News published on Federal Newswire in December 2016

News from December 2016


Baltimore Felon Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Gun

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland -U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced William Warren, age 28, of Baltimore, today to 15 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after Warren pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Oklahoma Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Producing Sexually Explicit Images of Children He Met Online

News Release: CHICAGO - An Oklahoma man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for producing sexually explicit images of children with whom he communicated online.


UN JURADO DECLARA A UN HOMBRE DE BAKERSFIELD CULPABLE DE UN CRIMEN DE ODIO

News Release: El Demandado Disparó una Ronda de Escopeta Hacia la Víctima y Gritó, “Vete…de Oildale".


Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Tonawanda Bank Robbery

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Nicholas Graham, 45, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to bank robbery by use of a dangerous weapon before Chief U.S. District Judge Joseph P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 205,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2016/2017 marketing year.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi (ABM) gang was sentenced to life in prison for his participation in a variety of violent criminal acts, including racketeering conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute and other related offenses.


News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announces that Robert Lyle Bertram, 51, of Shelby, Alabama, was sentenced today to 46 months of imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Kristi K. DuBose for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The judge ordered that Bertram undergo 3 years of supervised release upon completing his term of imprisonment and pay a $100 mandatory special assessment.


Pearland man pleads guilty to using fake TWIC card to gain entrance into Westlake facility

News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Texas man pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to use a fake TWIC card to enter a Westlake plant.


News Release: In celebration of the National Park Service Centennial birthday, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area hosted the Centennial Challenge Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Bandy Creek Visitor Center. To date, 125 participants had turned in their Centennial Challenge logs completing over...


Former Police Officer Indicted for Attempting to Support ISIL

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Nicholas Young, 37, of Fairfax, who was formerly employed as a police officer with the Metro Transit Police Department, was indicted today by a federal grand jury on charges of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and obstruction of justice.


North Carolina Couple Sentenced to Prison for Tax and Bank Fraud Related to Their Online Business

News Release: North Carolina Couple Sentenced to Prison for Tax and Bank Fraud Related to Their Online Business.



News Release: OXFORD, Miss. - A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of (ABM) gang was sentenced to life in prison for his participation in a variety of violent criminal acts, including racketeering conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute and other related offenses.


Chico Man Pleads Guilty to Transportation of Child Pornography

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Mark McLeod Wygant, 46, of Chico, pleaded guilty today to transportation of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


District Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison For Killing Man After Home Invasion

News Release: WASHINGTON - Joseph Jennings, Jr., 36, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 24 years in prison for killing a man this year after breaking into his condominium in Northwest Washington, U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips announced.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that WILBERT CLARK, age 30, of New Orleans, was sentenced yesterday after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin.


News Release: Memphis, TN - A Fayette County man has been sentenced to 151 months for unlawfully possessing a large amount of methamphetamine with intent to distribute it throughout West Tennessee. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.


Six South Florida Law Enforcement Officers Graduate FBI National Academy

News Release: Six South Florida Law Enforcement Officers Graduate FBI National Academy.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Jermaine Dory, age 25, of Woodbridge, Virginia, today to three years of probation including 50 hours of community service, for wire fraud arising from his federal felony conviction for a scheme to submit false documentation to the...


Several Charged with Trafficking Marijuana for Cartel Members in Mexico

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A total of nine people are in custody following law enforcement actions in multiple cities that began on Thursday involving a drug trafficking organization operating throughout South Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.