News published on Federal Newswire in August 2017

News from August 2017


Serial Robber of CVS Pharmacies Sentenced

News Release: ATLANTA - Kelvonne D. Charleston, a/k/a Kelvonne Don Charleston, a/k/a Kelvonne Dontwelle Charleston, has been sentenced after previously pleading guilty to committing at least five robberies at metro-Atlanta drug stores, and for assaulting FBI agents.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Lane Michael Reed, 23, of Killeen, Texas, made his initial appearance today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., on a criminal complaint charging him with the armed robbery of a business involved in interstate commerce, carjacking and firearms offenses. During today’s proceedings, a U.S...


News Release: The former executive director of the St. Clair Housing Commission, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit federal program fraud, Acting United States Attorney Daniel Lemisch announced.


FBI Offers $5, 000 Reward in Albuquerque Serial Bank Robbery Case

News Release: FBI Offers $5, 000 Reward in Albuquerque Serial Bank Robbery Case.


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - A Salem, West Virginia man was indicted by a federal grand jury of unlawful possession of a firearm charges, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.


News Release: A leader of the Vice Lords street gang was sentenced today to 146 months for his role in various criminal gang-related activities, including the May 7, 2015, shooting of four people with an AK-47 assault rifle.


Hayward Man Charged With Harboring Illegal Aliens In California

News Release: On Dec. 18, 2020, United States Attorney David L. Anderson issued the following statement.


Alachua County Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Operating Illegal Internet Pharmacy

News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Larry Burstein, 69, of Alachua, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to 48 months in prison after pleading guilty in November 2016, to involvement in a drug conspiracy arising from his operation of a multi-million dollar internet pharmacy. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Christopher Gallegos, 33, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court to 57 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on an armed bank robbery charge.


News Release: What are the Lost Orders, who lost them, who found them, where, and how many cigars were with them? On Saturday, September 9, 2017, learn more about this discovery during the 1862 Maryland Campaign and its significance to Monocacy National Battlefield. Programs feature ranger-led presentations about...


Bullhead Man Sentenced for Abusive Sexual Contact of a Person Incapable of Consent

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Bullhead, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact of a Person Incapable of Consent was sentenced on Aug. 17, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jose Feliciano-Miranda, 36, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to: conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin and cocaine: and possession of firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crime. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $5,000,000 fine.


Reclamation Seeks Comments on Middle Entiat Habitat Improvement Project

News Release: CHELAN COUNTY, WA - The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking comments on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for a habitat improvement project on the Entiat River in Chelan County, Washington. The proposed project would enhance fish habitat and floodplain connection along a four-mile stretch of the river through the construction of large woody material structures, re-establishment of side channels, and removal of a levee.


Bishopville Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Money

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Preston Alexander Elmore, age 35, of Bishopville, pled guilty in federal court in Columbia to Theft of Government Money, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, § 641. Senior United States District Judge Margaret B. Seymour, of Columbia, accepted the guilty plea and will sentence him at a later date.


Nebraska Woman Sentenced in Health Care Fraud Case

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Robert C. Stuart and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson announced that Chandra Wrightsell, 47, of Omaha Nebraska, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Richard G. Kopf for the crime of health care fraud. Wrightsell was sentenced to 18 months in...


Gettysburg Park Advisory Commission’s September 14 public meeting has been cancelled

News Release: Due to an ongoing Department of Interior review of all Advisory Commissions, Gettysburg National Military Park is cancelling the planned September 14 meeting of the Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission. The public meeting of the park advisory commission had been scheduled for 7 pm on Sept. 14, 2017 at the park Museum and Visitor Center.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a man from New York and a woman from New Jersey were arrested this morning for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute dangerous designer drugs, including a synthetic opioid that is several times more potent than morphine


Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Drug And Gun Charges

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jose Feliciano-Miranda, 36, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to: conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin and cocaine: and possession of firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crime. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $5,000,000 fine.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An indictment has been unsealed today that charges David L. Bonuccelli, 63, of Sacramento, with embezzlement from his employees’ retirement funds and false statements regarding those retirement funds, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Former Union Treasurer Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling more than $80,000

News Release: Stole from Small Union in Snohomish County, then led Efforts to Decertify.