News published on Federal Newswire in June 2017

News from June 2017


News Release: Four local men were sentenced yesterday on federal bribery charges stemming from the fraudulent issuance of Tennessee driver license permits, announced Jack Smith, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.


North Carolina Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to $15 Million Fraud

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Fayetteville defense contractor pleaded guilty today to his role in multiple conspiracies to overbill the federal government by more than $15 million on government contracts.


News Release: Plea Agreement Calls for 25-Year Prison Sentence.


Cape Cod National Seashore to Host “Jaws” and  White Shark Fact or Fiction Program on July 4

News Release: Cape Cod National Seashore will host a showing of the iconic 1975 film “Jaws" on Tuesday, July 4. This classic thriller depicts the fictional tale of a great white shark’s terrifying impact on a New England tourist town. Before the movie, test your knowledge of shark “fact versus fiction" and learn about...


News Release: HOUSTON - A 31-year old resident of Webster has entered a guilty plea to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.


Cookeville Man Pleads Guilty To Counterfeiting Currency

News Release: Chadwin Greenwood, 33, of Cookeville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court, to manufacturing counterfeit currency, announced Jack Smith, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.


FBI, Marietta PD, and Sandy Springs PD Continue Efforts to Identify Female Bank Robber

News Release: FBI, Marietta PD, and Sandy Springs PD Continue Efforts to Identify Female Bank Robber.


Man Pleads Guilty to International Parental Kidnapping

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to charges of international parental kidnapping.


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Rigoberto Ramirez-Aldava, 40, formerly of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.


News Release: Washington - who is also known as “Bam" - was arrested by the FBI this morning and will appear in federal court at 1:30pm. Washington, Jr. - also known as “Man" - was arrested on June 14, 2017.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - During sentencing hearings that occurred over the course of the last two days, several members of the Texas “Mexikan" Mafia (TMM) have been ordered to significant terms in prison for their roles in a Racketeer Influence Corrupt Organization (RICO) conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. The hearings began yesterday and concluded today before Senior U.S. District Judge John D. Rainey.


News Release: PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA - Michael Shawn Garrett, 44, of Panama City Beach, was arraigned yesterday in the U.S. District Court in Panama City after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with attempted enticement of a minor for sex. The indictment was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ERNESTO MORENO, age 26, of San Fernando, California, pled guilty yesterday to one count of a methamphetamine drug conspiracy that included the shipping of methamphetamine from California into Louisiana via the United States Postal Service.


News Release: Christiansted National Historic Site will be installing fire and security systems in four of the National Park Service historic buildings in Christiansted. These systems will bring these 18th and 19th century buildings up to code for National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) structural fire code requirements.


Elkhart Man Sentenced to 125 Months' Imprisonment

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Acting United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced that Jeffrey Wilson, 29, of Elkhart, Indiana was sentenced before District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for bank robbery.


Philadelphia Man Charged with Theft of Government Funds

News Release: Oliver Burke, 56, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged by Information with one count of theft of government funds and one count of theft from an employee pension plan, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. According to the Information[1], the defendant received Social Security...


News Release: Plea Agreement Calls for 25-Year Prison Sentence.


Kennebunk Man Sentenced to 2½ Years for Illegally Possessing Firearms

News Release: Portland, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Justin Riggall, 37, of Kennebunk, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby to 2½ years in prison and three years of supervised release for possession of firearms by a person previously convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. Riggall pleaded guilty on Feb. 15, 2017.


Twin Sisters Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal U.S. Postage Stamps

News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - BIRDIE JO HOAKS and BECKY JO HOAKS, both 47, of Choctaw, Oklahoma, each pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit theft of postage stamps, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.


Physician and Wife to Pay $1.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Billing Medicare and Medicaid for Unapproved Drugs

News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Dr. Anindya Sen and Patricia Posey Sen will pay $1.208 million to resolve state and federal False Claims Act allegations that their medical practice billed Medicare and Tennessee Medicaid (TennCare) for anticancer and infusion drugs that were produced for sale in foreign countries...