News published on Federal Newswire in February 2014

News from February 2014


News Release: An Introduction to Interpretation at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jonathan Sandoval, 27, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of ammunition. The sentence was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Steven C. Yarbrough and Special Agent in Charge Bernard J. Zapor of the Phoenix Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 31-year-old Woodville, Texas woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales.


Former Columbus Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Embezzling From Defense Department Surplus Program

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS - Former Columbus Police Officer Steven Edward Dean, 49, of Columbus, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to misappropriating and selling heavy...


News Release: Kids in Parks provides a network of family friendly trails, called TRACK Trails, that connect various public lands in an attempt to get kids "un-plugged", outdoors and reconnected with nature for their health and the health of our parks. The Antietam Track Trail starts at the historic Mumma Farm (Stop...


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Hartford returned an indictment today charging EDWARD HOGAN, 37...


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Porcupine, South Dakota, man convicted of Child Abuse was sentenced on February 7, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on February 7, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


Memphis Woman Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Mortgage Fraud Scheme

News Release: Memphis, TN - Sylvia Denise Cathey, 46, of Memphis, TN, was sentenced yesterday to 57 months in federal prison following her guilty plea to one count of mail fraud and one count of money laundering, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III.


Of St. joseph River Watershed Settlements

News Release: Hammond, Indiana - United States Attorney David Capp and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the City of Mishawaka, Indiana has agreed to make an estimated $132.1 million worth of improvements to its combined sewer system to completely eliminate overflows of raw sewage to the St. Joseph River during a typical year of rainfall.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Hector Ruiz, 34, a Mexican national from Jalisco, Mexico, was sentenced late yesterday afternoon in Las Cruces federal court to 188 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his methamphetamine trafficking conviction. The sentence was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Steven C. Yarbrough, 5th Judicial District Attorney Janetta B. Hicks, and Special Agent in Charge Joseph A. Arabit of the El Paso Division of the DEA.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - United States Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett announced today the conviction of three Indianapolis men for their roles in a heroin trafficking organization that operated on the west side of the city. Defendants Brandon Lomax, age 36, Demond Glover, age 35, and Anthony Lomax, age 29, were found ...


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News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Brian Kenny was sentenced yesterday to six months in prison and six months of home confinement and ordered to pay $199,493.83 in restitution for aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of a false U.S. Income Tax Return, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Jose M. Martinez.


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and William Bratton, the Police Commissioner of the City of New York (“NYPD"), announced the unsealing...


Local In-Home Healthcare Provider Indicted On Bank Fraud Charges

News Release: St. Louis, MO - TINA KUEHL was indicted on bank fraud charges involving her fraudulent statements involving payment of a bank loan.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - SUSAN WINEBARGER was indicted for allegedly embezzling approximately $600,000 from company accounts and falsifying documents to conceal the embezzlement.


Tampa Felon Convicted Of Firearm Possession

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury yesterday found Antouin L. Barker (43) guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Barker faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment, up to a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. His sentencing hearing is scheduled on May 15, 2014. Barker was indicted on May 1, 2013.


News Release: ANCHORAGE - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Branch of Pipeline Monitoring has moved from midtown Anchorage to the James M. Fitzgerald United States Courthouse and Federal Building at 222 W. 7th Ave. in downtown Anchorage.


Delaware County Mortgage Broker Sentenced For Loan Fraud

News Release: Thomas C. Phelan, 35, of Wayne, PA, was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his leadership of a mortgage fraud conspiracy involving nearly $1 million in fraudulent loan proceeds. Phelan established Phelan Mortgage Associates (PMA), a mortgage brokerage business based in Feasterville, PA. From...