News published on Federal Newswire in October 2014

News from October 2014


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ALVARO D. CAMPOS, age 39, from Guatemala, was charged today in a one-count indictment with illegal reentry into the United States after having been previously deported, in violation of 8 U.S.C. '1326(a).


Miami-Dade Residents Convicted In $8 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce that Lawrence Foster, 49, of Miami Beach, the President of Paradise is Mine, was found guilty by a federal jury...


News Release: BOSTON - A former Boston Police Officer was charged today in U.S. District Court in Boston with making false statements to the FBI relating to an investigation of the Academy Homes Street Gang (AHSG), a violent narcotics-trafficking gang that operated out of the Academy Homes housing development in Roxbury.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - James Casaus, 32, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today to 96 months in federal prison for violating the federal firearms laws. Casaus will be on supervised release for three years after completing his term of incarceration.


Eritrean National Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

News Release: For Sexually Abusing an 11-Year-Old Child.


Second Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Distributing Heroin and Oxycodone and to Illegally Possessing an Explosive Device

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Benjamin K. Bray, age 30, of Davidsonville, Maryland, pleaded guilty on Oct. 21, 2014, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and oxycodone and to being a felon in possession of an explosive device.


News Release: As part of the Obama Administration’s effort to double energy productivity by 2030 and reduce carbon emissions in commercial buildings, the Energy Department today announced $9 million to encourage investments in energy-saving technologies that can be tested and deployed in offices, shops, restaurants...


Warren Man Charged with Assaulting Federal Officer

News Release: A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging George Rafidi, 60, of Warren, with assault on a federal officer and with possession of a firearm in connection with a violent felony, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: SEWARD, AK: Biologists from both Lake Clark and Kenai Fjords National Parks have nearly completed their field season investigating silver (coho) salmon in the upper Resurrection River system.Resurrection Bay drainages produce one of the state's largest coho salmon sport fisheries, which is supported...


Beloit Heroin Dealer Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison

News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jylon Turner, 21, Beloit, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 42 months in federal prison, followed by a three-year term of supervised release, for delivering heroin on April 2, 2014. Turner pleaded guilty to this charge on August 6, 2014.


News Release: A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging Jeimil A. Henderson, age 22, of Medina, with possession with the intent to distribute and distribution of crack cocaine, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Former Campaign Treasurer Pleads Guilty To Felony Charges, Admits Diverting Money From Campaign’s Bank Account

News Release: -Defendant Worked on Unsuccessful Campaign of D.C. Council Candidate-.


Better Diagnostic Imaging for Traumatic Brain Injuries

News Release: Image-calibration technology designed and developed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute and the Radiological Society of North America has been adopted for use in multi-site clinical trials in the United States and Europe to study the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI).


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury in San Francisco has indicted 10 defendants for their alleged role in a far-reaching prostitution racketeering enterprise that recruited Asian women to work as prostitutes in approximately 40 brothels located throughout the Bay Area, announced United States Attorney...


News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - Delbert Daniel George, 30, of Lapwai, Idaho, pleaded guilty yesterday to failing to appear for sentencing, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. George was indicted by a federal grand jury in Coeur d'Alene on May 20, 2014.


Stockton Man Sentenced to over Three Years for Possessing Sawed-Off Shotgun

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jorge Leal, 21, of Stockton, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to three years and one month in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


Washington Area National Parks Make Nationally Unprecedented Investment in Energy Conservation

News Release: WASHINGTON -- The National Park Service (NPS) is investing $29 million in 81 individual energy efficiency and water conservation projects at national parks throughout the greater Washington region. This unprecedented commitment to reducing energy use and generating energy from renewable sources is the largest to-date among the nine bureaus in the Department of the Interior.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney And EPA Announce Lawsuit Against Poultry Slaughterhouse For Violations Of Federal Clean Water Act

News Release: Defendants Admit, Acknowledge, And Accept Responsibility For Conduct Alleged In Complaint In Consent Decree Filed Simultaneously With Court.


Shuster & Thune Support Use of Civil Reserve Air Fleet to Aid Ebola Efforts

News Release: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Ranking Member John Thune (R-SD) urged President Obama to consider all existing options to protect U.S. citizens and deliver aid and resources to West Africa in the ongoing effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak.


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that on Monday a federal jury in Scranton returned seven guilty verdicts against Terrell Stevenson, a/k/a “Inf", age 36, of Wilkes-Barre, on charges involving trafficking in excess of 100 grams of heroin and related firearm offenses.