Appearing before United States District Judge Frank Montalvo, Woods pleaded guilty to count 10 of the superseding indictment (Cause # EP-08-CR-1698) charging him with conspiracy to embezzle or steal federal program funds. By pleading guilty, Woods admitted to conspiring with former NCED CEO and President Bob Jones, and others between September 2005 and February 2006 to knowingly misapply without authority money generated through government contracts belonging to NCED. Specifically, Woods, Jones, and others caused NCED to purchase two pieces of property in El Paso in which Woods and Jones had a direct personal interest.

The United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Ohio; C. Frank Figliuzzi, Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland Division of the FBI; and Jose A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, today announced that an Information was filed against David T. Terry, age 69, of Hinckley, Ohio, in connection with the Cuyahoga County public corruption investigation.

An information has been filed against Frank J. Lomanno charging him with mail fraud in connection with the theft of almost $1.5 million from his former employer, First Communications, Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today.

MADISON, WI—John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Robin Brant, 23, Milwaukee, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 10 years in federal prison, without the possibility of parole, for armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during the commission of that robbery. Brant’s sentence will be followed by a five-year term of supervised release. Brant pleaded guilty to these charges on July 8, 2010.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Christopher J. Ward, age 41, formerly of Bethesda, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to interstate transportation of stolen property in connection with a scheme to defraud the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) and other political committees which were clients of his accounting and consulting business. The plea was taken by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who scheduled sentencing for December 2, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

WASHINGTON—Edgar D. Romero, 24, of Bladensberg, Md., pled guilty today in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to charges stemming from armed attacks on four women whom he met through their Craigslist postings, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.

Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on September 3, 2010, TERRION WILLIAMS, age 30, of East St. Louis, Illinois, entered a plea of guilty in United States District Court, East St. Louis, Illinois, to an Indictment charging him with possession with intent to distribute marijuana. The violation took place on December 8, 2009, in St. Clair County, Illinois. WILLIAMS faces a maximum potential penalty of not more than five years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and not less than two years’ supervised release. Sentencing is scheduled for December 6, 2010.

GIUSEPPE CRACCHIOLO, 60, of Romeo, Michigan, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Paul D. Borman this morning to a federal information that charges him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. Also charged in the one count information was ATIIM COLLINS, 38, of Detroit, Michigan, and TED CARTER, 59, of Detroit, Michigan, both of whom have already pleaded guilty to the same information.

TUCSON, AZ—Carlos Molinares-Nunez, 37, aka “Caliche,” was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Tucson to 27 years in prison and ordered to forfeit to the United States $4,000,000 as well as thousands of dollars worth of property, vehicles, and jewelry seized in the United States.

Thinxtream Technologies, a global software product company focused on developing products for digital media and print applications, today announced a partnership with Accel Frontline Ltd., a leading provider of IT Infrastructure Services including Systems Integration, Facilities Management, Software Services and Business Process Outsourcing.

Earlier today in federal court in Minneapolis, Dennis Earl Hecker, age 58, of Medina, pleaded guilty to crimes in connection with orchestrating a scheme to defraud financial lenders and others out of millions of dollars. Appearing before United States District Court Judge Joan N. Ericksen, Hecker pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of bankruptcy fraud.

ALBANY, NY—United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and John F. Pikus, Special Agent-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albany Division, announced that JAMES NASH, age 44, of Troy, New York, pled guilty today in United States District Court in Albany before Senior District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy to Count 2 of an Indictment charging him with the possession of child pornography.

Madison World, one of the leading communication conglomerates in India, has decided to implement a business management and information system to integrate and streamline operations. Blue Star Infotech Ltd, a global provider of software solutions for the mid-market, has been selected as the IT partner for the project. Blue Star Infotech will put in place Microsoft Dynamics Navision ERP solution.

SHREVEPORT, LA—One of Shreveport’s biggest drug traffickers was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison, United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced. Eddarian D. Lawrence, 33, who has been in federal custody since his arrest in July 2009, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr., for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over 50 kilograms of powder cocaine.

Washington, D.C. – agencyQ, a Washington, D.C.-based creative digital agency, announced that it has been awarded a Silver ADDY® by the Advertising Club of Metropolitan Washington (Ad Club) for RepowerAmerica.org.