News published on Federal Newswire in December 2016

News from December 2016


Philadelphia Registered Sex Offender Charged With Production Of Child Pornography

News Release: Darren Dozier a/k/a “Dante Dozier", 54, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment with three counts of production of child pornography, one count of transportation of child pornography, and one count of offenses committed by a registered sex offender, for offenses committed in 2015...


Maryland Man Sentenced to Prison for Scheme that Used Stolen Identifying Information to Fraudulently Seek More Than $20 Million in Tax Refunds

News Release: Maryland Man Sentenced to Prison for Scheme that Used Stolen Identifying Information to Fraudulently Seek More Than $20 Million in Tax Refunds.


New Haven Man Sentenced to Nearly 7 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Heroin Distribution Ring

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that VICTOR RIVERA, 44, of New Haven, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport, to 83 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his role in a heroin distribution ring.


Modesto Resident Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Transport Stolen Wine

News Release: SAN JOSE - Davis Kiryakoz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport stolen goods announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The plea agreement, accepted today by the Honorable Beth Labson Freeman, U.S. District Judge, identifies the stolen goods as wines valued at over $870,000, more than $370,000 of which defendant arranged to have shipped in interstate commerce.


Peruvian National Arrested and Charged in Manhattan Federal Court with Commodities, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering for Running Million-Dollar Ponzi Scheme

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today that PEDRO JARAMILLO, a/k/a “Enrique Jaramillo," was arrested this...


Albuquerque Man Sentenced to Prison for Armed Robbery of Walmart Store

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Henry Lujan, 23, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 87 months in prison for violating the Hobbs Act by participating in the armed robbery of a Walmart store in Albuquerque in Oct. 2014. Henry Lujan will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.


News Release: Defendants Directed The Use Of Aggressive Boiler Room Tactics To Target Investors Throughout The United States.


Shawnee Man Pleads Guilty to Overland Park Bank Robbery

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Shawnee man pleaded guilty Tuesday to robbing an Overland Park bank at gunpoint, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


Bradenton Woman Sentenced to Ten Years for Witness Tampering and Obstruction of Justice

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Delexsia Harris (24, Bradenton) to 10 years in federal prison for witness tampering and obstruction of justice. A federal jury found her guilty on Sept. 22, 2016.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Shawnee man pleaded guilty Tuesday to robbing an Overland Park bank at gunpoint, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


Retired Amtrak Supervisor Admits He Accepted Gratuities From Amtrak Vendor

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A former supervisor at Amtrak in Essex County, New Jersey, today admitted soliciting and accepting more than $7,000 worth of items for his personal use from a vendor as a reward for spending more than $185,000 with the vendor in his capacity as an Amtrak Building and Bridges Supervisor, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Employee of Medical Equipment Provider Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft and Defrauding the IRS

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Elma Myles, age 52, of Baltimore pleaded guilty to health care fraud in connection with schemes to defraud Medicaid and other health benefit programs; aggravated identity theft; and conspiracy to defraud the IRS by not reporting income from the health care fraud scheme. The guilty plea was entered on Dec. 19, 2016.


Winter Paddling Clinic and First Day Float

News Release: EMINENCE, MO: Ozark National Scenic Riverways and Missouri State Parks will be hosting a Winter Paddling Clinic and First Day Float on December 31 and January 1. The Winter Paddling Clinic will be held at Echo Bluff State Park in conjunction with their New Year’s Eve Celebration. On January 1 paddlers will celebrate the New Year with a float on the Current or Jacks Fork Rivers, and then gather at Current River State Park in the afternoon for a bonfire and warm beverages.


Defendant Sentenced to 88 Months in Prison for Providing Material Support to Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan

News Release: WASHINGTON - Irfan Demirtas, 58, a dual Dutch-Turkish citizen, was sentenced today to 88 months in prison after earlier pleading guilty to providing material support to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), a designated foreign terrorist organization.


OSHA fines Texas feed manufacturer nearly $92K in fines for serious and repeat health and safety violations

News Release: Employer Name: ST Feed Mill, LLC doing business as Thomas Moore Feed. ST Feed Mill, LLC doing business as Thomas Moore Feed. 7963 Allen Farm Rd. 7963 Allen Farm Rd. Navasota, Texas. Navasota, Texas. Citations Issued: Dec. 20, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational...


Financial Fraud Leads to Prison Sentence

News Release: Victims Lost More Than $6 Million.


Norristown Man Indicted For Illegal Reetnry After Deportation

News Release: Jose Arcadio Garduno-Gomez, 24, of Norristown, PA, was charged today by Indictment with illegal reentry after deportation, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment alleges that on or about June 22, 2016, Garduno-Gomez, an alien, and native and citizen of Mexico, was found in the United States after having been deported from the United States on or about March 5, 2011.


Union County, New Jersey, Man Gets Over Four Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Import Ethylone From China

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Rahway, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to traffic approximately four kilograms of ethylone from China to New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Three Arrested and Charged with Conspiracy to Possess Cocaine

News Release: In El Paso, three members of one of El Paso’s well known drug trafficking organization were arrested last Friday for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine announced U. S. Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Special Agent in Charge Waldemar Rodriguez, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Paso Division.


Capitol Heights Felon Exiled to Over 10 Years in Prison for Gun and Drug Offenses

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Terrance Deangelo Hamlin, age 27, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, today to 123 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession with intent to distribute marijuana...