News published on Federal Newswire in April 2016

Gang Member Convicted in Meth Case Sentensed to 14 Years

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A street gang member has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after being found guilty of two narcotics trafficking charges in relation to the sale of about two ounces of methamphetamine during an undercover investigation.

U.S. Central Command Employee Arrested For Attempted Enticement Of A Child For Sex

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the arrest of Philip Carl Olsen (55, Lithia) with attempted enticement of a child for illegal sexual activity.

Jail Employee Sentenced to Probation, Fined for Providing a Phone to an Inmate

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Philipsburg, Pa. has been sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation and a fine of $500 on her conviction of providing contraband to an inmate while an employee at Moshannon Valley Correctional Center.

Oklahoma City Man Faces 10 Years in Federal Prison After Admitting He Transmitted Program or Code to a Protected Computer

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: DALLAS - Benjamin Earnest Nichols, 37, of Oklahoma City, appeared yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge David L. Horan and pleaded guilty to an Information charging one count of knowingly causing the transmission of a program or code to a protected computer, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.

U.S. Department of Defense Employee in Korea Pleads Guilty to Illegally Obtaining More than $141,000 in Government Housing Allowance Funds

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: U.S. Department of Defense Employee in Korea Pleads Guilty to Illegally Obtaining More than $141,000 in Government Housing Allowance Funds.

BLM Seeks Public Input on White Mountains Rules and Policies

By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: FAIRBANKS, AK - Due to increasing visitor use and methods of recreation, the Bureau of Land Management is holding several open houses in April soliciting input on rules and policies regarding cabin stays and camping in the White Mountains National Recreation Area (NRA).

Jury Convicts Palm Bay Man Of Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury yesterday found John Dwayne Riley (39, Palm Bay) guilty of possessing more than 500 grams of cocaine with the intent to distribute it, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug-trafficking crime. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, up to 40 years, in federal prison. The sentencing hearing is set for June 23, 2016. Riley was indicted on Nov. 18, 2015.

Man Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Threatening Tribal Police Officers

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK - Roy Redeye, age 39, of Cortland and Akwesasne, New York, was sentenced today to serve 38 months in prison for threatening to injure Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Police Department Officers.

BLM Central Coast Field Office Dedication Planned

By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: MARINA, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a dedication and open house for its new Central Coast Field Office on April 8.

Ozark Man Pleads Guilty to False Tax Claim, Advertised on Craigslist for Dependents

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Ozark, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to filing a false income tax return after he advertised on Craigslist to purchase identity information for children that he could claim as dependents as part of a larger tax fraud scheme.

Cummings Commends Administration for Issuing Strong Rule to Protect Against Financial Advisors with Conflicts of Interest

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s release of its Conflicts of Interest Rule...

Bishop Statement on Status of Negotiations Over Puerto Rico Discussion Draft

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement on negotiations to finalize discussion draft legislation concerning Puerto Rico.

St. Albans man pleads guilty in Federal court to drug-related gun crime

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A St. Albans man caught with fentanyl, marijuana, several pistols, and three assault rifles pleaded guilty today, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto. O’Neil Anthony Peart, 37, entered his guilty plea in federal court to possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking offenses.

31-year-old worker died from exposure to manure gas, OSHA finds

By DOL Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: VICKERY, Ohio - A 31-year-old worker found unresponsive on a Vickery farm was overcome by exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas from the pig manure he loaded into trailers for use as fertilizer. Federal investigators determined his death was caused by inhalation of the gas which is rapidly absorbed by the lungs.

Toledo man indicted for sexually exploiting minor girls, including some as young as 8 years old

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: A 14-count indictment was filed charging a Toledo man for sexually exploiting minors, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

Detroit man pleads guilty to interstate heroin trafficking

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - James Leon Fisher, 29, of Detroit, Michigan, pled guilty to heroin trafficking in federal court, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

Bergen County, New Jersey, Man Admits Embezzling Millions Of Dollars From North Jersey Business

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - The former chief financial officer of a Bergen County business today admitted to embezzling millions of dollars from the company and to evading taxes, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Independence Men Plead Guilty to Producing Child Porn, Face at Least 15 Years in Prison

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2016

News Release: Project Safe Childhood. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that two Independence, Mo., men pleaded guilty in federal court today to producing child pornography. Kenneth R. Davis, 35, and Randy Mull, 36, both of Independence, pleaded...