News published on Federal Newswire in September 2014

News from September 2014


News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - A federal grand jury in Greeneville returned an indictment on Aug. 12, 2013, against Ricky Anthony Lanier, 47, and Katrina Reshina Lanier, 40, of LaGrange, N.C.; Latoya Montrevette Speight, 37, of Snow Hill, N.C.; and Emanuel Louis Hill, 47, of Louisville, Ky., for wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and major fraud against the United States.


News Release: Dennis Love also must pay restitution of $18,605 to four victim banks and credit unions.


News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected six new projects under the University Coal Research Program (UCR) that seek long-term solutions for the clean and efficient use of our nation’s abundant coal resources. The selected projects support the Office of Fossil Energy’s (FE) Crosscutting Research Program’s initiatives in high-performance materials and sensors and controls technology. The projects will be managed by FE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory.


News Release: BISMARCK - U. S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on Sept. 8, 2014, Christopher Juaquin Russell, 34, Tacoma, Wash., was sentenced before U. S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland to serve 20 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.


Six Corporate Executives And Six Corporate Entities Indicted For Orchestrating A $500 Million Offshore Asset Protection, Securities Fraud, And Money Laundering Scheme

News Release: Defendants Created Three Brokerage Firms In Belize To Assist U.S. Citizens In Fraudulent Manipulation Schemes Of Publicly Traded Companies, Including Cannabis-Rx, Inc. (CANA).


News Release: On September 9, 2014, Stacy Lynn Henry, age 40 of Lincoln, was sentenced to 10 years and 10 months (130 months) in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine between January of 2012 and October of...


Bank Teller Charged With Stealing From Customers’ Accounts

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Ebensburg, Pa., was indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of misapplication of funds by a bank employee, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Hartford Man Sentenced To More Than 8 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Heroin

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, September 9, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTONIO SANCHEZ, also known as “Cano," 41, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge...


News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement in response to a Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) report on "DHS Has Not Effectively Managed Pandemic Personal Protective Equipment and Antiviral Medical Countermeasures" (OIG-14-129)...


Wilkes-Barre Man Charged With Drug Trafficking Offense

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today the filing of a criminal information charging Shawn Morse, age 42, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, with distributing cocaine on numerous occasions between 2010 and April 2, 2013.


Cleveland Man Charged With Robbing Bank On Brookpark Road

News Release: A grand jury returned a one-count indictments charging Jeremy D. Carpenter, 33, of Cleveland, with one count of bank robbery, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


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News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


News Release: Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 10th at 9:30 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), will hold a joint hearing entitled, "Improving ...


New York Man Sentenced To 10 Years On Cocaine Charge

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News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An Ocean County, New Jersey, attorney today admitted his role in a scheme that defrauded investors in connection with a Facebook IPO and several real estate deals, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


NIST Helps Develop New Standard for Microsensor Technology

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has contributed to the development of a new standard for defining the performance of micromechanical sensors-a field that is expected to expand rapidly in coming decades as these versatile sensors increasingly become part of electronic networks.


Elmira Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing and Illegally Selling Guns

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Douglas Church, 23, OF Elmira, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiring to deal firearms without a license and possession of stolen firearms. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for His Role in Drug Conspiracy and for Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer.


Six Individuals Convicted In Federal Court

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