News published on Federal Newswire in July 2014

News from July 2014


Three Central West Virginia Men Convicted On Federal Drug And Firearms Charges

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Philadelphia Man Allegedly Accessed A University Employee's Bank Account To Pay His Own Tuition

News Release: Jorry Senestant, 22, of Philadelphia, was charged today by Information1 with unauthorized access to a computer in furtherance of committing wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.


BLM Gunnison Field Office celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act with nature walk

News Release: GUNNISON, Colo. - The public is invited to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act by joining a BLM employee for a walking trip to an alpine lake in the Powderhorn Wilderness Area near Lake City, Colorado, on July 12.


Seven Colombian Nationals Charged In Connection With The Murder Of A DEA Agent Extradited To The United States

News Release: WASHINGTON - Seven Colombian nationals were extradited to the United States to face charges relating to the kidnapping and murder of Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent James Terry Watson.


Round Rock Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Provide Material Support To Terrorists

News Release: In Austin this morning, 23-year-old Rahatul Ashikim Khan (a.k.a. “Rahat Khan," “Authentic Tauheed 19," and “AT19") pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support and resources to terrorists, announced Robert Pitman, United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Christopher Combs...


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in New Haven returned a 10-count indictment yesterday charging three New Haven men with crack cocaine distribution offenses. One defendant is also charged with illegally possessing a firearm.


Shreveport Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing From ATM

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. -A Shreveport man pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $30,000 from an ATM located on bank property causing more than $35,000 worth of damage in the process, U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - John Morrell Palmer, III, 55, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to Conspiring to Commit Wire Fraud.


News Release: Springfield, Ill. - A federal grand jury today returned an indictment charging Joseph Samuel Kozicki, owner of AA Solar, Inc., in Danville, Ill., with grant fraud. Kozicki, 78, of Choctaw, Okla., will be issued a summons to appear in federal court in Urbana for arraignment on a date to be determined by the U.S. Clerk of the Court.


Mastermind Of Cuban Smuggling Organization Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI), and Rear Admiral John H. Korn, Commander, 7th Coast Guard District (USCG), announce that Antonio...


News Release: SAN JOSE - Cameron Lacroix was charged today in San Jose with hacking Zendesk, a San Francisco company that provides helpdesk support to numerous companies, including Twitter, announced U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag and FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson.


Man Sentenced For Assaulting Security Guard At Social Security Administration Office

News Release: A man who forcibly assaulted a security guard at the Social Security Administration Office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was sentenced on July 1, 2014, to more than two years in federal prison.


News Release: Man Sentenced On Charges Of Conspiracy To Distribute More Than 5 Kilograms Of Cocaine And 1000 Kilograms Of Marijuana And Money Laundering Charges.


Ten Individuals Sentenced For Federal Supervised Release Violations

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News Release: The Outer Banks Group National Parks, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial, has begun the initial implementation of the Park's Hurricane Plan in anticipation of the approach of Tropical Storm Arthur.The National Weather Service is...


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Zhenchun Huang, a/k/a Ted Huang, age 51, a Chinese national and naturalized U.S. citizen, formerly residing in Clarksville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to false personation of a federal employee and obstruction of justice, in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain technology products from U.S. companies for export to China.


News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of 23 national parks selected to receive a 2014 Impact Grant from the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks. The $25,000 grant supports the restoration of wetland vegetation in a 3-acre wetland in the Ravensford floodplain near Cherokee Central Schools in NC.


Two Montgomery Men Await Sentencing for $900k Tax Refund Scheme

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Edmund Lee McCall, pled guilty today to the charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney George Beck Jr. A co-defendant in this case, Antonio Devon Harris, pled guilty to the same charges in January 2014. Both McCall and Harris are from Montgomery, Alabama.


Connecticut Doctor Charged With Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone, Other Controlled Substances

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today...


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