News published on Federal Newswire in February 2018

News from February 2018


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Daniel Stimmel, 52, of Goose Creek, South Carolina, was sentenced to 46 months imprisonment and ordered to pay more than $4,000,000 in restitution for running a car theft scheme while employed as a fleet manager of Emerson Network Power (ENP) of Columbus, Ohio, from 2003 to 2016. ENP, now known as Vertiv, was formerly an operating subsidiary of Emerson Electric Company and became an independent entity after Stimmel’s scheme concluded.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JOEL GONZALEZ, also known as “Tuti," 34, of East Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 77 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing heroin.


Murray: “This Botched Cover-Up of Evidence Proving President Trump’s Policies Help Businesses Steal Billions From Workers Shows Exactly What President Trump Truly Cares About”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement on reports that the Department of Labor covered up its own data showing its tip rule change would allow employers to steal potentially billions of dollars in tips from their workers.


FBI Richmond Seeks Interested Virginia High School Students for Youth Academy

News Release: FBI Richmond Seeks Interested Virginia High School Students for Youth Academy.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MICHAEL SPEARS, age 53, of New Orleans, was sentenced to five (5) years probation by the Honorable U.S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman today for making false statements in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 and theft of government funds in violation of 18 USC § 641.


Grand Canyon National Park to Open 2019 Noncommercial River Trip Permit Lottery

News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - On Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 the National Park Service will begin accepting applications for noncommercial river trip permits to raft the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park. The permits are for specific launch dates within calendar year 2019. A total of 468 permits...


Stockton Man Charged with Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Jason Solomon, 42, of Stockton, charging him with distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Kanawha County man was sentenced today to five years and 10 months in federal prison for a child pornography crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Jeffrey Scott Beard, 37, of Clendenin, previously pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography. Beard was also ordered to serve the remainder of his life on federal supervised release after completion of his prison term, and will additionally be required to register as a sex offender.


Wareham Man Sentenced for Cocaine Trafficking

News Release: BOSTON - A Wareham man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with trafficking cocaine.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Taylor Wilson, 26, St. Louis, was indicted on Feb. 1, 2018.


News Release: Indictment Alleges Defendant Stole More Than $235,000.


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - David Morris, 57, of Columbia, New Hampshire, was sentenced to serve 99 months in prison for possession of child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley.


Jury Finds Butte County Man Guilty of National Guard Recruiting Fraud

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After an eight-day trial, a federal jury found Steel A. Davis, 45, of Chico, guilty today of all eight counts of wire fraud in a scheme to obtain bonuses for referring individuals to enlist in the California National Guard, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Deborah Hendricks, 44, of Scottsdale, Ariz., and owner of “Just Roughin’ It", a commercial guiding company, was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles R. Pyle to three years of probation. The probation terms include a three-year ban for Hendricks and “Just Roughin It" from conducting...


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, woman convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Jan. 22, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MICHAEL SPEARS, age 53, of New Orleans, was sentenced to five (5) years probation by the Honorable U.S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman today for making false statements in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 and theft of government funds in violation of 18 USC § 641.


Former CEO of Scranton Federal Credit Union Sentenced to 70 Months’ Imprisonment

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion sentenced Sean Jelen, age 35, of Breezy Point, NY, to 70 months’ imprisonment and four years of supervised release on Jan. 31, 2018, for bank fraud and attempted bank fraud offenses.


Former CEO Of Scranton Federal Credit Union Sentenced To 70 Months’ Imprisonment

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion sentenced Sean Jelen, age 35, of Breezy Point, NY, to 70 months’ imprisonment and four years of supervised release on Jan. 31, 2018, for bank fraud and attempted bank fraud offenses.


News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Beaumont man was sentenced Tuesday to 120 months in prison for kidnapping two girls after stealing the truck they were in.


Overseas Business Insights, February, 2018

News Release: Mexico: Successful Deep Water Auction. Argentina: Renewables Auction. Brazil: Bioenergy Opportunities. Costa Rica: Electric Vehicles. Resource Links.