News published on Federal Newswire in July 2014

News from July 2014


Dallas Man Sentenced For Bank Fraud

News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 51-year-old Dallas real estate recruiter has been sentenced to federal prison for bank fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


Two More Defendants Plead Guilty In Identity Theft Fraud Scheme Involving Personal Identifying Information From AT&T Customer Files

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Donnell Young, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce that...


Director Of Nursing Pleads Guilty In Miami For Role In $7 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

News Release: A former director of nursing pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving Anna Nursing Services Corp. (Anna Nursing), a defunct home health care company in Miami. U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Assistant Attorney General Leslie...


Two Mexican Nationals Indicted For Illegally Re-entering U.S.

News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- A federal grand jury today indicted two Mexican nationals for illegally re-entering the United States after previously having been deported, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Field Office Director David Rivera.


News Release: SAN JUAN, PR - Jorge Gómez-Gonzàlez, aka “Cara de Truck", was sentenced to 30 years in prison by United States Senior District Court Judge Daniel Domínguez. Gómez-Gonzàlez was found guilty after a six-week long jury trial for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to import controlled substances...


Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To 33 Months In Prison For Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Moscow, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his role in one of the nation’s largest and longest running stolen identity refund fraud schemes ever identified, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.


Devils Postpile National Monument Draft General Management Plan and Environmental Assessment

News Release: The Devils Postpile National Monument Draft General Management Plan and Environmental Assessment is ready for public review beginning this Friday, August 1. Superintendent Deanna Dulen stated, "We last presented our preliminary alternatives to the public during the celebration of the monument's centennial...


Seashore to Host Open House Workshops on Draft White-tailed Deer Management Plan

News Release: Patchogue, New York - The National Park Service (NPS) will conduct two open house workshops for public review and comment of the draft White-tailed Deer Management Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement ("Draft Plan/EIS"). Available today, the Draft Plan/EIS analyzes deer management alternatives that...


Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on the African Growth and Opportunity Act

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the Finance Committee hearing on the African Growth and Opportunity Act...


Santa Fe Man Sentenced To Seventy-Eight Months For Participating In Crack Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Michael Jaramillo, 24, of Santa Fe, N.M., was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release for his role in a cocaine base trafficking conspiracy.


Hatch Statement on CBO Part D Report

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on CBO’s Part D Report entitled, Competition and the Cost of Medicare’s Prescription Drug Program, which outlines the reasons why the program has cost less than expected...


Former Midwestern Intermediate IU4 Official Pleads Guilty

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Grove City, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft concerning a program receiving federal funds, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Neal Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Dynamic Analysis of the Tax Reform Act of 2014

News Release: Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank you for calling this important hearing on dynamic scoring. This is an issue that both sides have been jousting over seemingly for the last 15 to 20 years. It is my hope that we can have an open and honest dialogue about dynamic scoring today. The witnesses that the committee has put before us are distinguished, and are some of the best and brightest minds in their respective fields.


Blue Heron Ghost Train: Storytelling Event at the Blue Heron Mining Community, Saturday, September 6

News Release: September is a great time to come enjoy traditional storytelling at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.


Carbondale Resident Sentenced On Methamphetamine Offense

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. On July 30, 2014, Leeann M. Simmerman, 21, of Carbondale, was sentenced for her involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois...


USDA Cites Triple R Distributing LLC in Arizona for PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Triple R Distributing LLC, Nogales, Ariz., for failure to pay for produce.


Georgia Man Sentenced To Prison For Counterfeit Check Cashing Scheme

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Georgia resident has been sentenced in federal court to 27 months incarceration and three years supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to make and utter counterfeit securities, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Harrisburg Woman Sentenced To Prison For Making False Claims To The IRS

News Release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Stephanie A. Metz, age 25, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to serve a year in prison and pay $57,216.22 to the IRS for her role in a conspiracy to submit 33 fraudulent income tax returns to the IRS requesting...


Two Sons Of Woman Linked To Mexican Drug Cartel Plead Guilty To Federal Drug Conspiracy

News Release: Little Rock - Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, along with David T. Resch, Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that two men with ties to the Gulf Cartel have pleaded guilty for...


Four Farmer's Co-op Employees Indicted For Falsifying Harvest Load Weights

News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- A federal grand jury today indicted four employees of a north Alabama farmer's cooperative for making false statements to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Craig Caldwell and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General-Investigations, Special Agent in Charge Karen Wilcox-Citizen.