News published on Federal Newswire in November 2014

News from November 2014


News Release: United States Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that RIGO PACHECO-RODRIGUEZ, age 25, a Mexican citizen who was illegally in the United States, was sentenced yesterday after previously pleading guilty to a one-count indictment for illegal entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1326(a).


Laguna Pueblo Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Assault Conviction

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Keith J. Carr, 30, a member of Laguna Pueblo, N.M., was sentenced yesterday to a year and a day in federal prison for his assault conviction. Carr will be on supervised release for three years after he completes his term of incarceration.


Oglala Woman Sentenced For Involuntary Manslaughter

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Oglala, South Dakota, woman convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter was sentenced on Nov. 25, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


Miami Home Health Agency Owner and Operator Pleads Guilty for Role in Multiple Medicare Fraud Schemes

News Release: An owner and operator of a Miami home health care agency pleaded guilty today in connection with a long-running $6.2 million Medicare fraud scheme involving Professional Medical Home Health LLC (Professional Home Health), and similar schemes at two other Miami home health care agencies.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Northern District of Florida. Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Follow @NDFLNews. TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Rashad Lamond Anderson, 23, of Tampa, Annecia Bellandra Larkins, 23, and Tavin Gernard Larkins, 23, both of Havana, and Almecia Endelease Pillers, 21, of Quincy...


Lengthy Prison Sentence For Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced the sentencing of Christopher Oates, age 37, a resident 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.


Royal Oak Resident Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion

News Release: Robin Petty, age 53, of Royal Oak, Michigan, part owner of Superior Metal Finishing Corporation, a Detroit, MI corporation, pleaded guilty to one count of income tax evasion, United States Attorney Barbara McQuade announced today.


News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s seasonal road wildlife closures on specific roads in the Grand Junction Field Office begin Dec. 1 to reduce stress on wintering wildlife and prevent road damage.


Miami Resident Sentenced to Life in Prison for Obstruction of Justice by Murder and Firearms Trafficking

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Hugo Barrera, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Miami Field Office, and J.D. Patterson, Director, Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), announce the sentencing of Andres Campo, 26, ...


News Release: A woman who conspired to use fire to commit wire fraud by causing a home to be destroyed by fire, and collecting proceeds from a bogus insurance claim alleging the fire was accidental was sentenced Nov. 25, 2014, to 10 years in federal prison.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events...


Research in Images: Cutaway View of Nanoparticles in a Neural Cell

News Release: NIST's Precision Imaging Facility (PIF) in Boulder, Colo., provides a variety of advanced tools for precisely measuring the structure and chemical com­position of materials at sub-nanometer scales. These images were prepared for a recent NIST study* that found that gold nanoparticles could be used as controls for in vitro neurotoxicology studies because they don't disrupt the cytoskeleton of developing neurons.


Dr. King Nobel Peace Prize 2015

News Release: ATLANTA, GA - Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., receiving the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, with the opening of an exhibition entitled, 1964 Martin Luther King, Jr., "A Global Citizen".


News Release: LEXINGTON, KY - A Lawrenceville, Ga., man, who previously admitted using the identities of other people to fraudulently collect federal income tax refunds, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison.


Former Art Gallery Employee Pleads Guilty To Over $1.5 Million Embezzlement

News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Jeffrey Hall (48, Maitland) has pleaded guilty to mail fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. As part of his plea agreement, Hall agreed to pay over $1.5 million in restitution. His sentencing has been scheduled for Feb. 19, 2015.


Computing with Single Atoms

News Release: As features on silicon microchips continue to shrink, the final frontier of miniaturization is a transistor on the scale of a single atom - a technology that could revolutionize computing.


News Release: ST. LOUIS -The National Park Service announced today that Kozeny-Wagner, Inc. of Arnold, Missouri was awarded a $10.27 million contract to complete the North Gateway component of the CityArchRiver project. The North Gateway is a seven acre park that will be a vibrant area of Jefferson National Expansion Memorial that will connect to the Eads Bridge, Laclede's Landing, Washington Avenue and neighborhoods surrounding the Arch grounds to the north.


Waubay Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Murder

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Waubay, South Dakota, man convicted of Second Degree Murder and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on Nov. 25, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Lawrence L. Piersol.


West Milford Woman Sentenced For Falsifying Tax Return

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