News published on Federal Newswire in May 2016

News from May 2016


Rapid City Woman Indicted for Social Security Fraud

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Social Security Fraud.


Sentencings for May 2 - May 5, 2016

News Release: Jason Brock Latoski, 36, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on May 5, 2016, for being a felon and unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm. Latoski was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He received 35 months imprisonment, to be followed...


Rapid City Man Sentenced to 240 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on April 29, 2016, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


DOE Announces Webinars on Building a Billion Ton Bioeconomy and an Opportunity in Innovative Sensors

News Release: Upcoming Webinars. May 5: Live Webinar on Building a Billion Ton Bioeconomy in the United States. Webinar Sponsor: Bioenergy Technologies Office. The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled ''Building a Billion Ton Bioeconomy in the United States,'' on Thursday, May 5, from 2:00 p.m. to...


Philadelphia Man Charged With Robbing Bank

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Michael A. Dunn, 56, of Philadelphia, was charged today by indictment with one count of bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment charges that, on April 20, 2016, Robinson robbed the TD Bank at 1500 JFK Boulevard in Philadelphia.


Three Defendants Charged for Timeshare Resale Fraud

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 22-count indictment today against Juan Carlos Montalbo, 54, of San Antonio, Texas; Wayne Arthur York II, 47, of Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Marco Antonio Ramirez-Zuno, 31, of Cancun, Mexico, charging them with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a timeshare-resale scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - Three individuals, including two federal inmates, have been indicted in connection with an escape from a Federal Correctional Complex in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, CA - Are you interested in reptiles, amphibians, mammals, birds, insects, or plants? If so, you are invited to join the Centennial BioBlitz, which will be held at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, on Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m.-9 p.m.! A BioBlitz is a...


News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two doctors were found guilty today of federal health care fraud charges for falsely certifying that Medicare patients were terminally ill, and therefore qualified for hospice care, when the vast majority of them were not actually dying.


Williamson County Man Charged With Federal Firearm Violation

News Release: On May 3, 2016, Russell D. Morris, a/k/a "Dickie Donald," 36, of Herrin, was charged by one-count indictment with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, James L. Porter, announced today. The indictment alleges that the offense occurred on Jan. 29, 2016, in Williamson County. Morris is scheduled to make his initial appearance in federal court on May 5, 2016.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A former attorney in the Haddonfield, New Jersey, office of a firm specializing in toxic tort litigation was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for falsifying defendants’ names in more than 100 asbestos suits filed in New York State courts in order to increase business and his standing in the firm, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: Defendants Operated Under the Names Platinum Access Program, World Luxury Destinations, and Others.


Pittsburgh Man Sentenced for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months’ probation with 12 months’ home detention on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute a quantity of crack cocaine, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


U.S. Attorney Charges College Student With Sexual Exploitation Of Minors

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations, New York Field Office (“HSI"), announced today the arrest of ROBERT J. GARNEAU, a/k/a...


Florida Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Diet Pill Scheme

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced JOHN WESLEY HOAG, age 52, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, to fifty (50) months in federal prison for his scheme to sell illegal and mislabelled diet pills to victims throughout the United...


Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Six Bank Robberies in Three States

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that David Sandy Lee Parks, age 60, of New Haven, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to six bank robberies in Pennsylvania and two other states.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that DARRELL J. WILLIAMS, of Houston, was charged today in a one-count Indictment for conspiracy to misapply, embezzle federal funds and to commit access device fraud.


Cape Coral Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography

News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge John E. Steele has sentenced Yaisel Rodriguez (25, Cape Coral) to 20 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. The Court also ordered him to forfeit his computer, tablet, a thumb drive, and two DVDs that were used to commit the offense. Rodriguez pleaded guilty on January 5, 2016.


Washington Man Indicted for Possession of Unauthorized Access Devices and Stolen Identification Document

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mill Creek, Washington, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of Unauthorized Access Devices and Possession of Stolen Identification Document.


News Release: Melkin Andeldo Estrada-Hernandez, a/k/a “Melkin Aneldo Estrada," 30, of Oreland, 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 March 28, 2016, Estrada-Hernandez, an alien, and native and citizen of Guatemala, was found in the United States after having been deported from the United States on or about June 28, 2012.