News published on Federal Newswire in March 2016

News from March 2016


Man Pleads Guilty In Prescription Fraud Scheme

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney, Emily Gray Rice announced that Geoffrey McIntosh, 36, pleaded guilty in the United States District Court to conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, oxycodone.


News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney, Emily Gray Rice announced today that Geoffrey McIntosh, 36, pleaded guilty today in the United States District Court Judge to conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, oxycodone.


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NICHOLAS DYBER, 30, of Rocky Hill, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking oxycodone. DYBER also was ordered to pay a $40,000 fine.


Former Elmira Teacher Indicted On Child Pornography Charges

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has indicted Howard Edward Brooks, 39, of Elmira, NY, on charges of receipt, attempted distribution, and possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a fine of up to $250,000.


News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On March 30, 2016, Timothy John Hansen, 44, of Clinton, Iowa, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 130 months in prison for receiving child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Hansen was ordered to serve five...


Florida Man Indicted On Federal Bank And Wire Fraud Charges

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the return of an indictment charging Leigh Farrington Fiske (52, formerly of Tampa) with three counts of bank fraud and seven counts of wire fraud affecting a financial institution. If convicted on all counts, he faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison.


San Joaquin River Restoration Program Releases Draft Environmental Document on New Groundwater Banking Project

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The San Joaquin River Restoration Program has released for public review a draft environmental assessment/initial study for a new groundwater recharge banking project in Tulare County. The proposed project includes constructing a 532-acre groundwater recharge basin, installing a 4.5 mile pipeline connecting the new recharge basin to the Friant-Kern Canal, and installing eleven groundwater recovery wells within the Pixley Irrigation District.


NIST Releases New Document on its Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines Process

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of a document outlining its process for developing cryptographic standards and guidelines. NIST Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines Development Process (NISTIR 7977) is an integral part of NIST's effort to ensure...


Interstate Stalker Pleads Guilty in San Antonio

News Release: In San Antonio, 57-year-old Gabriel Robert Caggiano of Los Angeles, CA, faces up to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to stalking a former employer and his wife who reside in San Antonio announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that BERNARDO RAMIREZ-VARGAS, age 33, a native of Mexico, pled guilty today to a one-count Indictment charging him with illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1326(a).


Murray: “House Republicans Have Sunk to New Low” In Partisan Planned Parenthood Investigation

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on House Republican subpoenas sent yesterday to universities, labs, and other organizations as part of a political investigation...



Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Viagra from China

News Release: BOSTON - A Pawtucket, R.I. man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for trafficking in counterfeit prescription medications.


Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Laser Pointer at Orange County Sheriff’s Department Helicopter

News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A Santa Ana man pled guilty today to intentionally aiming a laser pointer at a law enforcement helicopter.


Five Sacramento Men Indicted for Trafficking in Drugs and Guns

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 32-count indictment today against five Sacramento men, charging them with various crimes related to trafficking in narcotics and firearms, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


News Release: Tolerance and Acceptance in the Heartland: Beyond Hitler’s Reach - An Examination of History’s Living Lessons.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Stephen Chang, age 27, from Los Angeles, California was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Harrisburg for travel with intent to engage in criminal sexual conduct and coercion of sexual activity from a minor.


Former Wilkes-Barre Towing Contractor Charged With Mail Fraud And Filing A False Income Tax Return

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Leo Glodzik, age 45, of Wilkes-Barre has been charged in a Criminal Information filed today in the United States District Court in Scranton with Mail Fraud, Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Subscribing to a False Federal Income Tax Return.


Fort Smith Woman Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

News Release: FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Matthew Barden and Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Adelina Magana Fernandez, aka Adenlina Magana Hernandez, age 28, of Fort Smith, was sentenced this week to 168 months...


Chairman Johnson Comments on DHS Arrests of 1,100 Suspected Gang Members and Other Criminals

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, lauded recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) efforts that resulted in the arrests of more than 1,100 suspected gang members and other criminals across the nation, including 239 foreign nationals.