News published on Federal Newswire in June 2014

News from June 2014


Former Bank Employee Sentenced To Federal Prison For Bank Fraud

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A former bank officer with Texas State Bank has been ordered to federal prison for defrauding her former employer, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Sondra Tredaway, 65, of Mission, was the former manager of the Texas State Bank branch located in McAllen. She pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud on June 7, 2011.


News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury today found Eric Thomas (37, Largo) guilty of access with the intent to view child pornography. Thomas faces a maximum penalty of ten years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 18, 2014. He was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing. Thomas was indicted on Sept. 30, 2013.


BLM Seeks Public Comment for Non-Competitive Direct Sale of Reversionary Interest of a Patent

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office, is seeking public comment on a proposal for a Non-competitive Direct Sale and Release of Reversionary Interest, Clark County, NV.


Navajo Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Involuntary Manslaughter Conviction

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jeremiah Burns, 33, a member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Dulce, N.M., was sentenced this morning to 20 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for his involuntary manslaughter conviction. Burns also was ordered to pay $2080.25 to cover funeral expenses for the victim of his criminal conduct.


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - The former president of a Burlington, N.J.,-based defense contracting business was arrested and charged today with allegedly stealing $3 million through fraudulent contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Shiprock Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Assaulting a Tribal Police Officer

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Victor Tyler, 45, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., was sentenced this afternoon to 30 months followed by two years in federal prison for his assault conviction.


Owner Of New Jersey Debit Card Business Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Orange County, N.Y., man who owned a New Jersey company was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for filing false income tax returns, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: BOISE - Nathen Leon Massie, 35, of Meridian, Idaho, was sentenced today by United States District Court Chief Judge B. Lynn Winmill to 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute 50 grams or More of Actual Methamphetamine and Possession of Firearms by a Prohibited Person, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Massie pleaded guilty to the charges on March 5, 2014.


Elyria Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Human Trafficking

News Release: An Elyria man was sentenced to life in prison after forcing four females, including a 16-year-old girl, to have sex for money, law enforcement officials said.



Former Goodwill Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Making an Incendiary Device

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Daniel Edward Aaron Morgan, 39, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced this afternoon to a year and a day in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for violating the federal firearms laws by unlawfully making an incendiary device. Morgan also was ordered to pay $2,319.56 in restitution to Goodwill Industries of New Mexico (Goodwill), the victim of his criminal conduct.


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park and the Glacier National Park Conservancy announce the winners of the recent annual park pass artwork contest.


News Release: OAKLAND - Ana Lissa Reyes was sentenced today to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay $327,795 in restitution to victims of her mail fraud scheme, and $67,448 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service for tax evasion, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag, along with Special Agents in Charge David Johnson of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Jose M. Martinez of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Independence, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to leading a $1.2 million arson and insurance fraud conspiracy.


SMALL PLANE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AT LAKE MEAD NRA

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - The Lake Mead National Recreation Area Interagency Communication Center received a call at 8:57 p.m. June 12, reporting that a plane had crashed near Echo Bay Airport within Lake Mead National Recreation Area.


Indiana Man, Andrew J. Korpal, Sentenced In Child Pornography Case

News Release: ANDREW J. KORPAL, age 29, a resident of Granger, Indiana, was sentenced today for receipt of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr.


News Release: Drug traffickers used hidden compartments in trucks and shipping containers, bribed customs officials and worked with Mexican drug cartels.


News Release: Fort Matanzas National Monument Superintendent Gordie Wilson has announced the release of the Final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for Fort Matanzas National Monument. Under the new plan the National Park Service (NPS) will not seek authority to permit vehicles on the NPS...


News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA -United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that federal corruption charges has been filed against a third state auditor in the ongoing federal and state investigation into the Bureau of Auditing and Compliance Services for the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). DCFS leadership has cooperated fully with the investigation.


Canton Man Charged With Tax Violations

News Release: A five-count criminal information was filed charging a Canton man with attempting to evade nearly $200,000 in taxes by making false statements to the Internal Revenue Service and paying creditors other than IRS, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Kathy Enstrom, Special Agent in Charge of the IRS' Cincinnati Field Office.