News published on Federal Newswire in November 2017

News from November 2017


Manchester Man Sentenced to Eight Years for Firearms and Narcotics Offenses

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Daniel Rogers, 31, of Manchester, New Hampshire was sentenced in federal court to eight years in prison for firearms and narcotics offenses, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.


Manchester Man Sentenced To Eight Years For Firearms And Narcotics Offenses

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Daniel Rogers, 31, of Manchester, New Hampshire was sentenced in federal court to eight years in prison for firearms and narcotics offenses, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.


News Release: BOSTON - Francisca De La Cruz, a/k/a Francisca De La Cruz De Ramos, 50, was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston with making false statements on her naturalization application.


ATF Agent Honored as Member of NCRGTF Investigation

News Release: SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office honored the North County Regional Gang Task Force (NCRGTF) today with the Meritorious Unit Citation for their combined efforts on the sting authorities called “Operation No Worries."


Nigerian Citizen Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Role in Nationwide Identity Theft and IRS Tax Fraud Scheme

News Release: False federal tax returns filed using the personal identifying information of thousands of Oregon and Washington taxpayers.


Federal Grand Jury Indictments

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina----United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Charleston, South Carolina, returned Indictment(s) against the following.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Christopher Jaye Boykin (34, Lisman, Alabama) has pleaded guilty to four charges of receiving child pornography over the Internet. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 5 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison on each count.


Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft and Conspiring to File Fraudulent Tax Refund Claims

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced to 22 months in prison today for identity theft and conspiring to file fraudulent tax refund claims, announced Interim U.S. Attorney Louis D. Lappen for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.


Randolph Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Drug Trafficking Scheme

News Release: BOSTON - A Randolph woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to her role in a drug trafficking scheme.


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Sisney Ann Large, age 43, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A), punishable by not less than 10 years imprisonment, and up to a $10,000,000.00 fine or both.


News Release: Defendants Fraudulently Ran Medical Clinics and Related Medical Supply and Ambulette Companies, While Paying Elderly People to Act as Patients, and Billing for Unjustified or Non-Existent Medical Goods and Services.


Former City of Vallejo Employee Sentenced for Accepting a Bribe

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Donald Burton, 51, of Vallejo, was sentenced today to a year in prison and a $10,000 fine for his part in a bribery scheme involving city contracts, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that it has obtained an additional $5.4 million for servicemembers whose vehicles were unlawfully repossessed by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in violation of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). The bank, which does business under the name Wells Fargo...


Irish National Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Trafficking of Endangered Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup

News Release: Irish National Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Trafficking of Endangered Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup.


Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To Prison For Identity Theft And Conspiring To File Fraudulent Tax Refund Claims

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced to 22 months in prison today for identity theft and conspiring to file fraudulent tax refund claims, announced Interim U.S. Attorney Louis D. Lappen for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Blair Cook, 23, Madison, Wis., was found guilty today of possessing a firearm as an unlawful user of marijuana. The jury reached its verdict after approximately five hours of deliberation, following one day of testimony in U.S. District Court in Madison.


Video Captures Employees Across EM Complex Honoring Veterans

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - To mark Veterans Day on Nov. 11, EM created a video featuring its employees across the DOE complex paying tribute to the nation’s veterans. The video also appears on EM's Facebook page.


Felon from Roswell Sentenced to Prison for Violating Federal Firearms Laws

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Gilbert Dutchover, 58, of Roswell, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to an 18-month term of imprisonment for violating the federal firearms laws. Dutchover will be on supervised release for two years after completing his prison sentence.


Corker Statement at Hearing on Authority to Order the Use of Nuclear Weapons

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement at a hearing on the executive’s authority to use nuclear weapons and the process for executing that authority. The hearing follows an October 30 hearing with Secretaries Tillerson ...


Springfield Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man was sentenced to probation today in federal court in Springfield for firearm offenses.