News published on Federal Newswire in May 2014

News from May 2014


Parmelee Man Charged With Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Parmelee, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


DEA’s Highest Ranking Guatemalan Drug Trafficker Extradited To Face Federal Drug Charges

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Juan Alberto Ortiz-Lopez, a/k/a “Chamale," a/k/a “Juanito," (43, San Marcos, Guatemala) has been extradited to the Middle District of Florida to face federal drug trafficking charges. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of...


Shrewsbury Man Pleads Guilty To Social Security Fraud

News Release: BOSTON - A Shrewsbury man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Worcester today to taking $57,948 in Social Security payments to which he was not entitled.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Little Eagle, South Dakota, man convicted of Embezzlement and Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization was sentenced on May 19, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


More American Commercial Colleges, Inc. Executives Plead Guilty To Federal Charges

News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Two executives of American Commercial Colleges, Inc. (ACC), James Michael Otto and Bruce Alan Reed, appeared this morning in federal court in Lubbock, Texas, before U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings, and pleaded guilty to federal charges. U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas made the announcement this afternoon.


Murphy to Host Briefing on Committee Report: Federal Programs Addressing Severe Mental Illness

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, will hold a briefing next week to highlight the committee’s recent report on its investigation of federal programs addressing severe mental illness. The report follows a more than yearlong...


Look Ahead: Committee Announces Hearing and Vote Schedule for Week of May 26

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of May 26. The committee will vote on several bipartisan bills to improve the nation’s public health system, review legislation aimed at promoting America’s manufacturing renaissance, and conduct oversight of the Department of Energy.


News Release: In aneffort to curb the spread of an insect, the Emerald Ash Borer, Theodore Roosevelt National Park has implemented firewood restrictions for thecampgrounds in the North and South Units.


Wakpala Man Charged With Felon In Possession Of Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Wakpala, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Felon in Possession of Firearm.


Wheeling Park Students Named Winners Of Drug Free Clubs Essay Contest

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Haitian Man Pleads Guilty To Alien Smuggling Conspiracy That Killed 8

News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Lamorthe Delva, a Haitian national, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to conspiracy to smuggle illegal aliens into the United States, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of May 26. The committee will vote on several bipartisan bills to improve the nation’s public health system, review legislation aimed at promoting America’s manufacturing renaissance, and conduct oversight of the Department of Energy.


News Release: A man who unlawfully possessed a firearm pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, led 15 Senators in a letter to Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Senate Majority Leader. Following this week's passage of S. 2198, the Emergency Drought Relief Act, the Senators note the importance of helping states ...


Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Jorge Ortiz-Lopez, also known as Moreno, to 292 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.


Military Sealift Command Contractor And Local Businessman Charged With Bribery And Obstruction Of Justice Schemes

News Release: Norfolk, Va. - Scott B. Miserendino, Sr., 55, of Stafford, Va., and Timothy S. Miller, 57, of Chesapeake, Va., were charged today with conspiracy, bribery, and obstruction of criminal investigations.


Week In Review - Fort Wayne

News Release: Fort Wayne, Indiana -The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.


News Release: MINERAL, CA -As warm weather ushers in more visitors to Lassen Volcanic National Park, work is wrapping up on the Northwest Gateway Forest Restoration Project. "This project has been incredibly successful in reducing fuel loads and restoring health to the forest surrounding Manzanita Lake," said Superintendent...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Jonathan Dawkins, 32, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by a jury today of voluntary manslaughter while armed in the stabbing of a man in May 2012 in Northwest Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


LAKE CONDITIONS FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - An advisory is in effect for launch conditions at Lake Mead this Memorial Day because of lowering water levels. As of May 23, the elevation of Lake Mead was around 1,089 feet.