News published on Federal Newswire in May 2017

News from May 2017


News Release: BOSTON - A Wareham man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with trafficking cocaine.


Sacramento Man Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years in Prison for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Timothy Donald Fialdini, 52, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to two years and 11 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for failure to register as a sex offender, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Youth Organizer Charged with Production of Child Pornography

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A teen mentor and founder of a nonprofit youth organization has been charged in a federal criminal complaint for sexual exploitation of a child, otherwise known as production of child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.


New Jersey Attorney Charged In Securities Fraud Scheme

News Release: Lawyer allegedly participated in scheme to lie in public filings and obstruct the SEC.


News Release: BOSTON - An Athol man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to possession of child pornography.


News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Mohammed Jubran, 27, of St. Thomas, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison, and co-defendant, Raji Yusuf, 30, of Puerto Rico, was sentenced to 27 months in prison, both for trafficking in firearms, Acting United States Attorney Hewlett announced. District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez also sentenced each of the two men to serve three years of supervised release, pay a $100 special assessment, and perform 350 hours of community service.


Pottawattamie County Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - On May 17, 2017heather Jean Reekr, Kevin Timothy Morrissey, a 60 year-old resident of Oakland, Iowa, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 180 months in prison following his convictions on receipt and possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Morrissey was ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release following his imprisonment and to pay a $15,000 fine.


Sheriff Clarke Has No Business Serving at DHS

News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news reports of David Clarke’s potential appointment, without Senate confirmation, at the Department of Homeland Security Office of Public Engagement...


News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - On May 17, 2017heather Jean Reekr, Kevin Timothy Morrissey, a 60 year-old resident of Oakland, Iowa, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 180 months in prison following his convictions on receipt and possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Morrissey was ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release following his imprisonment and to pay a $15,000 fine.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker announced the sentencing of DREW WILLIAM GRAVES, 29, to 41 months in federal prison for a violent assault committed on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. GRAVES, who pleaded guilty on Dec. 29, 2016, was sentenced on May 17, 2017, before Senior Judge Paul A. Magnuson in U.S. District Court in.


News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that a man from El Salvador pleaded guilty to reentering the United States without permission for the sixth time.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - David J. Rancourt, age 62, of Palmer, Massachusetts, was sentenced today to 188 months in prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor for prohibited sexual activity, and distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Albert Bowman, Jr., 40, entered his guilty plea to distribution of heroin.


Southeast Texas teen mentor charged with producing child pornography

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A teen mentor and founder of a Southeast Texas nonprofit youth organization was charged Thursday in a federal criminal complaint with producing child pornography.


Annual spring clean up planned for Snake River Canyon's North Rim

News Release: TWIN FALLS, ID - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls District staff will join the Southern Idaho Off-Road Association, Magic Valley ATV Club and Jerome County on Saturday, May 20 to clean up the north rim of the Snake River Canyon.


Do You Have What It Takes to be a Forensic Fingerprint Examiner?

News Release: Being a forensic examiner seems glamorous on TV. But working in a crime lab requires long hours of intense focus that are anything but action-packed. This is especially true for fingerprint examiners, who must focus on minute visual details that would leave most people cross-eyed. It’s not a job for everyone.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted robbing a TD Bank in Hawthorne, New Jersey, in February 2016, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.


Man sentenced for identity theft

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Daniel Aaron Stone, 36, currently incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution Beckley, was sentenced today to 24 months incarceration for aggravated identity theft, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.


Women's Rights National Historical Park Presents “A Cross-Cultural Dialogue on Islamophobia” Workshop by Professor Etin Anwar

News Release: Seneca Falls, NY: - This workshop will take place in the Wesleyan Chapel at Women’s Rights National Historical Park on Saturday May 27 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm. This workshop addresses common stereotypes about Muslims and Islam in the context of contemporary America. It invites participants to share their...


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Keith J. Bleau, age 51, of Johnsonville, New York, was arrested on Tuesday on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. Today, Bleau appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Stewart and was detained pending trial.