News published on Federal Newswire in September 2017

News from September 2017


Eastern Panhandle woman admits to drug distribution charge

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Kearneysville, West Virginia woman has admitted to distributing cocaine, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.



U.S. Attorney's Office Announces $2.5 Million Settlement with Bank of America for Trading Ahead and Obstructing the CME's Investigation

News Release: CHARLOTTE, NC - Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina announced today a settlement reached with Bank of America (the Bank) to resolve the United States’ investigation of certain trading activity by the Bank’s New York “Swaps Desk" involving trading ahead of...


Recruiter of Drug Traffickers and Alien Smugglers

News Release: For Further Information, Contact: Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara A. Stingley (619)546-8403 or Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph J.M. Orabona (619)546-7951.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - King Edward Harris II was sentenced today to five years in prison for distributing fentanyl pills, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin.


News Release: BOSTON - A Guatemalan national was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston with an immigration crime.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, NC - Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina announced today a settlement reached with Bank of America (the Bank) to resolve the United States’ investigation of certain trading activity by the Bank’s New York “Swaps Desk" involving trading ahead of...


Florida Return Preparers Sentenced to Prison for Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns

News Release: Florida Return Preparers Sentenced to Prison for Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Harpers Ferry, West Virginia man has admitted to distributing heroin, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.


News Release: GLENNALLEN, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management Glennallen Field Office has approved Constantine North Inc.’s request to construct a road to access federal and state mining claims located 30 miles north of Haines, Alaska within the Porcupine Mining District.


Making North Korean Human Rights a Priority

News Release: Washington, DC - House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) has announced the House of Representatives will consider H.R. 2061, the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017 next week. The legislation reauthorizes activities to promote human rights and democracy in North Korea; activities...


Prior Sex Offender Sentenced to 200 Months for Distributing Child Porn

News Release: DAYTON - Ronald Scott Gibson, 46, of West Manchester, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 200 months in prison for distributing child pornography after having been convicted of a prior related state sex offense.


News Release: Roseburg, OR. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the 2017 closing dates for the Roseburg District campgrounds.


Drug Maker Aegerion Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $35 Million to Resolve Criminal Charges and False Claims Act Allegations

News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based subsidiary of Novelion Therapeutics Inc., has agreed to pay over $35 million to resolve criminal and civil charges relating to its marketing of Juxtapid, a drug that is labeled with...


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Cassie Tillinghast, 32, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to bank fraud before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.


Plan for the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is Completed

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: A General Management Plan for the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District received final authorization from the National Park Service on Sept. 14, 2017. Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP is looking forward to implementing the plan which includes establishment of a visitor...


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that John Breault, age 31, made an initial appearance in federal court in Burlington today on a heroin distribution charge. United States Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy released Mr. Breault on conditions.


Cedar Rapids Man Charged with Distribution, Receipt, and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: Craig Watters, age 30, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been charged with distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography. The charges are contained in an Indictment filed on Sept. 14, 2017 in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.


Find Your Park -- Big South Fork to Celebrate National Public Lands Day on September 30

News Release: Get outdoors and take part in the celebration for National Public Lands Day 2017, with Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area on Saturday, September 30. One night of free camping has been authorized at the Alum Ford Campground as well as for all backcountry permits.


Stamford Dental Office Manager Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Insurance Companies

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ELENA ILIZAROV, 45, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for using an identity theft victim’s personal identifying information to submit fraudulent bills to private insurance companies offering dental insurance.