News published on Federal Newswire in August 2017

News from August 2017


Buffalo Man Sentenced On Drug Charge

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Robert Brown a/k/a Pee Wee, 54, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine, was sentenced to time served and 1 year of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


Acton Couple Arrested for Defrauding the Treasury Department of Over $50 Million in Tax Free Energy Grants

News Release: BOSTON - An Acton couple was arrested today and charged with defrauding the U.S. Treasury Department of more than $50 million in tax free energy grants as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.


2017 Solar Eclipse: Census Bureau Statistics

News Release: Aug. 10, 2017 - On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, all of North America will experience an eclipse of the sun. The solar eclipse path of totality will stretch from Salem, Ore., to Charleston, S.C. In recognition of the eclipse, the U.S. Census Bureau has compiled links to various social, economic and demographic statistics related to the event. For more information on the eclipse, visit NASA’s eclipse website.


News Release: GREENVILLE - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that in federal court on August 9, 2017, Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard sentenced WILLIAM ROBERT CANUPP, 58, from Richlands, N.C., to 42 months in prison and 3 years of supervised...


Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Abusive Sexual Contact and Failure to Appear

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact and Failure to Appear was sentenced on August 9, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Oklahoma Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery

News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - JESSE MICHAEL O’DAY, 23, of Norman, Oklahoma, was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for bank robbery, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.


Federal Inmate Sentenced To 41 Months’ Imprisonment For Assaulting Fellow Inmate

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Court Judge James M. Munley sentenced James Carson, age 31, to 41 months of imprisonment for assaulting a fellow inmate while incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary Canaan (USP Canaan) in Waymart, Pennsylvania.


Two Men Convicted of Sex Trafficking 15-Year-Old Girl

News Release: Two men from Triangle, Virginia, have been convicted of multiple sex trafficking and child exploitation offenses.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that David Wayne Miles, age 46, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on August 9, 2017, for bank robbery and attempted bank robbery.


Tribal District Vice-Chair Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Embezzlement Charge

News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of The Guardians Project, a Federal Law Enforcement Initiative to Combat Corruption, Fraud, and Abuse in South Dakota.


Four Schuylkill County Residents Indicted for Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that four Schuylkill County residents were indicted on August 8, 2017, by a federal grand jury for allegedly participating in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy from July 2016 through May 2017.


News Release: Join Rangers at Effigy Mounds National Monument on August 19th, 2017 at 8:00p.m. for a Junior Ranger Night Explorer Program.


Vansant Woman Sentenced for Stealing Mail, Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: Abingdon, VIRGINIA - A Vansant woman was sentenced today for stealing mail after authorities determined she was breaking into Post Office boxes and stealing bankcards and other items, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.


Two St. Francis Men Indicted on Assault Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that two St. Francis, South Dakota, men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault With a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


Tribal District Vice-Chair Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Embezzlement Charge

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Lacreek District Vice-Chair has pleaded guilty in federal court to Embezzlement and Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization.


News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that an Opelousas man was sentenced to 684 months and one day in prison for robbing three local businesses at gunpoint.


Wyoming Man is Sentenced to Life in Prison for the Murder and Assault of Crow Residents

News Release: BILLINGS - Jesus Deniz Mendoza, 20, of Worland, Wyoming, was sentenced today to life in prison in Billings federal court after pleading guilty to a superseding information charging him with two counts of second-degree murder, assault with intent to commit murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and...


Pittsburgh Man Indicted for Violating Federal Drug and Gun Laws

News Release: PITTSBURGH - One resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


News Release: Michelle Lisa Stout, 33, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on Aug. 10, 2017, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and theft of mail. Stout was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She received 41 months of imprisonment, to be followed by five years ...


Columbus Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Lethal Heroin Fentanyl Mix

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Richard R. Edwards, 28, of Columbus, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to distributing heroin and fentanyl that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another.