News published on Federal Newswire in May 2016

News from May 2016


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Calvin Stephon Moore, age 50, of Utica, New York, was sentenced today to serve 135 months in prison for three bank robberies he committed in 2014.


News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Mwashuma M. Sithole, 31, of Waterville, Maine pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to selling counterfeit coins.


Orchestrator of More Than 40 Pump and Dump Schemes and Secret Owner of Offshore Brokerage Firm Pleads Guilty to $250 Million Money Laundering Scheme

News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, Gregg R. Mulholland, a dual U.S. and Canadian citizen and secret owner of Legacy Global Markets S.A. (Legacy), an offshore broker-dealer and investment management company based in Panama City, Panama, and Belize City, Belize, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy...


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Japan and Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Michael Tuffour, 27, of Philadelphia a was charged by Indictment, unsealed May 6, 2016, with one count of bank fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A man who ran a trucking company pleaded guilty today to dumping 11,000 gallons of waste water and soap into a tributary of the San Gabriel River in Santa Fe Springs.


USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California, Florida, and Mississippi from Operating in the Produce Industry

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).


Downey Man Sentenced for Falsely Certifying Beef as Free of E.coli

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Downey man who falsely certified that contaminated beef was free of E. coli O157:H7 bacterium has been sentenced to a year of home detention and required to pay $307,695.90 in restitution.


History Revealed Presentation – The True Story of Yokoi

News Release: Release Date:May 11, 2016. Contact:Dave Lotz. Phone: 671-477-7278 Ext 1008. History Revealed Presentation -The True Story of Yokoi. On Saturday, May 14, 2016, at 2:00 pm, join us at the T. Stell Newman Visitor Center as Jeff Pleadwell, the pirate of Jeff's Pirates Cove, reveals for the first time the...


New Yorkers Safeguarded Their Medical Cabinets Of Lurking Dangers- Unused, Unwanted And Expired Medication

News Release: NEW YORK - Thousands of Americans in communities across the country discarded more than 400 tons of unused, expired, or unwanted drugs as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (NTBI) on Saturday, April 30, 2016.


News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expanding the part of its Pathfinder Program that focuses on detecting and identifying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flying too close to airports.


Jury Convicts North Suburban Lawyer of Immigration Fraud for Falsifying Clients’ Applications for U.S. Asylum

News Release: CHICAGO - A federal jury today convicted a north suburban attorney of submitting false information to immigration authorities to help his clients seek asylum in the United States.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Timothy New, 33, of Pensacola, Florida, pleaded guilty today to shipping in interstate commerce, with intent to defraud, misbranded synthetic drugs, commonly known as “spice," Acting United States Attorney Philip A. Talbert announced.


Bank Robber Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison

News Release: Utica man robbed banks in Schenectady, Utica and Columbia, South Carolina.


News Release: Nine Arrested in Methamphetamine Conspiracy. Randall C Thysse, special agent in charge (SAC) of the Omaha Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced that nine individuals were arrested and 29 search warrants were executed in furtherance of an extensive investigation into a methamphetamine...


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Juan Martin Torres, 28, of Firebaugh, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to 12 years and seven months in prison for enticing a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.



News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division announced today that 11 Jefferson County men are in custody following a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas.


Former Philadelphia 311 Employee Pleads Guilty to Counterfeiting SEPTA TransPasses

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Mark Cooper, 35, of Philadelphia, PA, entered a guilty plea today to a conspiracy involving more than 2,000 counterfeit monthly passes for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), and possession of access device making equipment announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. U.S. District Court Judge Berle M. Schiller scheduled sentencing for August 4, 2016.


Craigslist Robber Who Impersonated Law Enforcement Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - Tuan Ngoc Luong was sentenced today to 12 years in prison following his conviction for Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Bertram Fairries.