News published on Federal Newswire in July 2017

News from July 2017


News Release: Defendant Profited By Selling To Investors Worthless Stock Of A Company That Purported To Be A Worldwide Distributor And Provider Of LED Lighting Products.


Subcommittee to Examine the Sale of Federal Assets to Reduce Waste and Shrink the Size of the Federal Government’s Footprint

News Release: Washington - The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management will hold a hearing next week to examine the implementation of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act (FASTA) and how it will address impediments in the normal property disposal process that impact the...


News Release: Native American elder Alan Salazar will describe his experiences on the 2001 voyage to Santa Cruz Island in the traditional tomol plank canoe ‘Elye’wun, during a film screening of “Return to Limuw" on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 2:00 pm.



News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Ruben L. Aguilar, 29, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 30 months incarceration for cocaine distribution, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 30 years imprisonment for six counts of Production of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and one count of Possession of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, followed by a lifetime supervised release, and a $700.00 special assessment, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - DEBORAH A. GRAY, 51, and KEITH B. GRAY, II, 27, both of Oklahoma City, were sentenced to prison this week by United States District Judge David L. Russell for submitting false claims to Medicaid for behavioral health counseling, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney...


Williamsport Man Sentenced To 12 Years’ Imprisonment For Distribution Of Heroin And Cocaine

News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Antoine Paris Davis, age 39, a resident of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann for the distribution of 100 grams or more of heroin.


Tazewell Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Charges

News Release: Glenna Elswick Admits to Purchasing Firearms for her Son; Lying about Purchases.


Third Circuit Affirms Conviction Of Rabbis In Kidnapping Case

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit today affirmed the convictions of three Orthodox rabbis who were convicted at trial of conspiring to kidnap Orthodox Jewish husbands who refused to grant their wives permission to divorce, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.


California Man Indicted On Pornography Charges

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned and indictment charging Loren Glen Warner, 27, of Fresno, CA, with production, receipt, and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years, a maximum of 30 years and a $250,000 fine.


Cat Island Bear Activity Closure

News Release: Bayfield, WI - A temporary closure is in place for Cat Island for day-use and overnight use due to bear activity. This includes campsite 1 and the Cat Island camping zone. The closure is in effect beginning 4:00 pm on July 7, 2017.


Fresno County Man Arrested for Running $20 Million Ponzi Scheme

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Seth Adam Depiano, 36, of Clovis, was arrested yesterday in Las Vegas and is charged in a criminal complaint with mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Williamsport Man Sentenced to 12 Years’ Imprisonment for Distribution of Heroin and Cocaine

News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Antoine Paris Davis, age 39, a resident of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann for the distribution of 100 grams or more of heroin.


Wakarusa Man Sentenced To 57 Months Imprisonment

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Acting United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced that Willard Quinn, 42, of Wakarusa, Indiana was sentenced before District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Mission Man Sentenced for Drug Possession

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance was sentenced on June 27, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Former Johns Hopkins Physician Pleads Guilty To Fraud Scheme Involving Travel Expense Reimbursements

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On July 7, 2017, Dr. Jean-Francois Geschwind, age 53, of Westport, Connecticut, pled guilty to four counts of mail fraud arising from a multi-year scheme to unlawfully obtain travel expense reimbursements from his former employer, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Geschwind was employed as a physician in the Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology between 1998 and 2015.


Suspect Indicted in Seattle on Charges Related to the AK-47 Bandit Bank Robbery Series

News Release: Suspect Indicted in Seattle on Charges Related to the AK-47 Bandit Bank Robbery Series.


Resuscitation Efforts By Park Rangers and Bystander  Successful at Jenny Lake

News Release: Grand Teton National Park rangers and staff responded to a medical emergency at the Jenny Lake boat ramp today at approximately 1 p.m. A 29-year old female from West Fargo, North Dakota, was in the area with her husband and three children when she went into cardiac arrest.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 49-year-old resident of Harker Heights has been ordered to federal prison for attempting to entice a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Alton Zerie Brister pleaded guilty March 31, 2017.