News published on Federal Newswire in June 2017

News from June 2017


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Topeka man pleaded guilty Monday to robbing a Casey’s General Store, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


Missouri citations highlight importance of vigilance in preventing trench cave-ins, protecting workers

News Release: BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. - A month after a 33-year-old worker died while working in an unprotected trench, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found another employee of the same Missouri plumbing contractor working in a similarly unprotected trench at another job site.


News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that a federal jury has convicted LIONEL ALLEN, age 24, JAWAN FORTIA, age 24, DEDRICK KEELEN, age 23, DELWIN McLAREN, age 24 and BRYAN SCOTT, age 23, all of New Orleans, following an eight-day trial.


News Release: FBI and the Plum Boro Police Department Need Your Help in Identifying Plum Boro Bank Robber.


Member of Trenton Drug Trafficking Organization Admits Heroin Conspiracy, Unlawful Possession of Firearm

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Trenton man today admitted possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon and participating in a drug trafficking organization that allegedly distributed hundreds of grams of heroin in the Trenton area, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced today.


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Trenton man today admitted possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon and participating in a drug trafficking organization that allegedly distributed hundreds of grams of heroin in the Trenton area, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced today.


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Aaryon Brian Dowdy, a/k/a “Trouble," age 27, of Columbia, South Carolina was sentenced today after earlier pleading guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of Title...


Member of Trenton Drug Trafficking Organization Admits Heroin Conspiracy, Unlawful Possession of Firearm

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Trenton man today admitted possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon and participating in a drug trafficking organization that allegedly distributed hundreds of grams of heroin in the Trenton area, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced today.


Top Dems Raise New Concerns  About Flynn’s Work on  Saudi-Russian Nuclear Proposal

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings and Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Ranking Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter requesting documents relating to the work of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn...


Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud Conspiracy and Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: Portland, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Yaisder Herrera Gargallo, 24, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.


McKinney Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining and Cashing $16 Million in U.S. Treasury Checks

News Release: DALLAS - A McKinney, Texas, man, Moiz Mumtaz Ali, 36, appeared last week before U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater and pleaded guilty to one count of failure to develop, implement, and maintain an anti-money laundering program, announced John Parker, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.


Silver Spring Sex Offender Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - On June 19, 2017, U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Clarence Henry Andrews, age 28, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 25 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for production of child pornography.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of bank robbery, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


Brighton Heights Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Brighton Heights resident has been sentenced in federal court to a term of imprisonment of 151 months to be followed by 3 years of supervised release on his conviction of Bank Robbery, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


Theodore Roosevelt Island closed in anticipation of storm: Extensive beetle infestation has left the island’s ash trees dry and brittle

News Release: WASHINGTON - Theodore Roosevelt Island is closed for safety in advance of expected thunderstorms, some severe with high winds, this afternoon through this evening. The island will remain closed until tree crews can assess and address damage or new hazards.


Andover Nanny Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $100,000 from Employer

News Release: BOSTON - An Andover woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to stealing more than $100,000 from her employer.


Mexican national sentenced to nearly 17 years in federal prison for role in international drug conspiracy

News Release: Investigation led to seizure of over a million dollars in drug proceeds and an airplane belonging to the drug trafficking organization.


Rochester Man Sentenced for Committing Seven Bank Robberies

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Khiry T. Aiken, 27, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of bank robbery, was sentenced to 71 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.


Chairman Royce Statement on the Death of Otto Warmbier

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on the death of Otto Warmbier...


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston woman was sentenced today to four years in federal prison and ordered to pay a fine of $2,500 for a gun charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Tiffany Shaffer, 28, previously pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.