News published on Federal Newswire in October 2014

News from October 2014


Week In Review – South Bend

News Release: South Bend, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated today that Chief Judge Christina Reiss in U.S. District Court in Burlington sentenced Frank Caraballo, 32, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, to 40 years imprisonment on his conviction for firearm and drug conspiracy charges, including a...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Two Members Of Cherry Hill Group ‘UDH” Are Each Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Drug Distribution

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III, today sentenced UDH members Tony Johnson, a/k/a “Tony Mack," age 27, and Russell Lumpkins, age 25, both of Baltimore, each to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and heroin in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Brandon Jermaine Johnson, 28, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today to 96 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, on charges of bank fraud and conspiracy. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount $25,098.30.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Charles A. Evans, 40, and Tiana L. Williams, 24, both of Beloit, Wis., with participating in a conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin from May to September 2014.


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


News Release: (Richmond, CA)--Visitors of all ages and fitness levels are invited to join National Park Service rangers for outdoor fitness and fun at 10 AM on Saturday, November 15th and December 13th, 2014, at the Rosie the Riveter Memorial, in Richmond, CA, part of Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical...


News Release: A man who sold heroin to a person who overdosed and died from using the heroin pled guilty for the second time on Oct. 30, 2014, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack appointed five members and seven alternates to serve on the Hass Avocado Board. The appointees will serve 3-year terms beginning Nov. 1, 2014, and ending on Oct. 31, 2017, except for two alternate producer members whose terms will begin immediately. One alternate member will end their term on Oct. 31, 2015, and the other will end theirs on Oct. 31, 2016.


News Release: Farmington, PA: The National Park Service will present a living history program and encampment at Fort Necessity National Battlefield over the weekend of November 8-9. The program is intended to honor veterans and will present a military timeline representing America’s conflicts from the French and Indian...


New Haven Man Pleads Guilty To Marriage Fraud Scheme

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SYED NAQSHBAND, 33, of New Haven, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before U.S.


Four Connected To “River Otter Preppers” Sentenced

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara today sentenced four individuals with connections to the “River Otter Preppers" organization. They each pleaded guilty on Aug. 14, 2014.


News Release: United States Attorney Felicia C. Adams announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Robert W. Coleman II, will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 4, 2014, general elections. AUSA Robert...


Memphis Man Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking Of A Minor

News Release: Memphis, TN - A Memphis man pleaded guilty yesterday to the sex trafficking of a 16-year-old girl, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III of the Western District of Tennessee, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and Special Agent in Charge Todd McCall of the FBI’s Memphis Division.


Worship Minister Charged With Receipt And Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the return of an indictment charging Mark Daniel DeHaven (33, Winter Garden) with two counts of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. If convicted, he faces a minimum mandatory sentence of five...


26th Annual Sea Music Concert Series Finale Evokes Maritime Traditions

News Release: What: A sea music concert featuring singers and acoustic instrumentalists Holdstock and Macleod.


U.S. Attorney Appoints Election Officer

News Release: HONOLULU - United States Attorney Florence T. Nakakuni announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Lawrence L. Tong will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department's nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 4, 2014, general elections. AUSA...


News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that DANIEL WAYNE MAULDIN, age 25, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma pled guilty on Oct. 29, 2014, to Drug Conspiracy, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C).


First Linkage Map of Creeping Bentgrass Completed

News Release: The first ever linkage map for creeping bentgrass, a commonly used turfgrass, was completed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in collaboration with researchers at Rutgers University and at the University of Massachusetts. This turfgrass has a tolerance for low mowing that allows it to thrive where other grasses would die.