News published on Federal Newswire in December 2017

News from December 2017


News Release: PRESS RELEASE. Indianapolis-United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today the sentencing of an Indianapolis man for his role in an elaborate scheme to defraud local business. James D. Victery, 58, Indianapolis, was sentenced to 48 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Michael Reagan after...


News Release: MONROE, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that two Monroe women were sentenced Monday for a scheme to issue new titles for stolen automobiles.


Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Shooting Her Husband While at Residence on Fort Bliss in El Paso

News Release: In El Paso today, a federal judge sentenced 24-year-old Arely Brigette Ruiz to 78 months in federal prison for shooting her husband inside their residence on Fort Bliss earlier this year announced United States Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Emmerson Buie, El Paso Division.


News Release: United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that on Dec. 19, 2017, a Federal Grand Jury in Florence, South Carolina, returned an Indictment against the following.


News Release: On Dec. 19, 2017, Ranking Member Cummings sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney requesting copies of the final downsizing plans that the Trump Administration directed each agency to submit to OMB by the end of September.


Upshur County woman admits to her role in a stolen firearms and methamphetamine operation

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - A Buckhannon, West Virginia woman has admitted to her role in a stolen firearms and meth distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two California men were arrested today for their alleged roles in a large-scale opioid distribution conspiracy that involved the shipment of at least 500,000 fentanyl pills to New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that two Nigerian nationals have been charged with various federal offenses stemming from a business e-mail compromise scheme.


BLM seeks comments on analysis of oil and gas lease sale  in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas

News Release: NORMAN, OK - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking input on the analysis of 25 parcels across Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas for the June 2018 competitive oil and gas lease sale.


News Release: Valles Caldera National Preserve will close its main gate and Valle Grande entrance station on December 25th in observance of the Christmas holiday; the Coyote Call and Valle Grande trails will remain open from sunrise to sunset. The entrance station and main gate will reopen December 26th at 9:00 AM.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Joshua Ryne Goldberg (22, Orange Park) today waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with attempted malicious damage and destruction by an explosive of a building. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, with a 5-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


News Release: DALLAS - Thomas Adam Lewis, 37, of Mansfield, Texas, appeared yesterday in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver and pleaded guilty to one count of attempted production of child pornography. Lewis, who has been in federal custody since his arrest in September on related charges...


Baldwin County Man Receives 46 Month Sentence

News Release: The United States Attorney, Richard W. Moore, announces that Germaine Williams, a 41 year old, resident of Bay Minette, Alabama was sentenced today to 46 months incarceration followed by three years of supervised release.


News Release: Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released statements after House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House ...


Middletown Man Charged With $6.5MM Wire Fraud Scheme, Money Laundering, False Statement and Tax Evasion Offenses

News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that an Indictment was been handed down by a federal grand jury yesterday charging Michael Boyce, currently of Ocean City, New Jersey and formerly of Middletown, Delaware, with wire fraud, money laundering...


Indianapolis businessman sentenced to four years in federal prison

News Release: PRESS RELEASE. Indianapolis-United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today the sentencing of an Indianapolis man for his role in an elaborate scheme to defraud local business. James D. Victery, 58, Indianapolis, was sentenced to 48 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Michael Reagan after...


News Release: Used skimming machines in gas pumps to steal credit card numbers and identities.


Southaven Alderman Indicted for Transportation of Child Pornography

News Release: Oxford, Miss. - Ronald W. Hale, an Alderman for the City of Southaven, Miss. has been charged with transportation of child pornography, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi William C. Lamar, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Mississippi Christopher Freeze, and DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco.


Happy Holidays from S&T!

News Release: It’s hard to believe 2017 is already coming to a close. As we all take time to look back on our accomplishments this year, I want to extend my sincere thanks to S&T’s staff, partners, and stakeholders who make everything possible. S&T is fortunate to have so many incredibly talented people who put their skills to work on cutting-edge projects, and I’m eager to see what we accomplish together in 2018.


News Release: Oxford, Miss. - Ronald W. Hale, an Alderman for the City of Southaven, Miss. has been charged with transportation of child pornography, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi William C. Lamar, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Mississippi Christopher Freeze, and DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco.