News published on Federal Newswire in October 2016

News from October 2016


November 2016 Elections

News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - United States Attorney Charles M. Oberly, III announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Patricia C. Hannigan will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016 general...


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that CHRISTOPHER JORDAN LEE FOREMAN, age 22, of Vian, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 57 months of imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for POSSESSION OF STOLEN FIREARMS, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(j) and 2, punishable by not more than 10 years of imprisonment, up to a $250,000.00 fine or both.


Vero Beach Couple Sentenced for Selling Fraudulent Immigration and Identification Documents to Undercover Agents

News Release: Yesterday, a Vero Beach couple was sentenced for their roles in making and selling homemade immigration and identification documents, by U.S. District Court Judge Robin L. Rosenberg in Ft. Pierce, Florida.


Former Watch Manufacturer Employee Gets A Year In Prison For Using False Invoicing Scheme To Steal Company Merchandise

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. -A former employee of a Bergen County, New Jersey, watch manufacturer was sentenced today to 12 months in prison for using phony documents and corporate records to defraud her employer out of hundreds of thousands of dollars of watches and watch parts, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal jury convicted Aaron Matthew Reed, 37, of Romney, West Virginia of possessing materials capable of manufacturing methamphetamine, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


U.S. Winter Outlook 2016 predicts warmer, drier South and cooler, wetter North

News Release: “This climate outlook provides the most likely outcome for the upcoming winter season, but it also provides the public with a good reminder that winter is just up ahead and it’s a good time to prepare for typical winter hazards, such as extreme cold and snowstorms," said Mike Halpert, deputy director, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. “Regardless of the outlook, there is always some chance for extreme winter weather, so prepare now for what might come later this winter."


News Release: Markeith L. Milton, 24, and Dominic L. Hudson, both of Chicago, was indicted for using other people's credit card numbers to obtain property, said U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon.


Three Arrested in Connection with Pharmacy Forgery Ring

News Release: Elaborate Scheme to Forge Prescriptions using False Addresses, Phone Numbers and Online Accounts.


Former director of Ohio County Schools Credit Union charged with embezzlement

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - The former executive director of the Ohio County Schools Public Credit Union was charged in federal court today with embezzlement, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


News Release: United States Attorneys John W. Vaudreuil of the Western District of Wisconsin and Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced today that they have appointed Assistant United States Attorneys to lead the efforts of their respective offices in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the November 8, 2016 elections.


Repeat Offender Receives Prison Sentence for Identity Theft and Bank Fraud

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - On Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, a South Korean native with previous federal convictions was sentenced to 39 months in prison for bank fraud, identity theft, and illegal reentry into the United States. Chae Sun Kim, 62, who pled guilty to the charges in March 2016, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Jones.


Former Director of Ohio County Schools Credit Union Charged with Embezzlement

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - The former executive director of the Ohio County Schools Public Credit Union was charged in federal court today with embezzlement, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


Darren Sharper’s Co-Defendants Sentenced

News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced today’s sentencing of BRANDON LICCIARDI and ERIK J. NUNEZ, who were charged along with former New Orleans Saint DARREN SHARPER, in a conspiracy to drug and rape women.


News Release: OCT. 20, 2016 - The U.S. Census Bureau released the Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files from the 2015 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.


Man Believed to Have Placed Improvised Explosive Device in Nederland Shopping Complex Arrested

News Release: DENVER - David Michael Ansberry, born in 1952, originally from California, was arrested over the weekend in Chicago, Illinois, in connection with the placing of an improvised explosive device in a shopping area in Nederland, Colorado, the FBI, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), the Nederland Police...


Former Central Iowa Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud

News Release: DES MOINES, IA - - On Oct. 19, 2016, Richard Lee Hauser, M.D., 66, of North Liberty, Iowa, appeared before the Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, and pleaded guilty to two counts of health care fraud, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel.


Woman Sentenced for Unlawful Transfer of Identification Documents

News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that SILVIA MARIA GARCIA-COYADO, age 34, last residing in Houma, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a three-count Indictment for unlawful transfer of identification documents.


News Release: A Special Agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations and an attorney have been charged with bribery, conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of justice, announced U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade. The charging documents were unsealed today.


Rock Island Man Sentenced for Possessing Firearm as a Felon

News Release: Rock Island, Ill. - Michael Andrew Ford, 22, of Rock Island, Ill., was sentenced today for possessing firearms and ammunition as a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis, Central District of Illinois. U.S. District Judge Sara L. Darrow ordered Young to serve a term of 57 months in federal prison.


Alabama Man Indicted For Kidnapping Four-Year-Old Girl

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the return of an indictment charging West Wild Hogs (31, Searle, Alabama) with kidnapping. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison.