News published on Federal Newswire in March 2015

News from March 2015


Modesto Man Pleads Guilty To Producing Child Pornography

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Danny M. Shatswell Jr., 44, of Modesto, pleaded guilty today to producing visual depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


Fired for reporting hazards, whistleblower wins $33K settlement

News Release: DU QUOIN, Ill. - A truck driver, who was fired the morning after he filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration alleging unsafe working conditions, will receive $33,000 under terms of a settlement agreement. The agreement resolves a lawsuit brought...


Former Jailer Arraigned On Bribery And Drug Charges After Attempting To Smuggle Cocaine Into Hall County Jail

News Release: GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Austin Herring has been arraigned on federal charges of accepting bribes and conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in relation to his efforts to smuggle cocaine into the Hall County Jail. Herring was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 3, 2015.


News Release: Jackson, Miss - Anthony Watson, 25, and Joshua Martin, 23, both of Jackson, were indicted on March 18, 2014 by a federal grand jury for killing Jackson resident Sharod Vaughn on Aug. 13, 2013, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and ATF Special Agent in Charge Phillip R. Durham.


Midland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

News Release: Midland resident Kenneth Simon Brzoznowski, age 37, will serve 29 years and 7 months in federal prison for coercion and enticement of a minor announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Waldemar Rodriguez in El Paso.


News Release: Memphis, TN - A Memphis woman pleaded guilty this afternoon in federal court to preparing falsified federal income tax returns.


A Day of Fun for Children at Spring Planting and Music Festival

News Release: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be hosting a variety of educational and fun activities for children during the Fifteenth Annual Spring Planting and Music Festival event scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (ET). This event provides a great opportunity for families, school clubs, youth groups and scout groups to let children get hands-on experience in learning the heritage and history of the area.


News Release: Plea Agreement Requires Defendant to Pay $120,366.00 in Restitution to IRS.


Illinois Woman Appears in Court on Charges of Providing Material Support to Terrorists

News Release: St. Louis, MO - JASMINKA RAMIC of Rockford, Illinois, was arrested in Germany and extradited to the United States to face charges. She appeared in federal court earlier today in St. Louis for an initial appearance. She is set for an arraignment/detention hearing Monday, March 23, 2015.


News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Miles "Lou" Musgraves, 31, of Alton, Illinois was found guilty on March 19, 2015, after a 4-day jury trial in federal district court in East St. Louis of one count of Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises...


News Release: Rodney Goich, 45, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on March 18, 2015, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, at least 500 grams of methamphetamine. Goich was arrested in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He received 78 months...


News Release: A Miami resident was sentenced to 27 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution of $196,645 to the Internal Revenue Service.


St. Croix Man Charged With Federal And Local Crimes Related To Carjacking At The St. Croix Educational Complex High School

News Release: St. Croix, USVI - U.S. Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon arraigned James Cruz, 20, today on federal charges of Carjacking, Using a Firearm in a Crime of Violence and local charges of Robbery in the First Degree, Assault in the Third Degree, and Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Judge Cannon ordered Cruz detained pending trial.


News Release: Defendant Ordered To Pay More Than $300,000 In Restitution To IRS.


Energy Department Announces $20 Million to Develop Advanced Components for Next Generation Electric Machines

News Release: The Energy Department today announced up to $20 million in available funding to spur the development of high speed industrial motors and drives, using high power-density designs and integrated power electronics to increase efficiency. The industrial sector consumes over a quarter of the electricity produced...


San Francisco Man And Company Indicted For Smuggling Sophisticated Electrical Components To Russian Federation

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Russian émigré Pavel Semenovich Flider was arrested yesterday on charges that he and corporate co-defendant Trident International Corporation, LLC, illegally smuggled sophisticated electrical components out of the United States, and used laundered funds to promote the scheme announced...


Two FCI Hazelton inmates sentenced for trafficking heroin into prison

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Marcus Brown, 27, and Samuel Bynum, 24, both inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution at Hazelton, were convicted and sentenced in federal court today for their role in facilitating the shipment of quantities of heroin into the prison, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


San Diego Real Estate Developer Sentenced for Wire Fraud

News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that TIMOTHY MONAHAN, age 36, a real estate developer from San Diego, California, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to committing wire fraud.


Former Tribal Police Chief Indicted for Embezzling Tribal Funds

News Release: Used Money Paid to Police Department for Personal Benefit; Abused Expense Reimbursement Program.


Former Bellevue Developer Sentenced to 4+Years in Prison for Tax Evasion

News Release: Spent Millions on Lavish Lifestyle while Refusing to Pay More Than $500,000 in Taxes Owed.