News published on Federal Newswire in October 2015

News from October 2015



News Release: A Defiance man was indicted for allegedly stealing $22,000 in 2015 in his capacity as a postal employee, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - Two Manchester, New Hampshire residents and an individual living in Lawrence, Massachusetts were indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl, announced Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith.


News Release: Eric S. Miller, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, stated that Tyrone Dixon, 35, of St. Augustine, Florida, was sentenced Tuesday in United States District Court in Rutland by U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford, to 18 months in prison followed by three years of post-release supervision, for possession with intent to distribute approximately 50 grams of crack cocaine.


News Release: A woman who lied before the grand jury regarding another person’s possession of firearms pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids to the crime of perjury.


News Release: Jason Marshall Bullock, 39 of Seminary, MS was sentenced to prison for conspiracy to commit prohibited acts related to racketeering in U.S. District Court in Hattiesburg today announced United States Attorney Gregory K. Davis.


News Release: The Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to discuss the juvenile justice system and federal, state, and local efforts to better serve at-risk youth and juvenile offenders. Members learned from policy experts and those who have been directly involved in the juvenile justice system about effective strategies to prevent crime and set vulnerable children on the pathway to success.


Former Bank Vice President Pleads Guilty in Connection with Rothstein Case

News Release: A former Vice President of TD Bank pled guilty today for his involvement in a wire fraud conspiracy connected to the Rothstein matter.


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a man from Texas pleaded guilty to bringing a minor to Shreveport to engage in prostitution.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Damon J. Murray, age 27, of Albany, pleaded guilty today to importing the controlled substance ethylone into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Nicholas DiNicola.


Bat Week Is Coming Soon!

News Release: Last Halloween, many parks celebrated the first annual Bat Week. This multi-agency, educational week returns this year, October 26-31, 2015. Now is the time for parks to make plans to #SavetheBats.


Opening Statement of Chairman Ron Johnson: “Threats to the Homeland”

News Release: Each year, this committee holds a hearing to explore the greatest security threats facing our nation. Our objective today is to outline these threats for the American public, discuss how threats have changed over this past year, and discuss what the Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement and intelligence counterterrorism agencies are doing to keep our nation safe.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jean Jacques Joseph Binette, age 53, of Canada, was sentenced today to serve 24 months in prison for illegally re-entering the United States, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Michael T. Phillips, Buffalo Field Office Director of Enforcement & Removal Operations for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.


Manhattan Man Charged With Sexual Exploitation, Enticement, And Child Pornography Crimes

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced that MATTHEW TIVY was arrested in Manhattan today and charged in a criminal complaint with two counts stemming from his sexual exploitation and enticement of a minor and his receipt and distribution of child pornography.


South Jersey Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Traffic Guns from South Carolina to New Jersey

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden man was sentenced today to 168 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to sell 22 guns without a license, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: *Markup time has changed*. Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Friday, October 9. Markup: H. Res. 348 and H. Res. 354. *11:15 a.m. on Friday, October 9 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building. Committee...


Santa Fe Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Trafficking “Suboxone”

News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.


News Release: With three months left to go, visitation to Yellowstone National Park this year has now surpassed the previous record for total annual visitation set in 2010. The park has thus far seen more than 3.8 million visits in 2015, which exceeds the total visits recorded in the previous busiest year of 2010, when the park tallied just over 3.6 million visits.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) today announced the arrival of Jill A. Snyder as the new Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the San Francisco Field Division. She will direct the investigative activities of the law enforcement agency responsible for enforcing ...


News Release: BOSTON -Dmitri Major, 38, of Springfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 21 months in prison and five years of supervised release.