News published on Federal Newswire in June 2017

News from June 2017


News Release: Philadelphia - Today, a federal jury found Renee Tartaglione, 61, of Philadelphia, PA, guilty on all counts of conspiracy, fraud, and theft from a nonprofit clinic that provided mental health services to persons eligible under Medicaid. Tartaglione defrauded the Juniata Community Mental Health Clinic...


Texas Man Found Guilty Of Credit Card Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: CONCORD - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Francisco Tamayo Noguera, 36, of Austin, Texas, was found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to commit credit and debit card fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a credit card fraud scheme.


Committee on Education and the Workforce Demand Answers on Lapses in Job Corps Safety and Security

News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held a hearing yesterday to examine the shocking and systemic lapses in security and safety surrounding the Job Corps program.


Eagle Butte Woman Charged with Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


News Release: Tamara Jones, St. Louis, MO, pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $30,000 from a disabled veteran between 2014 and 2015. According to the plea agreement, Jones stole the money from a financial account of A.W., a disabled veteran for whom she had been appointed fiduciary through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Jones was to spend A.W.’s money only for his benefit, and Jones was to be compensated by the VA.


UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA JUNE 23-AUG 3

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - Lake Mead National Recreation Area is hosting the following events June 23-Aug. 3 to help people celebrate.



MS-13 Clique Leader Agrees to Plead Guilty to Rico Conspiracy, Drug Trafficking and Possession of a Firearm

News Release: BOSTON - The leader of MS-13’s East Boston Loco Salvatrucha clique agreed to plead guilty today in federal court in Boston to RICO conspiracy involving an aggravated assault, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.


Five Individuals Convicted in $23 Million Boiler Room Fraud Scheme

News Release: Yesterday, a federal jury in Miami convicted Charles K. Topping, 40, of North Bay Village, Anita Sgarro, 54, of Marina Del Ray, Charles David Smigrod, 69, of Coconut Grove, Matthew William Wheeler, 33, of Miami, and James Wayne Long, 60, of Miramar, for their roles in two telephone sales room (“boiler...


Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug and Firearm Offenses

News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - An armed drug dealer who was convicted of drug and firearm offenses was sentenced today to 10 years and 10 months in prison.


Kalamazoo Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Possessing A Firearm As A Felon

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Forty-one-year-old Lamont Duane Dixon, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was sentenced to 180 months in prison, following his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon. Under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act, Dixon was subject to a 15-year mandatory minimum sentence due to three prior felony convictions under Michigan law for manufacture/delivery of less than 50 grams of a narcotic drug.


San Antonio Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: In San Antonio this morning, 37-year-old Mark Grimes was sentenced to 185 months in federal prison for distribution of child pornography announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr. and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio.


Former St. Louis County Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Federal Theft Charge

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Alvin Wilson, St. Louis, MO, admitted to stealing from an organization that receives federal funds.


Jason Loera Sentenced to 97 Months for Conviction on Federal Child Pornography Charges

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Acting U.S. Attorney James D. Tierney and Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division announced that Jason Loera was sentenced this afternoon in federal court for his conviction on a child pornography charge. Loera, 48, a former political consultant and resident...


Head of Nonprofit Mental Health Clinic Found Guilty of Fraud Against Clinic

News Release: Philadelphia - Today, a federal jury found Renee Tartaglione, 61, of Philadelphia, PA, guilty on all counts of conspiracy, fraud, and theft from a nonprofit clinic that provided mental health services to persons eligible under Medicaid. Tartaglione defrauded the Juniata Community Mental Health Clinic...


Five Individuals Convicted in $23 Million Boiler Room Fraud Scheme

News Release: Yesterday, a federal jury in Miami convicted Charles K. Topping, 40, of North Bay Village, Anita Sgarro, 54, of Marina Del Ray, Charles David Smigrod, 69, of Coconut Grove, Matthew William Wheeler, 33, of Miami, and James Wayne Long, 60, of Miramar, for their roles in two telephone sales room (“boiler...


News Release: WASHINGTON - As the Department of Justice continues its efforts to fulfill President Trump’s commitment to reducing violent crime in America, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced today that 12 cities are joining the Department’s newly organized National Public Safety Partnership (PSP). The announcement...


News Release: LONDON, Ky. - William Timothy Sutton, 55, of Corbin, Ky., has been indicted on several charges relating to a murder-for-hire scheme.



ICYMI: Chairman LoBiondo Op-Ed on the 21st Century AIRR Act

News Release: Reforming air traffic control yields opportunity for South Jersey, says Rep. Frank LoBiondo