News published on Federal Newswire in May 2017

News from May 2017


Reclamation Issues Snowmelt Forecast for Bighorn River Basin

News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. -- Reclamation's May forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn Basin is as follows...


New Mexico Man Charged in 13-Count Dog Fighting Indictment

News Release: New Mexico Man Charged in 13-Count Dog Fighting Indictment.


Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Distribution of a Controlled Substance

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of two counts of Distribution of a Controlled Substance was sentenced on April 24, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Three from Central America charged with illegally reentering the U.S.

News Release: Three people from Central America were charged with illegally reentering the United States, Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja said.


Non-Indian Man from Taos County Pleads Guilty to Assault Charge on Taos Pueblo

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Yvon Juteau, 32, a non-Indian man who resides in Rancho de Taos, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to an assault charge. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Juteau will be sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.


Springfield Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Firearm Used in Shooting

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm that was involved in a local shooting.


Amherst Physician Sentenced for Manufacturing False Prescriptions

News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Dr. Margaret C. Knowles, 52, Amherst, Wis., was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 16 months in federal prison, to be followed by a one-year term of supervised release, for attempting to obtain controlled substances outside of her medical practice. Knowles pleaded guilty to this charge on March 7, 2017.


Miami-Based Violent Criminal Enterprise Members and Associates Indicted for Racketeering, Drug Distribution, Robbery, and Firearms Use in Furtherance of Violent Crimes and Drug Trafficking

News Release: Benjamin G. Greenberg, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Special Agent in Charge Peter J. Forcelli for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Miami Field Division; Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro for the Federal Bureau of Investigation ...


Lower Brule Man Charged with Robbery, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Robbery, Assault With a Dangerous Weapon, and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


Up to $10 Million Reward Offered for Information on the Leader of the al Nusrah Front

News Release: Up to $10 Million Reward Offered for Information on the Leader of the al Nusrah Front.


May Glimpses of the Past

News Release: Watrous, NM: As the United States took control of the southwest it set the stage for one of the most turbulent periods in New Mexico’s history as cultures and identities clashed and melded. This period would be long remembered as the “Wild West." Women often had lives very different from their Victorian...


Joseph A. Jones Sentenced for Felon in Possession of Firearm

News Release: Today, SHAWN N. ANDERSON, Acting United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant JOSEPH ANTHONY JONES, age 46, from Ordot, was sentenced in District Court to an eight-month term of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and 50 hours of community service for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. The Court also ordered JONES to pay a mandatory $100 assessment fee.


Four Texas Men Indicted on Federal Hate Crime and COnspiracy CHarges for Assaults Based on Victims' Sexual Orientation

News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury returned an eighteen-count superseding indictment against Anthony Shelton, 19; Nigel Garrett, 21; Chancler Encalade, 20; and Cameron Ajiduah, 18, charging them with conspiring to cause bodily injury to persons because of the sexual orientation of those persons, the Justice ...


Brian Emery is Gettysburg’s new Artist-in-Residence

News Release: Artist Brian Emery will begin a month-long residency at Gettysburg National Military Park on May 15. He is one of the artists representing new media, or “Alembic Arts," in this year’s expanded Artist-in-Residency program, created by the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF).


Eagle Butte Man Found Not Guilty of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man was acquitted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota, beginning on May 3, 2017, and concluding on May 5, 2017.


Brooklyn Man Charged With Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: An Indictment[1] was unsealed today charging Bright Ogodo, 42, of Brooklyn, New York, with one counts of bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.


Bishop Paiute Tribe Celebrates a Milestone in Quest for Energy Self-Sufficiency

News Release: Since winning its first U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to train tribal members to weatherize homes in 2010, the Bishop Paiute Tribe (Bishop, CA) has learned a lot about what it takes to develop and deploy a tribal energy project. Over the past 7 years, the Tribe has carefully cultivated all the...


Schenectady Crack, Heroin Trafficker Pleads Guilty

News Release: ALBANY, N.Y. - - Elijah Jones, 30, of Schenectady, New York pled guilty yesterday to conspiring to distribute crack cocaine and heroin.


Federal Grand Jury Indictments

News Release: United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that, a Federal Grand Jury in Greenville, South Carolina, returned Indictments against the following.


Central Ohio Group Charged with Running Identity Theft Ring

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury has charged five individuals in an identity theft ring that allegedly used victims’ information to obtain and use new and existing in-store lines of credit at well-known retailers in an indictment returned here yesterday.