News published on Federal Newswire in November 2014

News from November 2014


News Release: Decades of data kept by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are providing valuable information about how seasonal weather patterns affect cattle production.


Pelting Weeds with Particles Instead of Spraying Them with Herbicides

News Release: It takes real grit to control tenacious weeds. Although determination is an important attribute in farmers, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agronomist Frank Forcella is counting on grit of another kind in his approach to battling weeds.


Hudson County, N.J., Man Sentenced To 37 Months In Prison For Defrauding Hospitalized, Elderly Widow

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A North Bergen, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for defrauding an elderly woman of approximately $279,000 while she was hospitalized for cancer treatment, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Fabian Hugo De Mestico, 47, of California, appeared on Nov. 21, 2014 in United States District Court in Burlington following his arrest for alien smuggling. U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy released De Mestico on conditions pending his next court hearing.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. On Nov. 19, 2014, Maurice Christian, a/k/a “Reece," 26, of Carbondale, Illinois, pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, the United...


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WAYNE EVANGELISTA, also known as “Wayne Nance," 36, of Bristol, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. Judge...


News Release: Potomac, MD. -Come and join in the festive mood of the holiday season at the Great Falls Tavern in the C&O Canal National Historical Park. On Sunday, December 7th at 1:00 pm, join the Gilmore's Light Ensemble as they perform 19th century holiday music and carols at the Great Falls Tavern. The Gilmore's...


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Sisters Convicted At Trial For Bakersfield Mortgage Fraud Scheme

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal jury in Fresno stayed late into the evening on Friday, Nov. 21, and returned guilty verdicts on all counts in the trial of Evelyn Brigget Sanchez, 32, and Darling Arlette Montalvo, 33, both of Bakersfield, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. The case against the two sisters focused on their involvement in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that ran from October 2005 to May 2007.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Minerva Sanchez, 48, of Fremont, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A seven-foot man was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison for robbing a Franklin County Bank, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.


Earth Science: Seeing the Surface Clearly

News Release: Satellite observation has revolutionized our understanding of terrestrial conditions and climate dynamics. But the measurement science is extremely demanding. Different surface and atmospheric conditions produce distinctive, often subtle, differences in reflected light as seen from space. So instrument calibration is critical.


News Release: Charleston, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that David Andrew Glynn, 47 of Charleston, West Virginia, was sentenced in federal court in Charleston to two and a half years in prison for conspiring to defraud timeshare owners throughout the United States and Canada. Glynn previously...


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Keith Earle Young (57, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to two counts of bank robbery. He faces a maximum penalty of 40 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


Nutter Fort, WV Man Sentenced For Threatening President

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Two Sentenced In Pittsburgh To Morgantown Heroin, Cocaine Distribution Scheme

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News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment today charging GARY RAY BRUNACHE, 35, of Norwich...


Two Mission Men Charged With Third Degree Burglary And Larceny

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that two Mission, South Dakota, men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for two counts of Third Degree Burglary and two counts of Larceny.


News Release: NEWARK, NJ - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the below statement regarding the Iran nuclear negotiations.


News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that EDDIE A. BROWN, age 42, of McAlester, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A).