News published on Federal Newswire in June 2015

News from June 2015


Hearing to Examine Rural Transportation Needs

News Release: The Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, chaired by U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), will hold a hearing next week to focus on surface transportation needs and challenges in rural America.


Eleven Defendants Charged In Nationwide Conspiracy To Manufacture And Distribute Counterfeit 5-Hour ENERGY Drink

News Release: Defendants Sold Millions of Bottles of Counterfeit 5-Hour ENERGY Drink.


St. Louis Resident Charged For Selling Crack

News Release: A St. Louis, Missouri, man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, for distribution of a controlled substance, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.


News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On June 18, 2015, George Peter Podes, age 44, formerly of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 96 months in prison, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute at least 100 kilograms of marijuana, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Podes was also ordered to serve four years of supervised release after the imprisonment, and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims Fund.


Federal Charges Filed Against Armed Man Arrested in Penn North After Baltimore Riots

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury indicted Robert “Meech" Tucker, age 23, of Baltimore, yesterday for being a felon in possession of a gun.


News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia announced that Bryant T. Johnson, aged 26, of Albany, Georgia entered a guilty plea to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft on June 17, 2015 before the Honorable W. Louis Sands, Senior U. S. District Court Judge, in Albany.


LAKE CONDITIONS FOR JUNE 19-21

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -With hot temperatures and lower-than-average water levels, National Park Service officials are reminding visitors to take extra precautions over the weekend.


Laurel Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison for Robbery, Abduction and Sexual Assault ff Prostitutes

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Ajibola Erogbogbo, age 19, of Laurel, Maryland, today to 97 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for robbery.


News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that on June 18, 2015, Senior United States District Court Judge Joseph Bataillon sentenced Jonathan Arrington of Omaha, Nebraska, age 45, to a 5 year term of imprisonment, following his conviction for wire fraud. After his release from prison, Arrington...


News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Justin Andrew Adams, age 32, of Roy, charged in a federal indictment returned in November 2014 with three Weber County robberies and three firearms violations, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Friday morning to one robbery and one firearms violation.


Fort Hancock 21st Century Committee to meet Friday, June 26

News Release: WHEN: Friday, June 26, 2015, beginning at 9 A.M. Committee meetings are open to the public. A regularly scheduled public comment period begins at 11:30 A.M. Find out more.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Ronald Ross, age 27, of Baltimore, today to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin.


US Attorney Wagner’s Remarks on the Shooting Incident in Charleston, South Carolina

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. Yesterday, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner sent the following remarks to various community members.


News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On June 18, 2015, Jonathon Adam Lamb, age 36, formerly of Bettendorf, Iowa, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 180 months in prison, after pleading guilty to felon in possession of a firearm and being found an armed career criminal, announced United...


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, responded to reports today that the Obama administration still is prepared to accept concessions regarding full disclosure of Iran’s past attempts to develop a nuclear weapon, including permitting sanctions relief before those issues are fully resolved.


News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On June 17, 2015, Kathy Joan Cullen appeared in United States District Court, before the Honorable Celeste F. Bremer, and pled guilty to filing a false 2009 tax return, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt.


News Release: Agrees to Pay $175,000 for Discharging Untested Effluent into Environmentally Sensitive Bay.


Baltimore Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Ronald Ross, age 27, of Baltimore, today to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin.


Operator Of O.I.D. Process, $228 Million Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme, Pleads Guilty

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Duffy R. Dashner (a/k/a Kevin Dashner), pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to submit false claims United States Attorney Melinda Haag, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Caroline D. Ciraolo, and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Jose M. Martinez, announced.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Yesterday, a federal grand jury indicted four individuals in four separate indictments for possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez.