News published on Federal Newswire in May 2017

News from May 2017


News Release: MAY 04 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Gabriel Paulino, 28, of New London, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for heroin and firearm offenses.


Former NHL Player Sentenced for Oxycodone Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A former NHL player was sentenced in federal court in Boston today for an oxycodone conspiracy.


News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - After a two-day trial, Teona N. Rodgers, 27, of Tampa, was convicted yesterday of theft of government funds, possession of 15 or more unauthorized access devices, use of unauthorized access devices, aggravated identity theft, and false claims. The verdict was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal gun charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Re’Shaun Lamonte Wilborne, 31, entered his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Schuele Boys Gang Associate Sentenced On Drug Charge

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Demario Robbins, 26, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, was sentenced to 24 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Independence, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for engaging in an altercation with federal law enforcement officers.


Former NYPD officer sentenced to 15 months for laundering proceeds of a multi-million dollar prostitution service

News Release: NEW YORK - A former officer of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) was sentenced Thursday after being found guilty of conspiring to launder the proceeds of a prostitution enterprise. The arrest and subsequent conviction followed an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New York.


Boise River Flows at the Glenwood Bridge Gauge Continue near 8,800 cfs

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will continue adjusting water releases from Lucky Peak Dam to target Boise River flows of 8,800 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs), as measured at the Glenwood Bridge gauge.


News Release: District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against Florida Company and Senior Managers to Stop the Distribution of Misbranded and Adulterated Medicated Animal Feeds.


Navajo Man from McKinley County Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Child

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Richard Martinez, 38, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Ojo Encino, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to federal child abuse charges. The plea agreement recommends that Martinez be sentenced to five years of imprisonment followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.


Kennett Square Man Charged With Illegal Re-entry After Deportation

News Release: Miguel Zavala-Lopez, of Kennett Square, PA, was charged today by Indictment with illegal reentry after deportation, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The indictment alleges that on or about April 7, 2017, Zavala-Lopez, an alien, and native and citizen of Mexico, was found in the United States after having been deported from the United States on or about Oct. 15, 2002, May 2, 2007, and April 17, 2008.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A former senior vice president at Regions Bank has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in a $5 million bribery and wire fraud scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton.


Stockton Men Indicted for Trafficking Heroin Near a School Zone

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Stockton residents James Moore Jr., 42, and Calvin Daniels, 50, charging both men with distributing heroin near a school zone and conspiring to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today sent a second letter, available at.


News Release: DAYTON - Charles G. Thomas, Jr., 27, of Dayton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 100 months in prison for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony crime.


News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Dyckman Martinez, age 34, previously of York, Pennsylvania, was indicted on May 3, 2017, by a federal grand jury for failing to appear at a halfway house in Harrisburg for service of his sentence.


Federal Prisoner and his Fiancée Indicted for running an Inmate Taxi Service

News Release: ATLANTA - Federal inmate Deldrick D. Jackson and Kelly M. Bass have been arraigned on charges of conspiring to assist inmates to escape from the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta and for escaping and assisting in the escape from prison.


News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Reno man was indicted on Wednesday for the sexual exploitation of an infant and distribution of child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.


Albuquerque Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Conviction on Federal Firearms and Drug Trafficking Charges

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jeffrey Burlingame, 59, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 84 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violating the federal firearms and drug trafficking laws.


News Release: Siblings Charged with Operating Counterfeit Airbag Business out of Albuquerque Residence as the Result of Undercover HSI Investigation.