News published on Federal Newswire in May 2016

News from May 2016


Springfield Latin Kings Leader Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Distribution and Firearm Charge

News Release: BOSTON - The former “enforcer" of the Massachusetts Latin Kings gang pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Springfield to distributing cocaine and a federal firearm charge.


Naperville Man Charged with Violently Forcing Women to Engage in Prostitution

News Release: CHICAGO - A Naperville man has been arrested for allegedly forcing women to engage in commercial sex acts and brutally abusing them if they wouldn’t comply with his orders.


Kentucky Anesthesiologist Sentenced To 8+ Years For Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances, Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering

News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Today, anesthesiologist Jaime Guerrero, who had practices in Kentucky and Indiana, was sentenced to 100 months in prison, by United States District Judge Greg N. Stevens. United States Attorney John E. Kuhn Jr. announced today that according to the terms of a prior plea agreement, Guerrero...


Kenel Man Convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Other Domestic Violence Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that Denny Johnson, age 31, of Kenel, South Dakota, was found guilty of two Counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender, and Simple Assault, as a result of a federal jury trial in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The jury returned the guilty verdict on May 12, 2016, after deliberating for approximately 3 hours.


Missouri Woman Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: On May 12, 2016, Robin Thompson, a twenty-five year old Park Hills, Missouri, woman pled guilty in federal district court, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to one count of Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking of Minor and by Force, Fraud, or Coercion, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District...



North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Using Force Against Muslim Woman to Obstruct Her Free Exercise of Religion on an Airplane

News Release: North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Using Force Against Muslim Woman to Obstruct Her Free Exercise of Religion on an Airplane.


star party 2016 at tuzigoot national monument

News Release: Caleb Kesler, Chief Ranger, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-5276 x222.


South Antelope Woman Charged with Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a South Antelope, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury.


Centennial Events for June 2016

News Release: Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2016, and continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park (ADIP) programs with the public in June.


News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - An Upland man who pleaded guilty to federal bank fraud and tax charges for submitting fraudulent loan applications in a scheme that caused nearly $6 million in losses has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison.


Chaffetz Statement on GSA 18F Flash Alert

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement in response to a flash alert issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) that found vulnerabilities in programs used by the agency’s 18F team.


Dems Urge Protection of the Antiquities Act in FY2017 Budget

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Democrats sent a joint letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies today to urge the subcommittee to refrain from including any provisions that would undermine the Antiquities Act, a law that authorizes...


Former Air Force Member Arrested, Charged with Assaulting and Sexually Abusing His Spouse While Both Were Stationed Abroad

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Christopher Mroz, 23, of Sacramento, was arrested today at his residence, charged with aggravated sexual abuse, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Armed Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MELVIN CASTRO, also known as “Humacoa," 23, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin and selling firearms.


Fugitive from Justice Sentenced to Federal Prison on Meth Conspiracy, Possession of Firearm and Failure to Appear Convictions

News Release: A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine, possessed a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and fled prosecution was sentenced May 10, 2016, to more than 13 years in federal prison.


Missouri Man Guilty Of Sex Trafficking A Minor And Conspiracy

News Release: On May 13, 2016, Marcus Dewayne Thompson, a twenty-eight year old Park Hills, Missouri, man pled guilty in federal district court, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to one count of Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking of a Minor and by Force, Fraud, or Coercion, and one count of Sex Trafficking of a Minor...


Phenix City Doctor Arrested for Unlawful Distribution of Prescription Drugs and Money Laundering

News Release: Montgomery, Ala. - Dr. Robert M. Ritchea, 53, of LaGrange, Georgia, was arrested yesterday after being indicted by a federal grand jury, announced George L. Beck, Jr, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Dr. Ritchea, who maintains a family medical practice in Phenix City, Alabama...


News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Yesterday, Chief U.S. District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers announced the court’s guilty verdict against Justin T. Phan, 51, of Pensacola, for filing false tax returns. Earlier this year, the court held a bench trial on a three-count Indictment charging Phan with filing false tax...


Information:  Federal Court Arraignments

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.