News published on Federal Newswire in November 2016

News from November 2016


Family Fun Day at Oregon Trail Interpretive Center

News Release: Baker City, Ore. - The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center (NHOTIC) and Trail Tenders are hosting a variety of activities for visitors during “Family Fun Day."


OSHA cites wholesale baking company after worker suffers amputation

News Release: CINCINNATI, Ohio - Just five weeks after a 28-year-old maintenance worker lost part of his right arm in an improperly guarded bread wrapping machine at the Cincinnati-based Klosterman Baking Co., federal safety inspectors investigating the injury found another worker exposed to the same hazard.


Former New York City Building Inspector and the Owner of a Demolition Company Indicted for Extortion

News Release: A one-count indictment was unsealed today in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging Massimo Dabusco, also known as “Max," and Vito Menadi with conspiracy to commit extortion. The indictment was returned under seal by a federal grand jury sitting in Brooklyn on November...


Nurse Who Operated Spa in Laguna Niguel Agrees to Plead Guilty to Illegally Dispensing Botox Not Approved for Use in United States

News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A registered nurse who owned and operated a day spa in Laguna Niguel has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge related to the illegal distribution of Botox that was not approved for use in the United States.


Tax Defier And Member Of Freedom Law School Sentenced To Thirty-Three Months’ Imprisonment For Tax Evasion

News Release: Used Warehouse Bank, Prepaid Debit Cards, Cashier’s Checks, and Postal Money Orders to Conceal Income and Assets From IRS.


Gaby Gonzales Cold Case Investigation Revisited

News Release: Gaby Gonzales Cold Case Investigation Revisited.


'Lights in the Mirror': How to Conduct Yourself During a Traffic Stop

News Release: “Lights in the Mirror" is a collaborative effort between the FBI Springfield Division, Illinois State Police, Illinois Sheriff’s Association, and the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police. Understanding how police procedures and your rights are determined will make better informed drivers and citizens.


Former Georgia Soldier Sentenced to Over 22 Years in Federal Prison for Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Lance Lightner, 24, was sentenced on Tuesday to 272 months in prison by Chief United States District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood following his guilty pleas to charges of receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Lightner’s prison term will be followed by a life term of supervised release. Lightner will also be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison. Lightner pleaded guilty to the offenses on May 2, 2016.


Wheeling Island man pleads guilty to crack cocaine distribution

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Clarence William Bertram, 24, of Wheeling, West Virginia, pled guilty to crack cocaine distribution in federal court today, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


Investigation and Prosecution Team in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Case Receive Department of Justice’s Highest Award

News Release: BOSTON - Seven members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office received the Attorney General’s David Margolis Award for Exceptional Service - the highest honor in the Department of Justice - during a ceremony today at the Justice Department for their role in investigating and prosecuting Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.


Tampa Man Sentenced To More Than Six Years For Credit Card Fraud And Identity Theft

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Alberto Yuniel Garcia (31, Tampa) to six years and two months in federal prison for engaging in the manufacture and use of counterfeit credit cards and identity theft. He pleaded guilty on July 7, 2016.


Hamburg Man Sentenced For Sinking A Boat In The Black Rock Canal

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Paul E. Van Voorhees, 56, of Hamburg, NY, who was convicted of obstruction of waterways, was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $6,416.50 to the United States Coast Guard by U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer.


Local National Monuments Closed for Thanksgiving

News Release: St. Augustine, FL - In honor of the Thanksgiving Holiday, Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas National Monuments will both be CLOSED on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016.


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOHN TODD WILLIAMS, a/k/a “JT," a/k/a “Joe Steele," was sentenced today to five years in prison for perpetrating a multi-year debt collection fraud scheme that defrauded more than 6,000 victims around the...


Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty to Possession of Contraband

News Release: Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on Nov. 10, 2016, Edward Powell, 35, a former inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution located in Greenville, Illinois, commonly known as FCI-Greenville, pled guilty to an indictment charging...


Melton Sentenced To Life For Kidnapping Case Of Wake Forest Man

News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney’s Office announced that today, KELVIN MELTON, a/k/a Dizzy, a/k/a Old Man, 51, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, to life plus 84 months consecutive imprisonment. Judge Dever further recommended that MELTON serve both his federal sentence and the remainder of his North Carolina life sentence at the ADX Super Max Federal Penitentiary in Florence, Colorado in the most secure part of that facility.


Former President of the Venezuelan Soccer Federation Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Corruption Charges

News Release: Earlier this morning in federal court in Brooklyn, Rafael Esquivel, the former president of the Venezuelan soccer federation, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, three counts of wire fraud conspiracy, and three counts of money laundering conspiracy in connection with his participation in multiple...



Cayuga County Man Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Prison for Federal Child Pornography Charges

News Release: Sentence Imposed for Eighteen Counts of Distribution, Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography.


North Country Man Admits Role in False Statement Made During Gun Purchase

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jonathon P. Shappy, age 29, of Schuyler Falls, New York, pled guilty yesterday to aiding and abetting the making of a false statement during the purchase of a rifle.