News published on Federal Newswire in May 2014

News from May 2014


News Release: BOSTON - A Haverhill woman was charged yesterday with using PayPal as part of a scheme to embezzle close to $1 million from her employer, a privately-held information technology staffing company based in Massachusetts.


News Release: Owner Of The Beach House Admits To Failing To Pay Taxes On.


Recruiting Youth Ages 15-17 to Work in the Park

News Release: Montana students, ages 15-17, are encouraged to apply for the Glacier Youth Corps program working in Glacier National Park this summer. The program provides a hands-on conservation opportunity with duties such as fencing, trail maintenance, habitat restoration and revegetation, while living and learning in the park.


Puerto Rico Superior Court Judge And Local Businessman Indicted On Conspiracy And Federal Programs Bribery Charges

News Release: WASHINGTON - A current Puerto Rico Superior Court Judge and Puerto Rico businessman were charged with orchestrating a criminal scheme in which the businessman paid bribes to the judge presiding over the criminal case against the businessman according to an indictment unsealed today.


Indictment Returned Against Mexico-Based Drug Ring Operating In The Atlanta Area

News Release: ATLANTA - Seventeen members of a Mexico-based drug ring were indicted by a federal grand jury on May 28, 2014, on federal charges, including conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine and conspiracy to commit money laundering.


California Man Sentenced In Federal Court For Drug Conspiracy

News Release: A California man was sentenced today to 13 months in federal prison.


Holland, Ohio, Man Charged With Transporting Minor Across State Lines To Engage In Illegal Sexual Activity

News Release: An indictment was filed charging Robert Pollard, 23, of Holland, Ohio, with transportation of a minor across a state line with intent to engage in prostitution or illegal sexual activity on April 16, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: Contact: Public Information Officer. Number: (313) 234-4310. COLUMBUS, Ohio - Anthony D. Scott, 28, of Columbus was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 240 months in prison for distributing the heroin that led to the overdose death of a Columbus man in August 2013. Carter M. Stewart, ...


New Jersey Man Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For Sexual Coercion Of A Minor Over The Internet

News Release: OAKLAND - Alex Gonzalez was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson.


Home Health Worker Convicted Of Aggravated Identity Theft For Victimizing Elderly Patient

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Thursday, May 29, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. A former home health personal nursing assistant, Melissa Charlton, 36, of Valmeyer, Illinois, pleaded guilty to access device fraud and aggravated identity theft on May 29, 2014, the United...


News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted the former chief operating officer of Adams Produce Company in connection with fraud at the bankrupt Birmingham distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein Jr.


Former Correction Officer Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Smuggling Marijuana Into Riker’s Island In Connection With Inmate Distribution Ring

News Release: MANHATTAN - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the conviction of Khalif Phillips, a former New York City Correction Officer, in connection with his smuggling of marijuana into Riker’s Island for inmates to redistribute late last night. Following...


News Release: SAN JOSE - Briana Irene Roy pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose today to wire fraud stemming from an employee embezzlement scheme, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag.


Pharmacist Admits Attempting To Use Deadly Toxins As Weapons, Possessing Narcotics Manufacturing Equipment

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and Paul J. Fishman, U.S Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a licensed pharmacist pleaded guilty in federal court today to attempting to develop, produce and possess the potentially deadly toxins ricin and abrin for use as weapons and to possessing equipment for producing illegal narcotics.


News Release: WASHINGTON - In conjunction with this morning’s hearing, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman John Mica (R-FL) and Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (D-VA) today released a joint investigative...


News Release: ATLANTA - Former Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Jerome Oberlton was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison for conspiring to receive kickbacks in exchange for awarding a $780,000 contract to a computer vendor.


News Release: One Defendant Arrested at JFK International Airport Just Prior to.


Michigan Woman Charged With Wire Fraud

News Release: A criminal information was filed charging Kimberly Meridieth, 45, of Temperance, Michigan, with wire fraud, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Park Will Close Some Campgrounds for Summer Season

News Release: JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California -.


New Jersey Man Charged In Identity Theft Fraud Scheme

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Damian Gasdaska, 37, of Phillipsburg, NJ, was charged today by Indictment with one count of conspiracy, six counts of wire fraud, seven counts of bank fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.