ponzi Scheme

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERT E. LEE, JR., 50, of Oxford, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to an indictment...


Convicted Felon From Camden County, New Jersey, Admits Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Division’s New Jersey Division, and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Lawnside, New Jersey, man today admitted illegally possessing firearms and selling 22 guns without a license.


Tilghman Island Fisherman Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Fish Harvesting in the Chesapeake Bay

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced William J. Lednum, age 41, of Tilghman Island, Maryland, today to a year and a day in prison, followed by six months of home detention as part of three years of supervised release, for conspiring to violate the Lacey Act and to defraud...



U.S. Broker-Dealer CEO And Managing Director Plead Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Massive International Bribery Scheme

News Release: Senior Venezuelan Banking Official Received At Least $5 Million In Bribes In Exchange For Directing Business To U.S. Defendants.


Vitter Passes Major Legislation as Top Republican on EPW

News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding the passage of several major bills through the Committee and Senate on infrastructure and environmental policy. Vitter has also led the introduction of several other significant pieces of legislation.


Youngstown Man Charged with Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging Anthony Rivera-Santana, 38, of Youngstown, with failure to register as a sex offender, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Rikers Island Correction Officer Found Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court Of Deliberately Ignoring Urgent Medical Needs Of Inmate Who Died

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TERRENCE PENDERGRASS, a correction officer and former captain, was found guilty today in federal court of deliberately ignoring the urgent medical needs of a Rikers Island inmate who had ingested a corrosive disinfectant and later died, in violation of the inmate’s rights under the United States Constitution.



Yellowstone Invites Proposals For Guided Saddle and Pack Stock Trips

News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Yellowstone National Park. P.O. Box 168. Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190. Dec. 17, 2014 14-090. Al Nash. (307) 344-2015. YELL_Public_Affairs@nps.gov. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE. Yellowstone Invites Proposals For Guided Saddle and Pack...