News published on Federal Newswire in June 2016

News from June 2016


Former Loan Processor Indicted In Mortgage Fraud Scheme

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Mayory Calvo (34, Doral) with one count of mortgage fraud conspiracy, two counts of bank fraud, and one count of loan and credit application fraud. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison on each charge. The indictment also notifies Calvo that the United States is seeking a money judgment for the proceeds of the charged offenses.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for his role in an armed carjacking spree between June 6, 2012, and June 22, 2012 U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Child Abuse was sentenced on June 13, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Bureau of Land Management Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Public Land Withdrawal in Coolgardie Mesa and West Paradise Conservation Areas

News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Barstow Field Office is seeking public comment on the Environmental Assessment released today for the proposed withdrawal of 10,094 acres of BLM-managed lands in the Coolgardie Mesa and West Paradise Conservation areas. The 30-day comment period ends July 14, 2016 (comment card [PDF]).


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. ‐‐ U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Ronald Dodd, 32, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute heroin, and possession and brandishing of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, was sentenced to nine years in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. The defendant was also ordered to forfeit a.380 caliber pistol and rounds of ammunition.


Cahokia Man Sentenced to Over 44 Years in Prison for Armed Robberies

News Release: LaMarcus D. Jackson, 29, of Cahokia, Illinois was sentenced to 44 ½ years in prison on a six-count indictment charging him with two counts of Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery and Interference with Commerce by Robbery, which are violations of the Hobbs Act, and with two counts of Use and...


News Release: BOISE - Michael A. Southerland, 26, of Twin Falls County, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday to 42 months in prison for unlawful possession of firearms, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief United States District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Southerland to serve three years of supervised release and to pay a $1,000 fine. Southerland pleaded guilty on March 21, 2016.


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Eric Michael D’Aoust, 30, of Manchester, New Hampshire, appeared in U.S. District Court today and was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for committing three bank robberies in Manchester, New Hampshire in November of last year.



Independence Day Celebration & Ice Cream Social

News Release: On Saturday, July 2nd from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., William Howard Taft National Historic Site will host our Annual Ice Cream Social featuring live music and performances by Tom Vanden Eynden and the Blue Chip Jazz Band. The trio group consists of keyboard, clarinet and bass performers. The Friends of...


News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for parts of Grand Canyon National Park. The warning is in effect beginning Sunday, June 16 and goes through Wednesday, June 22 for areas below 4,000 feet in the canyon including Phantom Ranch. Temperatures at Phantom...


News Release: Traci Adelle Raymer, 32, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on June 13, 2016, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Raymer was arrested in Evanston, Wyoming. She received 18 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was...


Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Painkiller Trafficking

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kalif Briggs, 33, of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for transporting oxycodone across state lines today, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


Wakpala Man Sentenced for Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Wakpala, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to a Spouse, Intimate Partner or Dating Partner was sentenced on June 13, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


Credit Union Robber Convicted at Trial

News Release: Evansville - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today that a Bridgeport, Illinois, man has been convicted of credit union robbery, carrying a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Elmer F. Wiman, 68, was convicted following a jury trial...


Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Congressman Over Democratic Primary Election

News Release: Protestor Harassed Staffers and Threatened to Harm Congressman.


News Release: Deanna Dulen, 760-934-2289 (Devils Postpile National Monument).


News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Charles Mack, 51, of Clearwater, Florida, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to 15 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for interstate stalking. Mack pleaded guilty to the charge on March 3, 2016.


Gardiner Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Charges

News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Ervin Morrison III, 23, of Gardiner, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to wire fraud charges.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) submitted the following remarks into the Congressional Record to commend the upcoming meeting of Orthodox Christian Churches, the first of its kind in over a millennium...