News published on Federal Newswire in March 2014

News from March 2014



News Release: ALICIA A.G. LIMTIACO, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that Defendant KUAN SIONG TAN, age 23, and Defendant CHOON BOON TAN, age 27, both citizens of Malaysia, were sentenced on March 5, 2014, in the District Court of Guam, for their convictions...


Former Owner Of Trading Company Pleads Guilty To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme

News Release: BOSTON - The former owner of Boston Trading and Research pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from his role in an investment scheme that defrauded more than 1,000 investors out of more than $30 million.


Women’s Rights National Historical Park to Show “The Triangle Fire” in Winter Film Festival

News Release: Women's Rights National Historical Park continues its annual Winter Film Festival by showing the documentary film The Triangle Fire Friday, March 21, and Saturday, March 22, 2014.


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHEON PARK, owner and executive director of Bilingual SEIT, a government-funded provider of special education services and preschool programs to New York City preschool children, pled guilty today for his...


West Logan Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty To Laundering Cash From Illegal Gambling Operation

News Release: Defendant Traveled To Tennessee to Purchase Sports Car With Ill-Gotten Gains.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Friday, March 7, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. On March 5, 2014, Mack Davis, Jr., a 22-year old East St. Louis, Illinois, man pled guilty in federal district court, in East St. Louis, to one count of filing false firearm records, the...


Permit for Emergency Avalanche Mitigation

News Release: BNSF Railway has requested and received a special-use permit from Glacier National Park to conduct emergency avalanche hazard mitigation activities in an area along the southern boundary of the park. Avalanche mitigation activities will take place in the John F. Stevens Canyon area along the US Highway 2 Corridor. Recent avalanche activity in this area prompted the railroad to request the permit due to the safety of BNSF Railway employees and passengers aboard trains.


Anne Arundel County Cocaine Dealer Exiled To Over 13 Years In Prison

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Daryell M. Rexrode, age 56, of Pasadena, Maryland, today to 160 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine.


News Release: SANTA ANA, California - An Irvine woman was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison for defrauding a group of Roman Catholic Sisters out of $285,000, which she misappropriated and spent for her own use after promising to use the money to help the nuns purchase a retirement home.


News Release: Beginning March 7, 2014, Maui shoppers at Macy's in the the Ka`ahumanu Shopping Center in Kahului will be given the option at check-out to donate to $1 or more to Haleakalā National Park. Macy's will match each donation dollar for dollar up to $250,000 through March 31, 2014.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Friday, March 7, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today that on Thursday, March 6, 2014, a federal jury found Frederick C. Addison guilty...


Federal Jury Convicts Twin Falls Woman Of Conspiring To Sell Drug Paraphernalia

News Release: Defendant and Four Others Indicted in 2012 in Nationwide Law Enforcement Action.


Jury Convicts Doctor, Pharmacist, Marketer In Health Care Fraud Scheme

News Release: A doctor, a pharmacist and a marketer were convicted today in federal court in Detroit for health care fraud and controlled substance distribution, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.


Seattle-area aerospace company fined $20 million for arms export control violations

News Release: SEATTLE - A Bellevue-based aerospace and defense technology company has been assessed $20 million in civil penalties by the State Department for inadequate controls that led to the unauthorized export of defense articles and technical information.


MONDAY ALL NIGHT: Senators Speaking All Night to Urge Action on Climate Change

News Release: Washington, DC - Immediately following votes on the evening of Monday, March 10 until approximately 9 am ET Tuesday, March 11, Senators from the Senate Climate Action Task Force will be holding the Senate floor to urge action on climate change. A significant number of Senators are expected to participate throughout the night.


Canadian Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Ali Haddad, 31, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, who was convicted of bank fraud, was sentenced to 48 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, March 7, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Christy Romero, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special...


New Deputy Superintendent selected for Everglades and Dry Tortugas

News Release: HOMESTEAD, FL - Everglades National Park Superintendent Dan Kimball announces the selection of Justin Unger as Deputy Superintendent for both Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks effective March 3.


Federal Court Sentences Former Davenport Man On Child Exploitation Charges

News Release: DAVENPORT, IA- On March 7, 2014, Samuel Henderson III, age 61, formerly of Davenport, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 156 months imprisonment, after pleading guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor and possession of child pornography, announced United States...