News published on Federal Newswire in April 2016

News from April 2016


Kentucky Dentist Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Controlled Substances

News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. announced today that a Jefferson County, Kentucky, dentist was charged by federal Information for the illegal distribution of controlled substances.


News Release: DALLAS - A federal grand jury in Dallas has indicted Wesley Michael Woodyard, believed to be most recently a resident of Dallas, on wire fraud and related charges stemming from his scheme to defraud Ace European Insurance Company (ACE) of more than $4.6 million from approximately 2002 through 2013, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


Reclamation Extends Draft Environmental Assessment Comment Period for Lake Nighthorse Recreation Plan

News Release: DURANGO, Colo. - In response to multiple requests, the Bureau of Reclamation will extend the draft environmental assessment comment period for the Lake Nighthorse Recreation Plan to Wednesday, May 25.


Tourism to the National Park of American Samoa Creates $971,600 in Economic Benefits

News Release: PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - A new National Park Service report shows that 13,893visitors to the National Park of American Samoa in 2015spent $795,500in villages near the park. That spending supported ninejobs in the local areaand had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $971,600.


Federal Judge Sends Raleigh Identity Thief Back To Prison For 84 Months

News Release: Raleigh - The United States Attorney’s Office announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced MAMADOU JALLOW, 32, of Raleigh, to serve 60 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, on charges of Aggravated Identity Theft and Conspiracy...


Four Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that two men and two women have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance. One of the men was also indicted for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today released the following statement on World Malaria Day...


Two Plead Guilty as Part of Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: Curtis Howerton and Amanda Szemac Each Pled to Federal Conspiracy Charge.


California Leader of Large-Scale Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 188 Months in Federal Prison

News Release: BOISE - Francisco Sandoval, 60, of Placentia, California, was sentenced on April 22, 2016, to 188 months in prison for his leadership role in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief United States District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Sandoval to serve five years of supervised release following his release from prison, and to forfeit $100,000 in drug proceeds. Sandoval pleaded guilty on Dec. 17, 2015.


U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI Prepared to Respond to Complaints of Election Fraud & Voting Rights Abuse

News Release: PROVIDENCE - United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Terrence P. Donnelly will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming April 26, 2016, Presidential primary...


Drexel Hill Man Gets 12 Years For Running Identity Theft Ring

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Benjamin Easley, 38, of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 144 months in prison in connection with a fraud and identity theft ring in which the conspirators stole and attempted to steal approximately $1.1 million from the banks they targeted. Easley pleaded guilty in November...


Federal Grand Jury Indicts Businessman in More Than $4.6 Million Fraud Scheme

News Release: DALLAS - A federal grand jury in Dallas has indicted Wesley Michael Woodyard, believed to be most recently a resident of Dallas, on wire fraud and related charges stemming from his scheme to defraud Ace European Insurance Company (ACE) of more than $4.6 million from approximately 2002 through 2013, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


Essex County, New Jersey Man Admits Selling Fake Driver’s Licenses Online, Filing Bogus Tax Returns

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark, New Jersey, man today admitted selling fake driver’s licenses through an online shop and filing fraudulent tax returns using stolen identity information, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Bankruptcy Attorney Charged with Embezzling Funds

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that PETER RESSLER, 68, of Woodbridge, was charged today by federal criminal complaint with embezzlement of debtor’s funds. RESSLER was an attorney with a bankruptcy practice based in New Haven.


Guilty Plea in Norteno Investigation

News Release: Nampa Woman Pleads Guilty to Distributing Meth.


Allentown manufacturer willfully exposed workers to amputation hazards

News Release: Employers name: Lynar Corp., 6837 Patterson Court, Allentown, Pennsylvania


News Release: On April 22, 2016, Patrick Santeramo, 68, of Stuart, Florida was sentenced by United States District Judge William J. Zloch to 18 months’ imprisonment, to run consecutive to the sentence imposed in a parallel state case, for defrauding the Broward County School Board and Broward Teachers Union.


News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the Federation of Germany Industry’s Economic Forum, her first event at the 2016 Hannover Messe. The forum provided an opportunity for public and private sector leaders in both the U.S. and Germany to discuss the event’s theme, “The ...


A Look Ahead—April 25-29

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events...


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will travel to Hannover, Germany from April 24-27 to attend the 2016 Hannover Messe, the world’s largest trade fair for industrial technology. President Obama is leading the overall U.S. delegation. The visit is an opportunity to celebrate the deep partnership ...