News published on Federal Newswire in August 2015

News from August 2015


News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was indicted today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with his role in a scheme to illegally transport firearms into Massachusetts.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for making false statements in order to receive more than $454,000 in income tax refunds.


Three Sentenced to Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences for Roles in December 2014 Armored Car Heist

News Release: AMARILLO, Texas - Three men who pleaded guilty to their respective roles in a December 2014 armored car heist in Amarillo, Texas, have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison sentences, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


Nine People Charged In Largest Known Computer Hacking And Securities Fraud Scheme

News Release: More Than 150,000 Press Releases Stolen from Three Major Newswire Companies, Used to Generate Approximately $30 Million in Illegal Trading Profits.


Two New York City Residents Charged With Conspiracy To Provide Material Support To Isil

News Release: WASHINGTON - Yesterday, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York returned an indictment charging Munther Omar Saleh, of Queens, New York, with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and with assaulting and conspiring to...


Technology Integration Group Agrees to Pay $5.9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

News Release: Company Previously Paid $4.6 Million in Restitution as Part of Non-Prosecution Agreement in Related Criminal Investigation.


News Release: BOSTON - A West Roxbury man was sentenced today for violating an asset freeze and other court orders entered in a civil case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).


News Release: DMV Employees Altered Records to Show Individuals Had Taken and Passed.


News Release: BOSTON - A Framingham man was arrested today and charged with receipt and possession of child pornography.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Beaver County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government property, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Scranton Man Affiliated With "TF Mafia" Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison On Drug Conspiracy Charge

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Vincent Fearon, age 33, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today in federal court in Scranton, by Senior United States District Edwin Kosik, to serve 57 months in prison on a charge of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. Fearon was ordered to serve an additional 3 years under court supervision upon his release from prison.


North Carolina Seafood Processor And Distributor Sentenced For Mislabeling Shrimp

News Release: WASHINGTON-North Carolina-based seafood processor and wholesale distributor Alphin Brothers Inc., was sentenced today in federal court for falsely labeling imported shrimp, the Justice Department announced.


Lend a hand then stay and play

News Release: CRAIG, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Little Snake Field Office and partners invite you to volunteer and enjoy your public lands beginning Aug. 14 to celebrate National Public Lands Day.


News Release: SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson sentenced Serafine Magallon, 41, to 225 months imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. In sentencing Magallon, a San Jose, California resident, Judge Watson found that he held a leadership role in the conspiracy.


News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected 12 projects to receive funding through its Crosscutting Research Program’s Transitional Technology Development to Enable Highly Efficient Power Systems with Carbon Management initiative.



News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 25-year-old Beaumont, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


Five Men Charged In Heroin And Cocaine Trafficking Ring

News Release: BOSTON - Five men were charged in U.S. District Court in Worcester on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, with heroin and cocaine trafficking throughout Worcester County.


Interagency Report Advocates Support for International Cybersecurity Standardization

News Release: A new draft report by an interagency working group lays out objectives and recommendations for enhancing the U.S. government's coordination and participation in the development and use of international standards for cybersecurity. The report recommends the government make greater effort to coordinate...


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - LeDon Gaither, 38, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced today to 121 months in prison for heroin and cocaine trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.