News published on Federal Newswire in November 2015

News from November 2015


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Darrick D. Fleming, II, 28, of Cleveland, Ohio, was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm today in federal court, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


News Release: BOSTON - A former East Longmeadow woman was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Springfield today for embezzling from retirement living community which she managed.


News Release: Memphis, TN - A 33-year-old Memphis woman has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentencing today.



Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Traveling Into the District of Columbia To Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct With a Minor

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ravi Singit, 41, of Rockville, Md., pled guilty today to a charge of traveling interstate to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips, Paul M. Abbate, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).


Fort Myers Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Armed Bank Robbery and Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Convicted Felon

News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Orental James Allen, Jr. (23, Ft. Myers) to 10 years in federal prison for armed bank robbery and possession of a firearm and ammunition. The Court also ordered him to forfeit a.40 caliber Sig Sauer P229 pistol and ammunition. Further, as part of his sentence, the Court entered a money judgment in the amount of $5,499, the proceeds of the armed bank robbery.


News Release: WILMINGTON, Del - Kevin Chambers, 39, of Austell, Georgia, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Nov. 12, 2015 for trafficking heroin and cocaine, announced Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware.


News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On Nov. 19, 2015, Darion Daquan Gardner, age 19, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 30 months in prison on the charge of fugitive in possession of a firearm, announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin VanderSchel. Gardner was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following the period of imprisonment, and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims Fund.


Connecticut Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme

News Release: Erie, Pa. - A resident of Danbury, Connecticut, has been sentenced in federal court to 12 months and one day in jail on his conviction of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: A series of November storms brought heavy rain and flooding to the lowlands and a new blanket of snow to the Olympic high country.The park's road crew has been busy clearing storm-damaged and debris-strewn roadways, but will shift its attention this week to plowing snow on the Hurricane Ridge Road.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House and Senate leaders today expressed concern after a new report was released by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office on the Homeland Security Department’s BioWatch program. Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee first requested the report in August...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House and Senate leaders today expressed concern after a new report was released by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office on the Homeland Security Department’s BioWatch program. Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee first requested the report in August...



News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House and Senate leaders today expressed concern after a new report was released by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office on the Homeland Security Department’s BioWatch program. Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee first requested the report in August...


Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography and False Bomb Threats

News Release: Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography and False Bomb Threats.


Ohio Man Sentenced For Part In Cocaine Conspiracy

News Release: An Ohio man, convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, was sentenced to 262 months in federal prison on Nov. 20, 2015, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Kenyon Ramon Walton...


Democratic Leaders Introduce Legislation in the House and Senate to Modernize Food Labeling

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) have introduced the Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2015, which seeks to minimize confusing and misleading information that consumers encounter on food packages.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Jesse David Kuchta, age 28, of Manchester, Maryland, today to 30 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for production and possession of child pornography. Judge Russell ordered that upon his release from prison...


News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr., announced today that Christopher Todd Ritchey, 31, of Bellevue, was sentenced on Friday to 180 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker. Ritchey pled guilty to being a felon in possession in July, after he was caught...


News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Orental James Allen, Jr. (23, Ft. Myers) to 10 years in federal prison for armed bank robbery and possession of a firearm and ammunition. The Court also ordered him to forfeit a.40 caliber Sig Sauer P229 pistol and ammunition. Further, as part of his sentence, the Court entered a money judgment in the amount of $5,499, the proceeds of the armed bank robbery.