News published on Federal Newswire in April 2017

News from April 2017


Update of Corey Perry Investigation

News Release: Update of Corey Perry Investigation. On March 29, 2017, the FBI announced that a Federal arrest warrant was issued for Corey Dejuan Perry on charges related to crimes against children. This warrant was issued once investigators and prosecutors gathered and analyzed sufficient evidence to obtain probable...


BLM accepting public comments on new trail proposal

News Release: Gunnison, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Gunnison Field Office is accepting comments on a proposal to construct 20 miles of new, non-motorized trails in the Signal Peak area near Gunnison.


News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A correctional officer with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons at the Victorville Federal Correctional Complex pleaded guilty today to two counts relating to an incident in which she kicked a restrained female inmate in the head.


Russian National Indicted with Multiple Offenses in Connection with Kelihos Botnet

News Release: Russian National Indicted with Multiple Offenses in Connection with Kelihos Botnet.


Two Sanford Men Charged in a Drug Conspiracy Involving the Trafficking of Heroin, Cocaine, and Stolen Firearms

News Release: Orlando, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the unsealing of a criminal complaint charging Christopher Dickerson (38) and David Heineman (62), both of Sanford, with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Dickerson is also charged with possession of a firearm ...


San Antonio Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: In San Antonio this morning, 33-year-old Michael Daniel Lee Kiper was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison followed by 20 years of supervised release for possession and transmission of child pornography announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr. and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio.


News Release: A Detroit physician and his wife were arrested this morning and charged by criminal complaint unsealed today for their alleged participation in a conspiracy that involved performing female genital mutilations (FGM) on minors.


Cedar Rapids Felon Sentenced to Over 24 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine and Firearm Charges

News Release: A man who led police on a high speed chase before attempting to dispose of a firearm in a cornfield was sentenced on April 11, 2017, to more than 24 years in federal prison.


Montegut Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TYLER DAVIS, age 22, of Montegut, Louisiana, pled guilty yesterday for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.



Omaha Man Sentenced for Falsely Applying for Passport

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced that on Friday, April 21, 2017, United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Kayne Farquharson, 32, of Omaha, Nebraska, to 21 months in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release after he pled guilty to making a false statement on a passport application. Farquharson was also ordered to pay $18,809.00 in restitution in connection with some credit he had obtained in a fraudulent identity.


News Release: Michael Ron David Kadar, 18, who holds dual United States and Israeli citizenship and who was recently arrested in Israel, was charged today with making threatening calls to Jewish Community Centers in Florida, conveying false information to police dispatch regarding harm to private residents in Georgia...


News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY- A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that a record 4.25 million people visited Yellowstone National Park in 2016. These visitors spent $524.3 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 8,156 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $680.3 million.


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Coffey County man pleaded guilty Friday to using a PlayStation video game console to obtain child pornography, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


Coffey County Man Used PlayStation to Collect Child Pornography

News Release: Coffey County Man Used PlayStation to Collect Child Pornography.


Two Sentenced for Roles in International Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Charlotte woman was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for her role in an international drug trafficking conspiracy.


Show Glen Canyon some love April 29

News Release: The National Park Service will host the second annual Love Your Lake Community Cleanup on Saturday, April 29, and is seeking volunteers to help keep Glen Canyon National Recreation Area beautiful. Volunteers will receive free park admission April 29 plus a pass to return another day, and prizes will be raffled off for several lucky participants.


News Release: Detroit Doctor and Wife Arrested and Charged with Conspiring to Perform Female Genital Mutilation.


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, at Earth Day Texas 2017, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the 38 small businesses that will collaborate with national lab researchers through the Small Business Vouchers (SBV) pilot. SBV facilitates access to the DOE national labs for American small businesses, enabling...


News Release: In Del Rio, three men face federal charges for their alleged roles in an advanced fee investment scheme through which they obtained in excess of $5 million from their victims announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr. and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio.