News published on Federal Newswire in January 2014

News from January 2014


News Release: Memphis, TN - Jeffrey Mack Traywick, 48, of Ocala, FL, was sentenced on Wednesday by Chief U.S. District Judge J. Daniel Breen to 140 months in federal prison for the robbery of the First South Bank in Brownsville, TN, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III.


District Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Woman At Apartment Complex-Defendant Was Identified Through Video Surveillance-

News Release: WASHINGTON - Jahlani Brown, 21, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a rental office employee last year at an apartment building in Northwest Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


Rapid City Man Indicted For Internet Sexual Contact With A Minor

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet and Attempted Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor.


News Release: Upcoming Webinars. February 4: Live Webinar on Real Time Energy Management. Webinar Sponsor: Better Buildings Challenge. The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled “Real-time Energy Management: Improving Energy Efficiency Every 15 Minutes" on Tuesday, February 4, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00...


Jackson Hospital Employee And Construction Company Operators Charged In Bribery Scheme

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce the filing of two Informations charging conspiracies to offer bribes, and to accept bribes, by persons associated...


East Tennessee Residents Indicted In Counterfeiting Conspiracy

News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn.-- On Jan. 14, 2014, a federal grand jury in Greeneville returned a three count indictment against Jordan Johnson, 20, Shannon Hawkins, 21, Tyler Monroe, 18, Ruben Suarez, 20, and Kayla White, 21, all of Kingsport, Tenn., charging them with conspiracy to defraud the United States; counterfeiting; and possessing counterfeited obligations.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SEAN THOMPSON, 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport...


Motor Vehicle Fatality at Grand Canyon National Park

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Today at 2:12 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call from a park employee about a 2 car motor vehicle accident on South Entrance Road, approximately 3 miles north of the park's South Entrance Station.


Harkin Welcomes Administration Effort to Protect Student Veterans and Servicemembers

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today welcomed the announcement that the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Education and Justice, along with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal...


News Release: Following Arrest, Defendant Asked Girlfriend To Hide Gun From Law Enforcement.


News Release: DALLAS - Following a hearing this afternoon in federal court, a Dallas man, who is charged in a federal complaint with attempting to possess anabolic steroids and falsely making, forging, counterfeiting and altering a U.S. Marshals Service seal, was ordered detained by U.S Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez...


Kentwood Pharmacy Owner And Thirteen Additional Employees Face Federal Charges

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles announced today that a federal grand jury returned a Second Superseding Indictment levelling additional charges against Kim Mulder, the CEO of Kentwood Pharmacy, and thirteen employees of the pharmacy.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Burglary of a Post Office and Theft of Mail.


House to Consider Multiple Natural Resources Bills Next Week

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 31, 2014 - Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider legislation from the House Natural Resources Committee that will address the emergency drought in California by restoring some water supplies, protect the rights of sportsmen to hunt and fish, and remove red-tape to local land management and economic development.


News Release: DENVER - Premier Paving, Inc., a Denver corporation, was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe on Jan. 28, 2014 to pay $184,916.58 in forfeiture of criminal proceeds for their criminal practice of hiring illegal aliens. The money will go to the Department of Transportation federal highway fund.


News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury yesterday found Lucien Frank Sobolewski (44, Eustis) guilty of possession of a firearm and ammunition by an unlawful user of a controlled substance (marijuana). Sobolewski faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled. Sobolewski was indicted on March 20, 2013.


Spawning aggregations and tropical connections

News Release: HOMESTEAD, Florida: The latest episode of the educational television seriesWaterwaysdelves into the importance of fish spawning aggregations in the Florida Keys and the new bookTropical Connections: South Florida's Marine Environment.


News Release: Dolores, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office plans to begin burning slash piles for three hazardous fuels reduction projects as early as Friday, January 31st, or as conditions allow. The purpose of all three slash pile burns is to reduce hazardous fuels in the wildland urban interface (WUI) as a follow-up to previous mechanical fuels reduction activities.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Jennifer Meier Hunt to 2 years and 6 months in federal prison for committing stolen identity refund fraud. As part of her sentence, the court also entered a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $97,238.00, representing the proceeds of the tax fraud.


Plummer Man Sentenced For Theft Of Tribal Property

News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Larry James Wolfe, 34, of Plummer, Idaho, was sentenced today for theft from a tribal organization, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge ordered Wolfe to serve three years of probation, pay $1,387 in restitution, and perform 80 hours of community service.