News published on Federal Newswire in December 2018

News from December 2018


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Man Indicted for Financial Fraud and Possessing ATM Skimming Device

News Release: FORT WAYNE -Dumitru Tirlea, 46, of Nottingham, United Kingdom had a two count indictment returned against him for attempting to defraud a financial institution and possessing access device making equipment, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


News Release: Used the Social Security Number of a United States Citizen.


News Release: Manassas National Battlefield Park will begin deer management operations in 2019.


News Release: KINDERHOOK, NEW YORK - “Kinderhook" translates from Old Dutch to English as Children’s Corner. It’s a well-fitting choice as children are the future of our community.


News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Edward Sypher, Jr., formerly the Chief Financial Officer of Long Island mortgage lender Vanguard Funding, LLC (Vanguard), was sentenced by United States District Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein to 18 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years’...


News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Reno man who actively sought babysitting opportunities with families with young girls so he could potentially exploit the children was sentenced Tuesday to 84 months in prison to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada.


News Release: Join us for the film festival, Innovation: Transportation During the Homestead Era, Saturdays and Sundays in January and February of 2019, at 2:00 p.m., in the Homestead National Monument of America’s Education Center. This year’s film festival will kick-off on Saturday January 5, and will feature films...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A former resident of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to a term of imprisonment of five years and 10 months, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on charges of bank robbery and Hobbs Act robbery, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Five Defendants Indicted for $770,000 Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Five defendants, including four from the Kansas City, Mo., metropolitan area, have been indicted for their roles in a $770,000 drug-trafficking conspiracy.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A former resident of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to a term of imprisonment of five years and 10 months, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on charges of bank robbery and Hobbs Act robbery, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: Eight Dallas-area pharmacy owners and marketers were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their roles in a scheme involving approximately $92 million in compound drug claims to TRICARE and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), which were allegedly the product of over $9.1 million in illegal kickbacks.


News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Dorothy Elizabeth Lantz, 37, of Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline, to serve 40 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after previously pleading guilty to three counts of distribution of a controlled substance.


Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Two Bank Robberies

News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Newport News man pleaded guilty today to his role in two bank robberies.


Camp Verde Man Sentenced to 12 Months and One Day for Assault on a Federal Officer

News Release: PHOENIX -This week, Kelton Treyvon Prentiss, 23, of Camp Verde, Ariz., was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge David G. Campbell to 12 months and one day in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Prentiss had previously pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer.


Long Island Man Sentenced to 56 Months’ Imprisonment for Defrauding Investors of $62 Million in a Real Estate Ponzi Scheme

News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Gershon Barkany was sentenced by United States District Judge Joseph F. Bianco to 56 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years’ supervised release for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme over four years that caused investors to lose approximately...


Wisconsin Rapids Business Owner Sentenced for Tax Evasion

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Russell Broga, 51, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James Peterson to two years of probation and fined $150,000. Judge Peterson ordered Broga to pay the fine immediately. On Oct. 30, 2018, Broga pleaded guilty to tax evasion for tax year 2013.


News Release: A top sales representative was sentenced to prison today for his participation in a money laundering conspiracy involving alcohol and drug addiction treatment centers and clinical laboratories.


News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that WOOJAE JUNG, a/k/a “Steve Jung," pled guilty today to one of count of securities fraud relating to his scheme to buy stock based on material nonpublic information. JUNG’s plea was taken by U.S. Magistrate Judge Debra Freeman and will be transmitted to U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan for consideration.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced this morning that it would now only require U.S. LNG exporters to report the country or countries of LNG deliveries, not country of end-use, to satisfy the DOE’s destination reporting requirement. Further, DOE announced additional efforts to streamline the reporting requirements for LNG export supply sales and contracts.