News published on Federal Newswire in July 2015

News from July 2015


Two Clarksburg men sentenced for heroin trafficking

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jason Grant, 30, and Douglas Dustin Lish, 30, both of Clarksburg, were each sentenced in federal court on heroin trafficking charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Roofing and general contractor Stephen J. Gretchen, 45, of McMechen, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months and 1 day in prison for failing to report cash payments to his employees and fraudulently collecting insurance benefits for staged damage to his vehicle, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property

News Release: Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - TOMORROW, July 15, 2015, at 3:15PM ET, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Elijah Cummings will hold a press conference to unveil their Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act, which will enhance the integrity of our...


OSHA cites Hugo's Roofing Contractors for exposing workers to fall hazards

News Release: Employer name: Hugo's Roofing Contractors Inc.


Peterson Statement on Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015

News Release: “Thank you Mr. Chairman. I’m pleased that we are considering this important bill.


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Jae Won Lee, 38, of Rockville, Maryland, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing others to make false statements on visa applications filed with the National Visa Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, reports Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith.


News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Ashley Gross, 26, of Peaks Island, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Nancy Torresen to 3 years in prison and 3 years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin. Gross pleaded guilty on March 11, 2015.


Lawrence Heroin Ring Charged

News Release: BOSTON - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced that ten individuals in three states were charged in federal court yesterday with conspiracy to distribute heroin, in connection with a Lawrence-based heroin operation. The ten were charged in two related criminal complaints.


Bipartisan, bicameral group highlights broad opposition to sweeping anti-patent legislation moving through Congress

News Release: Today, U.S. Representatives John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Bill Foster (D-Ill.), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and Curt Clawson (R-FL) and U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and David Vitter (R-La.) held a joint press conference to highlight the broad opposition to sweeping anti-patent legislation moving through Congress.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. sentenced today James William Lewis, Jr., 32, of Kings Mountain, N.C. to 108 months in prison for the armed robbery of a Charlotte-area fast food restaurant, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Cogburn also ordered Lewis to serve five years of supervised release and to pay $841 as restitution.


News Release: Numerous scientists will be presenting as part of the Centennial Science Behind The Scenery Programs at Rocky Mountain National Park. This series of programs highlights scientific activity and learning in the park. Each week a different scientist conducting research in the park will share their experiences and discoveries. The programs will be held on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center and are free and open to the public.


Open House/Scoping Meetings Scheduled on Long-Term Plan for Protecting Adult Salmon in the Lower Klamath River

News Release: SHASTA LAKE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled four open house/public scoping meetings to begin preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate the effects of the Long-Term Plan for the Protection of Adult Salmon in the Lower Klamath River. The lower Klamath River is located in Humboldt and Del Norte counties, Calif.


Waterbury Man Involved in Armed Robbery of Undercover ATF Agent Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CALRISSIAN SMITH, also known as “Cali," 33, of Waterbury, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his role in the armed robbery of an undercover ATF special agent.


Easton Police Commissioner Charged In Federal Steroid And Prescription Narcotic Distribution Investigation

News Release: EASTON, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Raymond J. Martin, 48, of Easton, was arrested today in connection with a federal steroid and...


Five Individuals Indicted In July 2015 Federal Grand Jury

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today the results of the July 2015 Federal Grand Jury.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge U.S. District Court Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Shamorcus Brandan Nesbitt (28, Tampa) to 29 years in federal prison for conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, interference with commerce by robbery, carrying a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition. Nesbitt was found guilty by a federal jury on Feb. 12, 2015.


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News Release: BOSTON - A former Boston Police officer and former treasurer of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston to making a false statement to the FBI in connection with his cash loans to a known criminal.


News Release: A man who was found in possession of a handgun in relation to a shooting pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Cedar Rapids.