News published on Federal Newswire in March 2014

News from March 2014


Bangor Man Sentenced to 18 Years as an Armed Career Criminal

News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Lauren.


Jury Convicts Texas Man Of Attempting To Entice A Minor To Have Sex

News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. -United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a federal jury found Elton Ray Jones, 67, of Zavalla, Texas, guilty Tuesday of attempting to entice a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity. United States District Judge Elizabeth Foote presided over the trial.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - JAMALL BROWN was sentenced to 51 months in prison, followed by supervised release for life, on charges of transporting two female victims from Chicago to Missouri to Colorado and back for prostitution.


Colorado Man Sentenced To 63 Months In Federal Prison For Defrauding Elderly Victim

News Release: DENVER - Akihiko Siegfried, age 55, formerly of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced Monday, March 10, 2014, by U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer to serve 63 months in federal prison for mail fraud and money laundering, federal law enforcement authorities announced. Siegfried was also ordered to...


Drug Trafficking Organization Manager Sentenced to Twelve Years for Heroin Overdose of Milwaukie Man

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - On March 12, 2014, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon sentenced Charly Aguayo-Caro to 12 years in prison for his role in distributing heroin that resulted in the death of Michael Rael. Aguayo-Caro, 24, of Xalisco, Nayarit, Mexico, was responsible for managing the day-to-day operations...



In Speech, Hatch Outlines Opposition to Senate Democrats 'Doc Fix' Proposal

News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said efforts by Senate Democrats to advance bipartisan, bicameral legislation (S. 2000) to fully repeal and replace the broken the broken Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula without paying for it was “another partisan political ploy" and called on Congress to return to bipartisan, bicameral negotiations to find a responsible path forward.


63 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking In The Municipality Of Ponce

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez announced the indictment and arrest of 63 defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of controlled substances. Today, DEA agents and officers of the Puerto...


News Release: Defendant Was Convicted Of Racketeering And Firearms Offenses, Including Attempted Murder And Robbery Conspiracy.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that Secretary of State John Kerry will testify before the Committee TOMORROW at 1:30 p.m.


USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Minnesota and Florida from Operating in the Produce Industry

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).


News Release: PONCE, Puerto Rico - U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez and Vito Salvatore Guarino, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), DEA Caribbean Division, jointly announced the indictment and arrest of 63 defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed bipartisan measures to modify the savings program for federal workers contributing toward retirement and to improve whistleblower protections.


Defendant In Los Zetas Money Laundering Case, His Son, And A Business Associate Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Bribe A Federal Judge

News Release: In Austin, 53-year-old Veracruz, Mexico businessman Francisco Colorado Cessa, his son, 25-year-old Francisco Colorado Cessa, Jr., and a business associate, 52-year-old Ramon Segura Flores face up to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempting to bribe a federal judge announced United...


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Today, U.S. Magistrate Judges Bruce McGiverin and Silvia Carreño-Coll authorized two separate criminal complaints charging Efrain Rivera-Ramos and Jancarlos Velàzquez-Vàzquez for firearms violations, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.


Hallandale Resident Charged With Attempted Extortion

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, Paul Wysopal, Special Agent in Charge, Federal...


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting a Federal Officer was sentenced on March 11, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Hazelwood Man Sentenced On Sex Trafficking Charges

News Release: St. Louis, MO - BARRY WIMBERLY was sentenced to 57 months in prison, followed by supervised release for life, on charges of transporting five female victims from five states to Missouri and back for prostitution.


Hogsett Announces Public Corruption Charges Against Former City Of Bloomington Public Official

News Release: Senior Project Manager alleged to have embezzled over $800,000 from Bloomington taxpayers.


News Release: BOISE - Daniel Eric Vaughan, 52, of Nampa, Idaho, was sentenced today to 80 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Vaughan to serve five years of supervised release following his release from prison. Vaughan pleaded guilty to the charge on Nov. 18, 2013.