News published on Federal Newswire in October 2014

News from October 2014


News Release: BOSTON - A previously convicted Level II sex offender was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for transportation and possession of child pornography.


Miami-Dade Resident Sentenced In Stolen Identity Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Richard Walker, Special Agent in Charge, United States Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations (OLRFI-Miami), and Jesse Panuccio, Executive Director, State of...


Clinton Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery

News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On Oct. 22, 2014, Shane Roger Hoiland, age 22, formerly of Clinton, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Judge John A. Jarvey to 48 months in prison for bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Hoiland was ordered to serve three years supervised...


News Release: Local Businesses Were Part Of Illegal Operation Stretching From Gainesville, Florida To Pound, Virginia.


Female Gang Member Sentenced for Lying to FBI During Southeast Kidnapping Investigation

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Chason Renee Chase, a/k/a “Lady Jamaica," a/k/a “Lady J," age 24, of Columbia, South Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia was sentenced today in federal court to three (3) months imprisonment, which will be followed by three...


News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced a federal indictment charging two individuals with orchestrating a $1 million bank fraud conspiracy in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. VINH XUAN NGO, a/k/a “Houng Van Tran," 36, and NORINH INTHONEPRADITH, a/k/a “Chau Ngo," 38, are charged with Aggravated Identity Theft, and Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Access Device Fraud, in a 15-count indictment.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Vincent Ortiz, 44, a member and resident of San Felipe Pueblo, pleaded guilty this morning to a federal sexual abuse charge. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Ortiz will be sentenced to 50 months in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. Ortiz will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.


News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - The owners of Out of Africa Adventurous Safaris were charged with conspiracy to sell illegal rhinoceros hunts in South Africa in order to defraud American hunters, money laundering and secretly trafficking in rhino horns, announced Sam Hirsch Acting Assistant Attorney General for...


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Johnson County, Kan., man was charged in federal court today for the armed robbery of Bank of Weston.


Hancock County Probate Judge Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement

News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 32 indictments charging 38 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.


News Release: Newark, NJ - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding the terror attacks in Canada:


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.


Williamsville Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Norman Charnock, 51, of Williamsville, NY, who was convicted of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, was sentenced to 60 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


Four Sentenced On Heroin Charges In Federal Court In Beckley

News Release: Beckley, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that four defendants were sentenced in federal court in Beckley on heroin charges. Douglas Edward Morris, 43, of Beckley, was sentenced to seven years in prison, and Tommy Ray Prater II, 34, of Shady Spring, West Virginia was sentenced...


News Release: Saguaro National Park is offering a variety of hikes and talks this fall that explore the park's wonderful natural and cultural histories. Program listings also are available on the park's website, www.nps.gov/sagu, or visit us on Facebook. Interpretive programs are free, but park entrance fees apply. Program schedules are subject to change; call the visitor centers for updates or reservations.


News Release: Robert Noel, 54, of Lorain, 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.


West Virginia Man Sentenced For Failure To Update Sex Offender Registration

News Release: 1125 Chapline Street, Federal Building, Suite 3000 ● Wheeling, WV 26003.


BLM seeks participants in recreation focus groups

News Release: CANON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office invites you to share in the conversation about recreation management and the places in the field office from Leadville to Westcliffe, Salida to Canon City that matter most to you so that BLM can better respond to the public’s desires and expectations for how these areas are managed.


News Release: Project Safe Childhood. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was charged in federal court today with producing child pornography after taking videos and photos of a teenager who responded to his online...