News published on Federal Newswire in June 2018

News from June 2018


Retired Federal Air Marshal Charged with Threatening Former Coworkers

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that a former federal air marshal with the Newark, New Jersey field office has been charged by indictment with making various threats against his former colleagues.


Westminster Woman Indicted for Stealing Social Security Benefits

News Release: BOSTON - A Westminster woman was arrested today in connection with stealing Social Security benefits.


Port St. Lucie Resident Pleads Guilty to International Firearms Trafficking

News Release: A Port St. Lucie resident pled guilty today to unlawfully exporting firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition from South Florida to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Conspiracy and ID Theft

News Release: *UPDATE on June 21, 2018: The following statement provides additional clarity to this press release (originally issued on June 18, 2018) and includes a revised headline. Please attribute the statement to Joshua Stueve, Director of Communications for EDVA. "As stated in the Statement of Facts for defendants...


Hancock County Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Charge

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael Dziatkowicz, of Weirton, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 24 months incarceration for possessing child pornography, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Former Allen County Sheriff indicted for soliciting bribes, extortion, making false statements

News Release: The former Allen County Sheriff was indicted in federal court for asking for and taking bribes from drug dealers, people arrested in prostitution stings, suspected gamblers and others.


Fulton Woman Sentenced to 30 Years for Child Pornography Production

News Release: Tammy Lamere Conspired With Co-Defendant Clif Seaway in the Abuse of a Child.


Chinle Man Sentenced to Prison for Reckless Killing on Navajo Nation

News Release: PHOENIX - Today, Sanjay Nelson, 25, of Chinle, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for recklessly killing a man on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation. Nelson had previously pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.


BLM seeks input on proposed acquisition of land in Douglas County

News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, is soliciting your input for the proposed acquisition of 14,522 acres of environmental sensitive lands owned by Bently Family Limited Partnership as part of the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPLMA) Round 15 nominations. Public comments will be accepted through July 15, 2018.


McKees Rocks Man Sentenced to Two More Years in Prison for Escaping from Renewal Center

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA. - A resident of McKees Rocks, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 24 months’ imprisonment on his conviction of escape from custody, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Reclamation to close Cascade dam road for maintenance

News Release: CASCADE, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation will temporarily close the roadway across Cascade Dam to the public while maintenance work is performed between June 25 and June 29, 2018, from Lake Way to Shore Drive.


Owner of Meriden Transportation Broker Firm Sentenced to Prison for $600,000 Fraud Scheme

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DIGBY KERR, 50, of Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for defrauding four manufacturing companies of more than $600,000.


Department of Energy Announces $40 Million for Bio-Based Research

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $40 million in funding for 31 projects to advance research in the development of microbes as practical platforms for the production of biofuels and other bioproducts from renewable resources.


Modesto Real Estate Attorney Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Fraudulent Short-Sale Scheme

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Robert Farrace, 54, of Modesto, was sentenced today to two years in prison for a fraudulent short-sale scheme, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Beverly Hills Doctor Sentenced to 10 Years in Custody for Massive Workers’ Comp Scheme

News Release: SAN DIEGO - Beverly Hills Radiologist Ronald Grusd and two of his corporations, California Imaging Network Medical Group and Willows Consulting Company, were sentenced in federal court today after a jury trial in December resulted in convictions on 39 felony fraud counts.


Former Arkansas State Senator Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Bank Fraud

News Release: Former Arkansas State Senator Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Bank Fraud.


Maryland Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Role in Scheme That Used Stolen Identities to Fraudulently Seek Tax Refunds

News Release: Wide-Ranging Operation Filed Over 12,000 Fraudulent Tax Returns Seeking More Than $42 Million.


Utica man facing charges of distribution pleads guilty to cocaine conspiracy

News Release: (SYRACUSE, N.Y.) - Jeffrey Rivera, 34, of Utica, New York, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. The announcement was made by the United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ...


Ohio Man Sentenced for Role in a Conspiracy to Distribute Counterfeit $100 Bills

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Columbus, Ohio, has been sentenced in federal court to time served, approximately eight months incarceration, and three years supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to utter and pass counterfeit Federal Reserve notes, and for possession of counterfeit Federal Reserve notes, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Utica Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Jeffrey Rivera, age 34, of Utica, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute more than five (5) kilograms of cocaine. The announcement was made by the United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)...