News published on Federal Newswire in June 2014

News from June 2014


News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara today sentenced Guerryson Torres (50, Tampa) to 33 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The court also ordered a money judgment in the amount of $993,828.75, and restitution to the victims totaling $973,486.69.


News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Yellowstone National Park. P.O. Box 168. Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190. June 20, 2014 14-041. Al Nash or Dan Hottle. (307) 344-2015. YELL_Public_Affairs@nps.gov. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE. Grizzly Bear Study Team Research Begins In...


News Release: In Austin today, 64-year-old Lakeway resident Ricky Lynn Richardson was sentenced to five years in federal prison for stealing millions from pension plans announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, June 20, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY STERLIN CANTAVE, 34, and VENUS VERGES, 33, both of Danbury, were arrested today on an indictment...


Sanford Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Bank Robbery

News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Michel.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jarrel Johnson, 30, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and distribution of 280 grams or more of cocaine base, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 10 years supervised...


Department Of Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty To Production Of Child Pornography

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Michael C. Vella (36, Riverview) today pleaded guilty to production of child pornography. He faces a minimum mandatory term of 15 years, up to a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison.


News Release: Dear Mr. President: In light of the dramatic increase in the number of unaccompanied alien children migrating to the United States from Central America, we are writing to urge that your administration make available additional resources to address the root causes of this migration pattern. Specifically,...


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment last week against Daniel Crowninshield, 45, of Sacramento, charging him with unlawfully manufacturing and dealing in firearms, possessing a firearm after having been previously convicted of a crime of domestic violence, and possessing machineguns and unregistered firearms, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Crowninshield was arrested today in Sacramento by ATF special agents.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment last week against Daniel Crowninshield, 45, of Sacramento, charging him with unlawfully manufacturing and dealing in firearms, possessing a firearm after having been previously convicted of a crime of domestic violence, and possessing machineguns and unregistered firearms, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Crowninshield was arrested today in Sacramento by ATF special agents.


News Release: BOSTON - An Idaho business executive pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a scheme to steal deposits from individuals seeking financing.


Actually Mr. Chairman, There’s No Indication that Nicole Flax’s Emails Are Missing

News Release: In a Tuesday press release and in his opening statement today, Chairman Camp stated flatly that emails for former IRS Chief of Staff Nicole Flax are missing. He based that rush to judgment on preliminary information that IRS IT professionals informed Committee staff on Monday about computer crashes at the IRS. It turns out, as Commissioner Koskinen stated today, there is no indication that a single Nicole Flax e-mail has been lost.


News Release: Claimed To Be Physically Disabled While Operating Coffee Shop, Working At Aquarium And Playing Basketball.


USDA Cites Liborio Markets #11 Inc. in Colorado for PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Liborio Markets #11 Inc., of Thornton, Colo., for failure to pay for produce.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Linwood Barnhill, 48, a former officer with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), pled guilty today to two counts of pandering of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.


Chairman Carper Holds Roundtable to Discuss Root Causes of Surge of Central American Migration

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) held a media availability following a roundtable discussion on what the U.S. can do to best address the root causes driving the current surge in unauthorized migration from Central America.


News Release: WASHINGTON - National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today signed a policy memorandum that directs superintendents nationwide to prohibit launching, landing, or operating unmanned aircraft on lands and waters administered by the National Park Service.


FLASHBACK to 2007 -- CNN: White House says Millions of e-mails may be missing

News Release: Millions of White House e-mails may be missing, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino acknowledged Friday.


Harkin Welcomes Proposed Changes to Expand to Same-Sex Couples Rights Already Afforded to Other American Families

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced two administrative actions that will extend critical federal benefits to families headed by same-sex couples. The first announcement, from the Department of Labor (DOL), clarifies...


International Distributor Pleads Guilty And Is Sentenced For Illegal Sale And Distribution Of Refrigeration Equipment Containing Ozone Depleting Substances

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Maureen O’Mara, Special Agent in Charge, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Criminal Investigation Division, Atlanta Area Office, and Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs...