News published on Federal Newswire in July 2015

News from July 2015


Fitchburg Man Sentenced to Seven Years on Federal Drug and Gun Charges

News Release: BOSTON - A Fitchburg man was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Worcester for selling heroin to a cooperating witness and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.


UPDATE: NORTH LAS VEGAS TEEN RECOVERED FROM LAKE MOHAVE

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -A 17-year-old boy from North Las Vegas was recovered from Lake Mohave July 1 after he went missing June 30.


Two Men Sentenced For Burglarizing San Point Post Office

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska-U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler announced today that two men were each sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess to serve 21 months in federal prison for burglarizing the post office in Sand Point, Alaska.


Corizon Health Inc. implementing changes to reduce workplace violence hazards for employees at its locations

News Release: July 1, 2015 BOS 2015-135. NEW YORK - Corizon Health Inc., which provides medical, dental and mental-health services to inmates at correctional facilities nationwide, including the Rikers Island facility in New York City, will implement changes to reduce workplace violence hazards for employees at its...


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Four defendants were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison in connection with a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and/or heroin, for attempting to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and/or heroin, and committing these crimes while on supervised release from previous federal convictions. All four defendants were convicted on March 20, 2015, after a nine day trial. Five other defendants previously pleaded guilty to their roles in the conspiracy.


Violent “Goon Squad” and Others Sentenced on Drug Trafficking and Robbery Conspiracy Convictions

News Release: Led by Two Brothers and Their Sister; Other Family Members Also Involved.


Two Rochester Men Arrested On Child Exploitation Charges

News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany H. Lee, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, in June 2015, the mother of a 13 year-old minor advised the Rochester Police Department that her child had been communicating with two men. According to the mother, DiFlorio was working as a Lifetouch...


News Release: Louisiana Motel Owner Pleads Guilty in Sex Trafficking Case.


News Release: Travel With Intent To Engage In Illicit Sexual Conduct With A Minor.


News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced that former Georgia-Pacific IT specialist and systems administrator BRIAN P. JOHNSON, age 43, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was arrested this morning after his indictment last week by a federal grand jury for intentionally damaging protected...


Tonawanda Woman Sentenced For Defrauding Elderly Veteran

News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney MaryEllen Kresse, who handled the case, stated that between April and October 2013, Oertelt, who was employed as a health care provider for an 87-year old legally blind veteran, used the veteran’s signature stamp without his knowledge or permission to issue checks to herself totaling...


Committee Leaders Question Administration’s Decision to Ease Fraud Reduction Targets in Medicaid Program

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt in their continued oversight of the Medicaid program.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that TONY AXELL ROMERO-MONTOYA, age 28, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment charging him with illegal reentry of a removed alien.


News Release: HOUSTON - A total of six people have been taken into custody on allegations related to a cocaine conspiracy dating back to April 2011, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).


Charleston man sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm

News Release: Charleston, W.Va. - A Charleston man who illegally possessed a firearm was sentenced today in federal court in Charleston to 37 months in federal prison, United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced. Travis Devon Woods, 26, previously pleaded guilty on March 12, 2015, to being a felon in possession...


News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Darius D. Williams, 24, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to 14.5 years in prison yesterday for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and for possession of a stolen firearm. The sentence was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


News Release: Archaic Period Domestic Life in the Ohio Valley.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of sex trafficking of a child, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Convicted Felon Sentenced to 14.5 Years for Federal Firearm Offenses

News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Darius D. Williams, 24, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to 14.5 years in prison late yesterday for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and for possession of a stolen firearm. The sentence was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


Pennsylvania Man Charged With Robbing The Same Atlantic City, New Jersey, Bank He Robbed In 2010

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Philadelphia man will appear in federal court today to face charges that while on supervised release, he robbed the same Cape Bank in Atlantic City, New Jersey, that he admitted robbing in 2010, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.