News published on Federal Newswire in June 2016

News from June 2016


News Release: Tracy Lee Rudisel Lived and Worked in Holland While on the Run from Colorado Authorities.


Grandview Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Craigslist Robberies, Shooting Two Victims

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Grandview, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to commit a series of armed robberies against victims who were contacted via craigslist, which culminated in the shooting of two victims.


Smithville Man Sentenced for Internet Child Porn

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Smithville, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for receiving child pornography over the Internet.


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that ALLEN MICHAEL SCOTT, age 22, of Pottsboro, Texas, was sentenced to 2 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release to include 6 months of home detention for THEFT BY OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ON INDIAN LANDS, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1168(b) and 2.


Hovercraft remain prohibited in all Alaska National Parks and Preserves (Fairbanks)

News Release: As the boating and hunting seasons get underway in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve and other areas within the National Park System in Alaska, visitors are reminded that a recent court case has not changed the regulations which govern activities on navigable waters.


News Release: U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming Christopher A. Crofts announced today that on June 27, a jury convicted Jaime Nieto, age 53, of Rock Springs on charges of tax evasion and misuse of a social security number.


Ada Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Possession of Material Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that ADRIAN MICHAEL SEAL, age 37, of Ada, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 78 months imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release for POSSESSION OF CERTAIN MATERIAL INVOLVING THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(4)(B) and 2252(b)(2).


Engel Statement on Benghazi Committee Report

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding the release of the House Select Committee on Benghazi’s report...


News Release: In Waco, a jury returned guilty verdicts against 55-year-old DTS Medical Supply Company owner Daniel Thomason Smith and 45-year-old DTS office manager Kathleen Marina Kelly-Tuorila in connection with an estimated $3.5 million Health Care Fraud scheme announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.


Buffalo Man Sentenced On Marijuana And Money Laundering Charges

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Nichole Crosson, 22, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer to opening mail without lawful authority. The charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a fine of $100,000.


News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that a federal grand jury in Scranton today indicted two inmates at the Schuylkill Federal Correctional Institution for illegal possession of homemade weapons in two separate cases.


News Release: WHO:. United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III. Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey T. Walsh, Drug Enforcement Administration. Chief John Lau, Titusville Police Department. Investigative Agencies. DEA (Gainesville Resident Office). Brevard County Sheriff’s Office. Melbourne Police Department...


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Damien Travis Boddy, age 35, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession of an unregistered firearm and to transportation of explosive material with the intent to injure, kill or intimidate.


Two New York Residents Indicted On Charges Related To Theft Of  Firearms From Pennsylvania Gun Stores

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Ben McCormack, age 31, Jamestown, New York and Jason William Thorne, age 36, also from New York, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Scranton in connection with a series of break-ins at federally-licensed gun stores in North Central Pennsylvania within the past month.


Final Two Defendants Sentenced for Roles in Sophisticated Tax Scheme

News Release: Richard and Diane Powers Are Final Two Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison.


News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the conviction of JORDAN JAMES DAVIS, 35, for conspiring with his father, WILLIAM JAMES DAVIS, to steal funds from Community Action of Minneapolis (CAM). JORDAN DAVIS was convicted today after a jury trial before U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minn. WILLIAM DAVIS pleaded guilty on June 16, 2016 to all of the charges against him.


Muskogee Man Sentenced To 30 Months For Firearm Possession

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that CHARLES RAY BENEFIELD, age 32, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release for FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).


Philadelphia Woman Indicted On Charge She Was A Convicted Felon With A Gun

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Annemarie Scott, 21, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by Indictment with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment alleges that on or about April 1, 2016, Scott, who has several prior felony convictions, possessed a loaded Glock, 9mm, semi-automatic firearm.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Brian Avery Smith, 43, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of bank fraud, was sentenced to 63 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.