News published on Federal Newswire in March 2016

News from March 2016


News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Joseph Alan Milkey (38, North Fort Myers) to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The Court also ordered him to forfeit the.40 caliber pistol and 8 rounds of ammunition that were involved in the commission of the offense. Milkey pleaded guilty in November 2015.


Former Employee Of Timeshare Consulting Firm Sentenced To 15 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Defraud Timeshare Owners

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A former employee of The Vacation Ownership Group LLC was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for his role in conspiring to defraud owners of timeshare properties by offering phony consulting services, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


North Fort Myers Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition

News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Joseph Alan Milkey (38, North Fort Myers) to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The Court also ordered him to forfeit the.40 caliber pistol and 8 rounds of ammunition that were involved in the commission of the offense. Milkey pleaded guilty in November 2015.


OSHA cites marine construction company for exposing workers to three-story high fall hazards, other safety violations

News Release: Employer name: Marine Builders, Inc. Inspection site: 5821 Utica Pike, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Citations issued: March 1, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration's cited Marine Builders Inc. for one repeat, eight serious and three other-than-serious...


Greenwood Home Builder Indicted for Mortgage Fraud

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Greenwood, Mo., home builder has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme.


Jury finds Hancock County, WV man guilty of multiple child pornography offenses

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal jury returned a guilty verdict today convicting Steve G. Singo, 35, of Weirton, West Virginia, of receiving, possessing, and distributing images of child pornography, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.



News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A truck driver from California was indicted Wednesday on a federal charge of transporting 15 pounds of methamphetamine to Wichita, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.


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 Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the unsealing of a complaint charging JULIO ALVAREZ, CHRISTOPHER CAMPOS, MARCO...


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Fritzroy Brown, 39, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for a healthcare fraud scheme centering on Brotherly Love Ambulance, Inc. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Gerald J. Pappert ordered three years of supervised release, restitution in the amount of $2,015,712.52 to Medicare, restitution of $14,150 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and a $300 special assessment.


News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On March 3, 2016, Brandon Jermaine Sykes, 33, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by Senior United States District Court Judge James E. Gritzner to 360 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine base ("crack"), announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Sykes was ordered to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims’ Fund.


Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine Charge

News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy C. Lynch, who is handling the case, stated that between June 2013 and Feb. 25, 2014, the defendant purchased and then distributed crack cocaine. On Jan. 17, 2014, Buster was found in possession of three grams of crack cocaine while at the Niagara Outlet Mall in Niagara County, NY.


Marijuana Trafficker Pleads Guilty

News Release: BOISE - Jose Martin Diaz-Lara, 33, of Walla Walla, Washington, and originally from the State of Mexico, in Mexico, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and conspiracy to manufacture a controlled substance, more than 1,000 marijuana plants, with the intent to distribute it, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Diaz-Lara was charged by a superseding indictment on December 8, 2015.


News Release: BOSTON -A Dorchester man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for transporting two 14 year-old girls from Massachusetts to Rhode Island for the purpose of prostituting them.


Previously Convicted Felon Found Guilty of Possession of Firearms

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Josiah John Weiss, 36, of Suitland, Maryland, was convicted today by a federal jury on charges of possession of firearms as a convicted felon.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Josiah John Weiss, 36, of Suitland, Maryland, was convicted today by a federal jury on charges of possession of firearms as a convicted felon.


News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold two hearings next week featuring testimony from administration officials.


Youngstown man charged with robbing bank in Campbell

News Release: A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging Orlando Popa, 26, of Youngstown, with bank robbery, said Acting U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon.


DISRUPTER SERIES: Cashing Out Traditional Monies for Digital Currency

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today announced a continuation in its Disrupter Series with a hearing to review digital currency and blockchain technology. The hearing is entitled, “Disrupter Series: Digital Currency...


OSHA: Bergen County contractor willfully exposed workers to potential trench cave-in at Parsippany worksite

News Release: Employer name: D.S. Meyer Enterprises LLC, 34 Maple Ave. Waldwick, New Jersey