News published on Federal Newswire in June 2014

News from June 2014


News Release: James Baldi Admits To Tax Charges, Faces Possible Jail Time.


Bergen County, N.J., Man Arrested For Defrauding Foreign Nation Of More Than $3.5 Million

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, N.J., man who was re-entering the United States from a trip abroad was arrested today at Newark International Airport on charges that he allegedly orchestrated a scheme to defraud a foreign nation of more than $3.5 million, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.


Fort Thompson Man Charged With Domestic Assault By A Habitual Offender

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender.


Jury Convicts Guatemalan National of Drug-trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Guatemalan national has been convicted by a federal trial jury of his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine in the Kansas City, Mo., area.


News Release: Sentencing Judge Finds Defendant Murdered Burglary Victim.


Mission Man Charged With Possession With Intent To Distibute A Controlled Substance

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.


Chairman Royce Announces Afghanistan Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that on Wednesday, June 25, the Committee will convene a hearing on Afghanistan to examine the military drawdown, ongoing security threats in the region, and issues of corruption and governance. The hearing, entitled “Afghanistan’s Transition " will begin at 10:00 a.m.


News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez today sentenced Eddie Lopez-Lopez, 36, to 33 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on June 16, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


FEATURE: SEVP streamlines DSO update process, unveils guide to assist schools

News Release: The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), recently revamped the process U.S. schools use to update their primary designated school officials (PDSOs) and designated school officials (DSOs).


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that former United States Postal Service employee Jeremy Lieberman, 35, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted of stealing from the mails, was sentenced to five years probation, to include 10 months of confinement at a community confinement center.


News Release: Glacier National Park Rangers euthanized a black bear from the Many Glacier area on Tuesday, June 17 after an incident in which the bear exhibited apparent food-conditioned behavior.


Republicans Propose Common Sense Plan to Lower Gasoline Prices and Fuel an America that Works

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2014 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Reps. Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Bill Cassidy (LA-06), Scott Tipton (CO-03), Don Young (AK-At Large), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Cynthia Lummis (WY-At Large), Bill Flores (TX-17), Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), Rob...


SoCal Doctor Agrees To Plead Guilty To Distributing Addictive Painkiller And Laundering Proceeds Of His Drug Trafficking

News Release: LOS ANGELES - In a plea agreement filed late this afternoon, a Los Angeles-area doctor has agreed to plead guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge for illegally distributing the powerful painkiller best known by the brand names Vicodin and Norco.


Buffalo Appraiser Sentenced for Bank Fraud

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Darryl Glasco, 55, of Pendleton, N.Y., who was convicted of bank fraud, was sentenced to six months home detention and four years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The defendant was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $334, 024.08 to JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America.


Second Haitian Man Pleads Guilty To Alien Smuggling Conspiracy That Killed 8

News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Dieuseul Mompremier, 44, also known as “Jomei," a Haitian national living in St. Thomas, pleaded guilty today in federal district court for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle illegal aliens into the United States, which resulted in the death of eight individuals, United States Attorney...


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation.


ARPA-E Announces 13 New Projects at New York Energy Week

News Release: New York, NY - Today at New York Energy Week, ARPA-E Acting Director Dr. Cheryl Martin announced $33 million in funding for 13 new projects aimed at developing transformational fuel cell technologies for low-cost distributed power generation. The projects, which are funded through ARPA-E’s new Reliable...


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Felix Santos, 41, has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with assaulting an officer of the United States. The charge carries a maximum penalty of eight years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


Three More Persons Indicted In $14.5 Million Telemarketing Scam

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Thursday, June 19, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that a federal grand jury returned three one-count Indictments for conspiracy to commit...