News published on Federal Newswire in August 2015

News from August 2015


Victoria Man Convicted of Sexual Exploitation of a Child

News Release: VICTORIA, Texas - Mathew Kelly Millegan, 31, of Victoria, has pleaded guilty to production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.


Atwater Woman Sentenced for Student Aid Fraud and Identity Theft

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Sherise Lanelle Woolridge, 33, of Atwater, was sentenced today for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft for her role in a student aid fraud scheme, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced her to four and a half years in prison and ordered her to pay $347,732 in restitution.


Fly Safe: Prevent Loss of Control Accidents

News Release: The FAA and general aviation (GA) groups’ #Fly Safe national safety campaign aims to educate the GA community on how to prevent Loss of Control (LOC) accidents this flying season.


News Release: Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, along with David T. Resch, Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced today that Bruce Pennington, age 64, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, the former Saline...


Detroit heroin dealer sentenced to eleven years in federal prison

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that Antonio Sanjuan Shadwick, also known as “Eastside," of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to distribution 100 or more grams of heroin. The sentence was imposed by Chief United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers in Huntington.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - - An Arizona man, whose conviction on mortgage fraud charges had been overturned by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and remanded for a new trial, was convicted again today of conspiracy and fraud charges, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden, for the District of Nevada.


News Release: Former A+ Care Pharmacy Sentenced to 64 Months in Federal Prison and Forfeited $2.3 Million and a Lexus.


Two Brothers Sentenced on Food Stamp Fraud Charges

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eastern District of Michigan. Monday, Aug. 3, 2015. Two Detroit brothers have been sentenced to federal prison for the roles they played in a fraudulent food stamp scheme, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade has announced. McQuade was joined in the announcement...


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that John Thomas Humphreys (46, Texas) has pleaded guilty to manufacturing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes, false representation of a Social Security number, and aggravated identity theft. He faces a maximum penalty of 25...


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Sandra Egbert, 26, of Goshen, New Hampshire, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to make a false statement during the acquisition of a firearm and making a false statement...


Centralia Meth Dealers Enter Guilty Pleas

News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Michael A. Flanagan, 43, and Dusty Jo Gambill, 40, both of Centralia, Illinois, pled guilty Friday, July 31, 2015, to an 11-count indictment returned by a Federal Grand Jury against them and others.


Fresno Man Sentenced for Extensive Fraudulent Bonding Scheme and Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Abel Martin Carreon, 57, of Fresno, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to five years and five months in prison for one count of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Carreon was also ordered to pay $1,253,000 in restitution.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Anderson, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to robbing the Arvest Bank in Anderson.


Man Who Placed Improvised Explosive Device at Colorado Springs Building Pleads Guilty

News Release: DENVER - Thaddeus Cheyenne Murphy, age 44, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, pled guilty this morning before U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez to damage to a building by means of fire and explosion and felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, FBI Denver Division Special Agent...


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. B Today, Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Davion Junior Gales, age 29, of West Jefferson, North Carolina, to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine, money laundering...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva and a team of major-city mayors today hailed the release of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan rule to reduce climate-warming emissions nationwide over the next several decades.


News Release: SAN FRANCISO - Sterigenics International LLC and its parent, Sterigenics U.S., LLC, agreed to pay $450,000 to settle allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that the companies failed to keep and maintain adequate records pertaining to controlled substances, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce Balzano.


News Release: Glacier National Park officials encourage public comment on a proposal to replace the St. Mary Entrance Station and install an aquatic invasive species (AIS) inspection station.



District Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison For Shooting Juvenile in Southwest Washington

News Release: Attack Took Place in Mid-Afternoon. WASHINGTON - Adrian Wade, 20, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to a six-year prison term on charges stemming from an incident this year in which he fired a gun at four juveniles, hitting one of them, Acting U.S. Attorney Vincent H. Cohen, Jr. announced. Wade...