News published on Federal Newswire in September 2017

News from September 2017


News Release: NEW BERN - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, John Stuart Bruce, announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced KEITH WILLIAM DEICHERT, 47, of Raleigh, to 240 months of imprisonment followed by 15 years of supervised release.


Plantation Middle School Aftercare Worker Sentenced to More Than Ten Years in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor

News Release: On Sept. 18, 2017, Roosevelt Miller, 20, of Ft. Lauderdale, was sentenced to a total of 121 months in federal prison by United States District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas, after having previously pled guilty to attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, in violation of, Title 18, United States Code, Section 2422(b).


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Angela Lucke, age 37, of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, to five years’ probation for unlawfully providing firearms to a convicted felon.


South Texas federal grand jury returns superseding indictment against tractor trailer driver following death of 10 smuggled aliens; government is not seeking death penalty

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A South Texas federal grand jury on Wednesday returned a superseding indictment in the case against the tractor trailer driver that was allegedly responsible for the deaths of 10 illegal aliens on July 23.


News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Lisa Carrico, a 33-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), has been selected as Deputy Superintendent of Operations and Science at Grand Canyon National Park.


News Release: OAKLAND - Damion McDaniel was sentenced today to 33 years in prison for shooting an Oakland police officer on Jan. 21, 2013, just 28 hours after he and three other gang members from the Seminary neighborhood in East Oakland shot a rival gang member in a street-corner ambush. The sentenced was announced...


Meth Conspirator Sentenced in Federal Court

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Damon Curtis Chisholm, 42, a resident of Mobile County, was sentenced today in federal court on charges involving his participation in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy and for aiding and abetting one of the co-conspirators, a convicted felon, in possession of firearms. Chisholm pled guilty to the charges in May of 2017.


Wyden Statement on CMS Announcement to Radically Reform CMMI

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement following the announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) would pursue numerous projects that threaten health care for seniors and vulnerable Americans.


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Yvonne Sanchez, age 40, of Chapin, pled guilty in federal court in Columbia to Bank Fraud, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, § 1344. Senior United States District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, of Columbia, accepted the guilty plea and will sentence her on Jan. 24, 2018.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Adam Khan Le, 36, of Panama City, Florida, was sentenced today in federal court on a charge involving his participation in a scheme to grow and distribute marijuana. Le pled guilty to the charge in May of 2017.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced that Yolanda Otero-Valenzuela, 63, and her son, James Narvaez, 29, both of Omaha, were each sentenced on Sept. 20, 2017, to 10 year prison terms by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard. Each had previously pled guilty to conspiracy...


Former CEO of Sunnyvale-Based Company Charged with Insider Trading in His Company’s Securities

News Release: SAN JOSE - Peter C. Chang was arrested today following the filing of a federal complaint charging him with securities fraud and fraud in connection with a tender offer, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.


Eastern Washington man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for producing child pornography

News Release: SPOKANE, Wash. - A Benton man who previously pleaded guilty to producing child pornography was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in federal prison, following a probe by the Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (SER-ICAC) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).


News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emily W. Allen (619) 546-9738 and Andrew P. Young (619) 546-7981.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Kassandra Whylly, 21, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of financial institution fraud, was sentenced to 15 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The defendant was also ordered to pay more than $9,000 in restitution to the ESL Federal Credit Union.


San Diego Finance Executive and Real Estate Broker Charged with $50 Million Fraud

News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emily W. Allen (619) 546-9738 and Andrew P. Young (619) 546-7981.


Jefferson County man admits to firearms charge

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia man pled guilty today to a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.


Norwalk Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joel P. Garland, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that RYAN S. ROZYCKI, 41, of Norwalk, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of tax evasion.


Former CEO Of Sunnyvale-Based Company Charged With Insider Trading In His Company’s Securities

News Release: Trading in advance of an acquisition generated illegal profits in excess of $800,000.


FBI Searching for 1.8 Million Dollar ATM Courier Van Thief

News Release: FBI Searching for 1.8 Million Dollar ATM Courier Van Thief.