News published on Federal Newswire in October 2017

News from October 2017


BLM is 'Going to Bat for Bats'

News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, invites the public to participate in the celebration of National Bat Week, from October 24 to 31.


New Jersey Corrections Officer Charged with Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A corrections officer with the N.J. Department of Corrections was arrested and charged today with receiving images of child sexual abuse, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.


Sentencings for October 13-18, 2017

News Release: Adrian Ray Salinas, 32, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on Oct. 18, 2017, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Salinas was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He received 33 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to six years of imprisonment on his conviction of felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and the related violation of his supervised release, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


Sentencings for October 13 - 18, 2017

News Release: Adrian Ray Salinas, 32, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on Oct. 18, 2017, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Salinas was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He received 33 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


Springfield Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Child Pornography

News Release: Identified During Online Live-Streaming Session. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man identified during an online live-streaming session was sentenced in federal court today for receiving and distributing...


Corpus Christi Man Heads to Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 69-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to prison after admitting he possessed child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Henry Franklin Reddick pleaded guilty April 28, 2017.


News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 21-year-old Houston woman has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - Aaron Brown, 34, of Dayton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 197 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine.


KC Woman Pleads Guilty to False Tax Return Related to $466,000 Embezzlement

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Kansas City, Mo., woman who embezzled from her family’s company has pleaded guilty in federal court to failing to pay taxes on at least $466,000.


News Release: OCT. 19, 2017 - The U.S. Census Bureau updated the 2010 Census Congressional District Summary File for the 115th Congress (Jan. 3, 2017 - Jan. 3, 2019). The file contains recent congressional district boundary changes for Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina and Virginia with retabulated data to reflect these changes.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Ernest Ray Lewis with 17 counts of aiding and assisting in the filing false of tax returns, and 4 counts of failing to file a tax return. Each aiding and assisting offense carries a maximum penalty of three years’ imprisonment. Each failing to file a tax return offense carries a penalty of up to one year in prison.


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that TERENCE GARRETT, 46, of New Haven, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a loaded handgun.


News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Hollis Lee Ball, age 44, of Virginia, was indicted on Oct. 18, 2017, by a federal grand jury for sexual exploitation of children and enticement of children.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen announced today the indictment of thirteen individuals on charges including murder, drug trafficking, and unlawful possession and use of firearms.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Indiana, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 42 months probation with six months at a community confinement center on his conviction of theft of government property, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Jason E. Hoar, 32, of Reynoldsburg and Pickerington, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 204 months in prison and 20 years of supervised release for producing child pornography.


News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national and a Saugus man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston for their roles in a heroin trafficking scheme operating in and around Lawrence.


News Release: Defendant Prosecuted Under HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.


Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Attempting to Join Jabhat al-Nusrah in Syria

News Release: Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Attempting to Join Jabhat al-Nusrah in Syria.