News published on Federal Newswire in November 2014

News from November 2014


Eastlake Man Faces Child Pornography Charges

News Release: David M. Moyer, 69, of Eastlake, was charged with receiving and possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, a bipartisan group of members of Congress highlighted the passage of legislation that modernizes the Federal Records Act and clarifies how former Presidents’ records are to be released to the public. H.R. 1233 would amend the Presidential Records Act of 1978 to establish a process...


Clarks Summit Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Producing Child Pornography

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 20-year-old Clarks Summit man was sentenced today in Scranton by Senior U.S. District Court Judge James M. Munley to serve 15 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.


Cleveland Man Faces Heroin and Firearms Charges

News Release: A Cleveland man was indicted on federal drug and firearms charges, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Bedford Man Charged for Armed Robbery of Garfield Heights Bank

News Release: A grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Landon Darnell McFarland, Jr., 32, of Bedford, with one count of attempted bank robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Saguaro National Park Opposes Current Proposal For Bike Ranch Across Street From East District Visitor Center

News Release: Tucson, AZ -Saguaro National Park opposes the current proposal for a Bike Ranch development, on a 45 acre parcel across from the park's Rincon Mountain District (east) entrance. The property is located in the Pima County Buffer Overlay Zone, which preserves and protects the open space characteristics within one mile of public preserves.


Congress Passes Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Unused and Outdated Government Reports

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, a bipartisan group of Senators highlighted the passage of common-sense legislation to modify or eliminate more than 50 unnecessary, duplicative, or outdated reports and notification requirements produced by federal agencies and departments, that are required by law to be submitted to Congress.


Hanover Man Convicted Of Receipt And Distribution Of Child Pornography

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rodney Corbin, Jr., age 54, Hanover, Pennsylvania was sentenced today by Senior United States District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to 97 months’ imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, anda $2,000 fine, for distribution and receipt of child pornography. Corbin pled guilty to the charges on Oct. 1, 2013.


News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Education released new waiver guidance...


Three Brothers Convicted Of 1994 Murder

News Release: Defendants Brian Gill, David Gill And Samuel McIntosh Operated A Lucrative Narcotics Trafficking Organization In Staten Island.


Congress Approves Cummings Bill to Expand Access to Presidential Records

News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, the House of Representatives unanimously adopted legislation introduced by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to improve public access to the records of presidents and their senior advisors.


Former Wilmington Trust Officer Pleads Guilty To Accepting A Gift For Procuring Loans

News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Peter W. Hayes, age 49 of Newark, DE, pleaded guilty to one count of accepting a gift for procuring loans, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 215. United States District Judge Richard G. Andrews scheduled a sentencing hearing for March 17, 2015, at 9 a.m.



News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury to a Child.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that HON KIT LAU, age 34, from Hong Kong, and LAWRENCE TREIGLE, age 44, from Covington, Louisiana, were charged today in a one-count superseding bill of information with conspiring to smuggle a threatened species of turtles out of the United States and in violation of the Lacey Act.


News Release: HOUSTON - Seven Aryan Brotherhood of (ABT) gang members from Houston and Dallas were sentenced to prison this week for their roles in the violent ABT enterprise, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GIOVANNI MASUCCI, also known as John Masucci, 46, of Woodbridge, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport...


Vascular Solutions Inc. And Its CEO Charged With Selling Unapproved Medical Devices And Conspiring To Defraud The United States

News Release: UPDATE - The defendants in this case, Howard Root and Vascular Solutions Inc., were acquitted of the charges alleged in the indictment described in the press release below.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting and Impeding a Federal Officer.


News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, John F. Khin, Special Agent in Charge, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Southeast Field Office, and Frank Robey, Director, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, Major Procurement Fraud Unit (MPFU), announce...