News published on Federal Newswire in March 2015

News from March 2015


News Release: “This is great news because it shows that the biosimilars approval process is working," said Congressman Pallone. “Zarxio has been found to be safe and effective and should provide competition and lower costs to this class of biotech drug. It has taken a long time to reach this point, but this is undoubtedly a good day for both patients and our health care system as a whole."


St. Louis Man Sentenced For Part In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: ST. LOUIS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, James P. Shroba announced today that Eric Watson, 28, of St. Louis, MO, received a 57 month sentence for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.


News Release: A Hamtramck grocery store owner pleaded guilty to food stamp fraud, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.


Park Advisory Commission Meeting to be Held March 19th

News Release: Contacts Name:ERIC CAMPBELL (540) 868-0937. National Park Service Announces. Park Advisory Commission Meeting to be Held March 19th. Middletown, VA.-Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park announces the next meeting of the Park Advisory Commission will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2015...


Pallone Applauds FDA Approval of First Biosimilar Medicine

News Release: “This is great news because it shows that the biosimilars approval process is working," said Congressman Pallone. “Zarxio has been found to be safe and effective and should provide competition and lower costs to this class of biotech drug. It has taken a long time to reach this point, but this is undoubtedly a good day for both patients and our health care system as a whole."


Toledo Man Charged with Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: An indictment was filed charging John J. Manore, III, 58, of Toledo, with filing false tax returns, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Troy Stemen, Acting Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, Cincinnati Field Office.


Charleston man sentenced for selling pills

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that Michael Scarberry, 37, was sentenced today in federal court in Charleston to 63 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Scarberry, who pleaded guilty late last year, admitted that he sold hydrocodone...


News Release: South Bend, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.


Cambridge Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Shannon Banks, age 42, of Cambridge, Maryland today to seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of three firearms and ammunition; and for possession with the intent to distribute...


Software Programmer Pleads Guilty To Hacking Into Network Of Long Island High-Voltage Power Manufacturer

News Release: Defendant, A Disgruntled Insider, Harvested Login Credentials Of Fellow Employees Before Resigning And Launching Digital Retaliation Campaign.


Monmouth County, New Jersey, Doctor Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison On Structuring And Tax Charges

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, and Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division announced a Monmouth...


Cumberland County, New Jersey, Man Convicted In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and Paul J. Fishman, U. S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Cumberland County, New Jersey, man was convicted today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Makaeia Demps has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft. She faces a mandatory penalty of two years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Two San Francisco International Airport security screeners were among the three individuals arrested and arraigned today on charges of bribery and drug smuggling, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge David Johnson, Drug...


Former Richmond County Coroner Indicted On Federal Credit Card Fraud & Identity Theft Charges

News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: Grover F. Tuten, Jr., 72, the former Coroner for Richmond County, Georgia, was indicted earlier this week by a federal grand jury sitting in Savannah on charges related to his repeated and fraudulent use of a deceased person’s debit card. The indictment alleges that Tuten received cash payments as a result.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Cumberland County, New Jersey, man was convicted today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - A Phenix City, Alabama, resident was sentenced yesterday to serve 111 months in prison for her role in a more than $3 million Stolen Identity Refund Fraud (SIRF) tax scheme.


Collinsville Man Sentenced To Prison For Two Bank Robberies

News Release: Steve M. Dodson, 45, of Collinsville, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court to 78 months in prison on two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Robbery and two counts of Bank Robbery in connection with the robbery of Fairmount Village Credit Union in September 2012 and the robbery of Scott Credit...


Rockville Man Pleads Guilty To “Sextortion”

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Marc Joseph Punzalan, age 20, of Rockville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to production of child pornography in connection with a scheme in which he met young girls through social media and internet chat rooms and convinced them to send him sexually explicit photographs of themselves.


Week In Review –hammond

News Release: Hammond, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.