News published on Federal Newswire in March 2014

News from March 2014


Former Owner Of Pain Clinics In Georgetown And Dry Ridge Sentenced To 20 Years

News Release: LEXINGTON, KY - The former owner of pain clinics in Georgetown, KY., and Dry Ridge, KY., that illegally dispensed prescription drugs to thousands of patients, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement after Russian President Vladimir Putin today signed a treaty annexing Crimea to Russia following his military invasion of the Ukrainian territory...


News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. - March18, 2014. Contact's Name:ERIC CAMPBELL (540)868-0937. National Park Service Announces the Beginning of Ranger Conducted Programs and Change of Hours of Operation. Middletown, VA ----- Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park announced the resumption...


News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Two Louisville residents were sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell to 42 months in prison, for their roles in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TERRELL WILLS, 40, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport...


Bridgeport Man Sentenced To 40 Months In Prison For Selling Cocaine

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CORNEL CAMERON, 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport...


News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On Jan. 22, 2014, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Shane Roger Hoiland, age 21, with the Feb. 25, 2013, bank robbery of the Clinton National Bank, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Hoiland made his initial appearance in the United States...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - Two Romanians residing in Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Laguna Pueblo Man Sentenced To Seventy-Two Months In Federal Prison For Assaulting Acoma Pueblo Woman

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Edwin Cheromiah, 28, was sentenced this afternoon to 72 months in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for assaulting his intimate partner. The sentence was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Steven C. Yarbrough, DuWayne W. Honahni, Sr., Special Agent in Charge of District IV of BIA’s Office of Justice Services, and Acting Police Chief Donald Siow of the Acoma Tribal Police Department.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Aaron Jimenez, 31, of Grants, N.M., was sentenced this morning to 84 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for violating the federal firearms laws. The sentence was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Steven C. Yarbrough, 13th Judicial District Attorney Lemuel...


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and William P. Offord, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that KENNETH ZITO...


Federal Jury Convicts Man For Tax Evasion

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Last week, a federal jury found a former executive of a Minnesota-based multi-level marketing company guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States, tax evasion and failing to file federal tax returns. On March 14, 2014, following a seven-day trial, the jury convicted Michael Andrew Schlegel on one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S., three counts of tax evasion and three counts of failure to file tax returns. Schlegel was indicted on April 9, 2013.


Federal Jury Convicts Red Lake Man For Assaulting An Infant

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Last week in federal court in Fergus Falls, a jury found a 40-year-old Red Lake man guilty of assaulting an infant while on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. On March 13, 2014, following a four-day trial, the jury convicted James White, Jr., on one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. White was indicted on Oct. 22, 2013.


Osteopathic Physician Arrested On Health Care Fraud Charges

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID LESTER JOHNSTON, 45, of Ridgefield, was arrested today on federal health care fraud charges. On...


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a report released by the Office of Management and Budget after a 120-day review of the federal government’s security clearance and suitability process ordered by President Obama following the Washington Navy Yard Shooting last September...


Bedford County Man Helped Transport 31 Stolen Firearms From Pennsylvania To Maryland

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Saxton, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of interstate transportation of stolen firearms, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - Superintendent Pat Kenney announced that the Great Island and Long Point Cabins within Cape Lookout National Seashore opened on March 16, 2014.Cabin office hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., 7 days per week.


News Release: In conjunction with National Park Week, the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will host the Thirteenth Annual Spring Planting Day Celebration on Saturday, April 26, 2014. The event will take place in the areas adjacent to the Bandy Creek Visitor Center and the Lora Blevins home place...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Georgia has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of fraud conspiracy and wire fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Tampa Man Took $3.9M From More Than Three Dozen Investors

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Tampa, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of wire fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.