News published on Federal Newswire in October 2014

News from October 2014


Beloit Man Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Beloit man pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding a bank in Ottawa County, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.


Sand Springs Man Sentenced For Fraudulently Receiving Over $16,000 In Unemployment Benefits While Employed

News Release: TULSA, Okla. - A Sand Springs man was sentenced in Federal court today for providing false information to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission resulting in the receipt of over $16,000 in unemployment insurance benefits, announced United States Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr., for the Northern District of Oklahoma. A Federal grand jury charged Hansen by indictment on June 5, 2014.


News Release: For 17 Years Former Boeing Employee Stole Deceased Father’s Benefit Checks.


Former Health Care Center Nursing Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Selling Fentanyl and other Pain Killers

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul announced today that Catherine Vitello, 41, of Elma, N.Y., pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of hydrocodone and fentanyl before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.


Biddeford Man Sentenced to 2½ Years for Pharmacy Robbery

News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Kyle.


Florida Businessman Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Conspiring To Defraud Investors

News Release: Over 100 Investors Lost More Than $13 Million in Scheme.


St. Thomas Man Arraigned On Charges Of Possession Of Firearm With Obliterated Serial Number

News Release: St. Thomas, USVI- Carlos Norman, 22, appeared today in District Court on St. Thomas for arraignment after his arrest for possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, announced United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe. Norman was released on an unsecured $20,000 bond.


52 Members And Associates Of San Bernardino Street Gang Targeted In Federal Drug Trafficking Indictment

News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - After a federal grand jury issued a 90-page indictment, federal and state authorities today arrested 21 of 52 defendants linked to San Bernardino's largest gang on narcotics-trafficking charges that allege numerous transactions involving methamphetamine and heroin.


Truckee Meadows Community College and Colorado School of Mines Win Geothermal Student Competitions

News Release: The Energy Department announced the 2014 winners of the National Geothermal Student Competition and the Geothermal Case Study Challenge last week at an industry gathering in Portland, Oregon. These competitions challenged college and university students to develop professional business solutions for...


News Release: PANAMA CITY, Fla. - A. D. Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced that a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment yesterday charging five individuals with narcotic and firearm offenses.


Jury Finds McLaughlin Man Guilty Of Assault Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Brett Roach, age 27, of McLaughlin, South Dakota, was convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, following a two-day jury trial in Pierre. The guilty verdict was returned on October 8, 2014.


News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that TONI SHNEA FOURKILLER, age 31, of McAlester, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Stalking, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2261A(1), 2261 and 2.


Former Putnam Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Child Pornography Offense

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Thursday, October 9, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DARRICK COLLETTE, 33, of Thompson, formerly of Putnam, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty...


Lakeland Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm

News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington yesterday sentenced Jerman Antwon Green (29, Lakeland) to 15 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He pleaded guilty on June 19, 2014.


Fleet Week "Blue Angels" Traffic Advisory for October 11 & 12

News Release: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CA-Fleet Week "Blue Angels" activities can bring traffic to a standstill in and around the waterfront areas of Golden Gate National Recreation Area and San Francisco Maritime National Historic Site. Due to traffic congestion from Fleet Week, parking will be extremely...


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Patrica Benally, 37, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Mitten Rock, N.M., was sentenced this morning to 46 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for her involuntary manslaughter conviction.


Clarks Summit Attorney Indicted For Title Insurance Fraud

News Release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Susan C. Kevra-Shiner, 46, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by the federal grand jury and charged with seven counts of mail fraud relating to an abstract and title insurance company she owned and operated...


News Release: The winning entries from this year's California Coastal Art &Poetry Contest will be on display through Sunday, November 9,2014, at Channel Islands National Park.


News Release: A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced Oct. 2, 2014, to four years in federal prison.


Baltimore Felon Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Illegal Possession Of A Gun

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Deandre Murphy, age 31, of Baltimore, today to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.