News published on Federal Newswire in February 2015

News from February 2015


News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 40-year-old Nederland, Texas man has been sentenced to life in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


Crime Gun Intelligence Center Uses NIBIN Technology To Arrest Violent Shooter

News Release: DENVER ?District Attorney (DA) Mitchell R. Morrissey of the city and county of Denver, Special Agent in Charge Luke Franey of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Denver Field Division, and Chief of the Denver Police Department (DPD) Robert White announce the arrest of Anthony Dennis of Denver, Colo., for attempted murder and burglary stemming from three shooting incidents that occurred on Jan. 27, and Jan. 29, 2015.


News Release: Project Safe Childhood. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man who was part of a nationwide e-mail network was sentenced in federal court today for receiving and distributing child pornography. Joseph Allen...



News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -Minerva Sanchez, 48, of Fremont, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to 21 months in prison for conspiring to commit bank fraud, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Sanchez also was ordered to pay restitution to financial institutions in the amount of $421,372.


News Release: BOSTON - A Lynn gang member was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for heroin trafficking.


Nederland Man Receives Life Sentence For Drug Trafficking Crimes

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 40-year-old Nederland, Texas man has been sentenced to life in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


Houston Woman Charged in Sister's Murder-for-hire Scheme

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Houston, Mo., woman has been charged in federal court with attempting to hire someone to murder her sister.


Employees at Bristol, Connecticut, trash-to-energy plant exposed to combustible dust, fire, electrical, confined space, other hazards

News Release: Feb. 17, 2015BOS 2015-029. Employer name: Covanta Energy Bristol Inc. Inspection site: 170 Enterprise Rd., Bristol, Conn. 06010. Date inspection initiated: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration began an inspection on Oct. 1, 2014, in response to a complaint. Investigation...


News Release: FRITCH, TX -Lake Meredith National Recreation Area will conduct multiple prescribed burns at the North end of the park in the areas of: North Canyon, Spring Canyon, the Stilling Basin, Water Authority, South Canyon, Sanford Yake, and Cedar Canyon (totaling 3970 acres) and at the South end in the areas of Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument and Mullinaw Crossing (totaling 535 acres) between the dates of February 19 and March 31, 2015.


Navajo Woman from Colorado Sentenced for Federal Child Abuse Conviction in New Mexico

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Lorrena Ann Yazzie, 27, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Durango, Colo., was sentenced this morning in federal court to three years of probation for her child abuse conviction.


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - Eighteen individuals from around the United States have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: CINCINNATI - A United States District Court jury convicted Christopher Stegawski, 65, of Cleveland, of conspiracy to distribute and dispense prescription drugs, namely oxycodone.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - William “B.J." Farmer, 39, of Wheeling, was convicted in federal court today of distributing crack cocaine, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced today.


Leader Of Sports Betting Ring Sentenced To 20 Months For Racketeering And Related Charges

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Joseph Vito Mastronardo, Jr., 64, of Meadowbrook, PA, was sentenced today to 20 months in prison, to be served in a Level IV Bureau of Prisons Medical Facility. The sentence follows his guilty plea on Jan. 31, 2014, for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise (RICO)...


North Highlands Woman Receives 2 Years And 8 Months In Federal Prison For Agravated Identity Theft, Bank Fraud, And Possession Of Stolen U.S. Mail

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Elise Elizabeth Perez, 42, of North Highlands, California, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge John A. Mendez to a total term of 32 months in prison for her convictions on four counts of bank fraud, a single count of aggravated identity theft, and two counts of possession of stolen U.S. Mail, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


News Release: DEFENDANT USED INTERNET AND CREDIT CARDS VIA INTERSTATE COMMERCE TO PROMOTE PROSTITUTION BUSINESSES FOR HIS PERSONAL FINANCIAL GAIN.


News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 53-year-old Port Arthur, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


New Haven Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JEROME T. WALKER, also known as “Ratchet," 26, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm. WALKER also was ordered to perform 300 hours of community service.


New Haven Man Sentenced To 3 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Possessing Firearm

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JEROME T. WALKER, also known as “Ratchet," 26, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge...