News published on Federal Newswire in March 2014

News from March 2014


Newark, N.J., Man Sentenced To 114 Months In Prison For His Role In Armed Robbery And Shooting Of Retired Police Officer

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Newark, N.J., man was sentenced today to 114 months in prison for his role in an armed robbery and shooting of a retired police officer working as an armed money courier, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Two Individuals Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Murder During Home Invasion Robbery Of Pizza Shop Owner

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the unsealing of charges against ANTOINE BURROUGHS and LEON WHITFIELD. WHITFIELD was arrested and presented yesterday in Manhattan federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Frank Maas, and ordered detained. BURROUGHS is still at large.


News Release: PHOENIX- On March 17, 2014, Joel Mazariegos-Soto, 29, and Walfre David Perez-Jovel, 34, both from Guatemala, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton after they pleaded guilty on Dec. 17, 2013, to conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal aliens.


Share Your Big South Fork Heritage for the Ages:  Opportunity to Copy Historic Photos

News Release: The Big South Fork National Recreation and River Area is interested in obtaining copies of historic photographs of the people, places and events that occurred in the Big South Fork area prior to the park's establishment. The park museum collection contains over 300 oral histories of local people, and...


Convenience Store Robber Sentenced To 80 Months’ Imprisonment

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion sentenced Daniel Ortiz, age 28, of Watertown, New York, to 80 months’ imprisonment for his involvement in four robberies of convenience stores in April and May 2011.


News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - United States Attorney Pamela C. Marsh announced the culmination of Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Operation “King of the Trap."


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Criminal Charge Against Toyota Motor Corporation And Deferred Prosecution Agreement With $1.2 Billion Financial Penalty

News Release: Toyota Motor Corporation Admits To Misleading Consumers And U.S. Regulator About Safety Issues Related To Unintended Acceleration In Its Cars.


Memphis Truck Driver Pleads Guilty to Stealing Cargo in West Plains

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Memphis, Tenn., truck driver pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a cargo theft scheme that included a theft in West Plains, Mo.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Shelton Thomas Bell (20, Jacksonville) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and attempting to provide material support to terrorists. Bell faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released a bipartisan letter co-signed by 73 House members urging Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell to continue critical protections for endangered gray wolves. The letter comes on the heels of...


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


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL LOTZ, 45, of Stamford, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New...


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that Florida citrus producers will vote from April 7 - 25, 2014, on whether to continue their federal marketing order.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Kenneth Kreisch was indicted for allegedly failing to pay employment taxes that had been deducted from employee payrolls.


Beckley Woman Sentenced For Obtaining Oxycodone By Fraud

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Crystal Gail Graham, 38, was sentenced today in Beckley, West Virginia, by United States District Court Judge Irene C. Berger to three years of probation and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service. Graham previously pleaded guilty in November of 2013 to obtaining oxycodone...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee Peter DeFazio (D-OR) blasted passage of H.R. 3189, the so-called Water Rights Protection Act. This broadly written legislation would undermine critical environmental laws and go after federal agencies that manage our public lands for future generations.


Levin Statement on Speaker Boehner’s Statement Today on  Implementing an Extension of the Federal Emergency Unemployment Insurance Program

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement on Speaker Boehner’s statement on Implementing an Extension of the Federal Emergency Unemployment Insurance Program as contained in the bi-partisan proposal to extend UI for five months.


News Release: Defendant Was Convicted Of Racketeering Conspiracy Including Three Murder Conspiracies.


Chairman Carper: “We Have a Responsibility to the Victims and Their Families to Learn All That We Can from Navy Yard Incident to Prevent Similar Tragedies from Happening Again”

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a statement in response to several reports released by the Department of Defense, the Navy, and Office of Management and Budget regarding the Sept. 16, 2013 shooting at the Washington Navy Yard...


Fresno Police Department Detective And Fresno Marijuana Trafficker Charged In Bribery Scheme

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A complaint has been filed in the Fresno branch of the United States District Court against Derik Carson Kumagai, 40, a Fresno Police Department detective assigned to the Vice Unit and Saykham Somphoune, 40, of Clovis, charging them with conspiracy, bribery, and extortion, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.