News published on Federal Newswire in April 2018

News from April 2018


Notice published by Commerce Department on April 18

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on April 18 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Agriculture Department on April 18

The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Former Housing Authority Executive Director Sent to Prison

News Release: McALLEN, Texas ‐ The former director of the La Joya Housing Authority and another man have been ordered to federal prison for a bid rigging scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Juan Jose Garza, 50, of La Joya, and Mexican national Armando Jimenez, 53, pleaded guilty to wire fraud May 3, 2017.


Fifth Defendant in Multi-State Dog Fighting Prosecution Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison

News Release: Fifth Defendant in Multi-State Dog Fighting Prosecution Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison.


Prospect Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Offense Related to Bribery Scheme

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that MICHAEL USZAKIEWICZ, 52, of Prospect, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday in New Haven federal court to a conspiracy offense related to a bribery scheme.


Knife-wielding Coraopolis Man Carjacked a Vehicle then Robbed a Rite Aid Pharmacy of $200K in Prescription Meds

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA. - A former resident of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of carjacking, armed robbery of a pharmacy and violating the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Jefferson County, Ohio man guilty of drug distribution and firearms charges

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - After a two-day trial, Emory Chiles, of Steubenville, Ohio, was found guilty on all counts today by a jury, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Grand Jury Returns Indictments

News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.


TSA discovers loaded firearm at BHM security checkpoint

Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) checkpoint this morning.


Three Southwest Kansas Men Convicted of Plotting to Bomb Somali Immigrants in Garden City

News Release: WASHINGTON - Three men from the southwest Kansas area were convicted today on charges of conspiring to detonate a bomb at an apartment complex in Garden City where Muslim immigrants lived, announced Attorney General Jeff Sessions; Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division John Gore;...


Two South Carolina Men Indicted for Concealing Opioid Overdose Death

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina--------United States Attorney Beth Drake announced today that Charles Rayford Hunt, Jr., age 40, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was charged in a multi-count indictment with misprision of felony in connection with concealing the distribution of cocaine and heroin the use of...


Charlotte Man Sentenced To Prison For Refund Fraud Scheme

News Release: Defendant Used Stolen Identities to File Dozens of Fraudulent Tax Returns.


Tsaile Man Sentenced to 20 Years’ Imprisonment for Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Child Pornography

News Release: PHOENIX - Earlier this month, Douglas Dane Jones, 41, of Tsaile, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 20 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by lifetime supervised release with mandatory sex offender registration and conditions. Jones had previously pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor and production of child pornography.


Shooting Felon Receives Maximum Federal Prison Sentence

News Release: Charleston, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Delano McPherson, 29, from Charleston, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court by United States District Court Judge Richard M. Gergel, who imposed the maximum possible sentence under federal law. McPherson was sentenced to 10 years in the federal penitentiary. He was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm after pleading guilty on Oct. 24, 2017.


Lead Defendants in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to Serve Time in Federal Prison

News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On April 17, 2018, David Byron Jones, 61, of Chatsworth, Georgia, was sentenced by the Honorable R. Leon Jordan, Senior U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 180 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine (meth) in the Eastern District of Tennessee.


Las Vegas Realtor Indicted for Tax and Bank Fraud

News Release: Las Vegas Realtor Indicted for Tax and Bank Fraud.


TSA breaks single-day record for passengers screened at Charleston International Airport

Release: CHARLESTON, S.C. - Transportation Security Administration officers working at the Charleston International Airport (CHS) checkpoint screened a record 8,374 passengers on Sunday, April 15.


Three More Defendants Charged in Fraud Scheme Involving Small Business Contracts

News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger for the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced today that three defendants agreed to plead guilty to an Information charging them with federal crimes related to a long-term fraud scheme led by Brian L. Ganos involving government-funded contracts intended to...


Former U.S. Soldier And Two North Carolina Men Found Guilty For Conspiring To Kidnap And Murder As Part Of A Murder-For-Hire Scheme Overseas

News Release: In Furtherance of the Scheme, the Defendants Killed a Woman in the Philippines by Shooting Her Multiple Times in the Face.