News published on Federal Newswire in November 2014

News from November 2014


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Former Corrections Officer Sentenced To Federal Prison After Accepting Bribes From Inmates

News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges yesterday sentenced Jason Monroe Epstein (29, Orlando) to 18 months in federal prison for receipt of a bribe by a public official. Epstein previously pleaded guilty to the offense on September 9, 2014.


News Release: Tristram J. Coffin, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, stated that Tammy Nguyen, 34, formerly of Essex Junction, Vermont, appeared in United States District Court and pled guilty to making false statements to obtain health care benefit coverage from the Vermont Health Access Plan (“VHAP")...


United States Attorney’s Office Recovers $20,000,000 In Fiscal Year 2014 – With A Record Amount Distributed To Victims

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that the Western District of New York Office recovered in Fiscal Year 2014, $20,456,183.00 as a result of wide-ranging efforts in criminal, civil and asset forfeiture cases. Of that, a record amount, $14,541,000.00, was returned to...


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has handed down an indictment charging Andre L. Jenkins, 36, of Florida, with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced the sentencing of Travis Hill, age 35, of Columbus, Georgia, on Nov. 24, 2014, by the Honorable Clay D. Land, Chief United States District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, in Columbus, Georgia.


Meth Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A local man who possessed over two kilos of methamphetamine in his car and another 4½ kilos of methamphetamine in a rented storage locker in Las Vegas, has been sentenced to 121 months in prison and five years of supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada.


News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On Nov. 24, 2014, Esteban Delgado Camacho, 48, of Weaverville, N.C., was sentenced by the Honorable R. Leon Jordan, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 120 months in prison for his role as a source of supply in a cocaine conspiracy centered in and around the Johnson City, Tenn., area and for possessing firearms in furtherance of his cocaine trafficking.


Information: Federal Court Arraignments

News Release: Information: Federal Court Arraignments The United States Attorney’s Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Marc Korn, 58, of Amherst, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with bankruptcy fraud. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years and a fine of $250,000.


News Release: A man who committed perjury in federal court proceedings relating to a sawed-off shotgun charge was sentenced Nov. 24, 2014, to nearly three years in federal prison.


Bradford County Man Charged With Possessing Child Pornography And Wire Fraud

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 68-year-old Sayre, Pennsylvania resident has been charged with possessing child pornography and wire fraud.


Jackson Man Convicted Of Sex Trafficking By Force

News Release: A Jackson man was convicted by a federal jury in Ann Arbor yesterday of sex trafficking several women and one minor victim, using force and coercion, announced U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade.


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Eugene Edward Hudome (60, Melbourne) has pleaded guilty to using a minor to produce images of child pornography. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years, up to 30 years, in federal prison. Hudome’s sentencing is scheduled for April 2, 2015.


Anchorage Felon Charged with Federal Firearms Crime

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a local man was arraigned in federal court in Anchorage on one count of felon in possession of a firearm.


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News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Anthony Avery and Spiwe Barnes pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine before U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The charge carries a minimum...


Harrison County Prosecutor-elect Pleads Guilty to Stealing $540,000 from Elderly Client

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, and Chris Koster, Missouri Attorney General, announced that a Bethany, Mo., attorney pleaded guilty today in federal court for stealing more than $540,000 from his elderly client.


Columbus Man Arraigned on Federal Child Pornography Charges

News Release: Samuel Elliott Charged with Producing and Possessing Child.