News published on Federal Newswire in April 2018

News from April 2018


Chicago Investment Advisor Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison for Misappropriating $5.2 Million in Client Funds

News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago investment advisor was sentenced today to more than 12 years in federal prison for stealing $5.2 million from several clients, including his elderly in-laws.


News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that two men were sentenced to federal prison for multiple armed robberies, including the armed robbery of Wells Fargo Bank in August 2016.


California Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Cross-Country Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Los Angeles man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to traffic five kilograms of cocaine and four kilograms of heroin that were hidden inside large pieces of hydraulic machinery, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Burlington County, New Jersey, pharmacist was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for his role in a long-running conspiracy to illegally distribute and dispense large quantities of oxycodone and other controlled substances from two pharmacies located in Medford, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


North Suburban Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty to Causing More Than $24 Million in Tax Losses from Fraudulent Tax Schemes

News Release: CHICAGO - The bookkeeper for two Chicago-area staffing companies has admitted in federal court that he conspired to defraud the IRS for at least a decade by falsifying corporate tax returns and W-2 forms to reduce the taxes assessed against the companies and their owners.


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Structural concrete foundation and wall placements are complete for the Effluent Management Facility (EMF) at Hanford ’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP). The building will support the EM Office of River Protection ’s plans to begin treating radioactive tank waste at the WTP through the Direct Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) approach.


News Release: United States Attorney Joseph P. Kelly announced that on April 17, 2018, David L. Bice, 41, of Lincoln was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months, (262 months), in prison for possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of actual (pure) methamphetamine. Following the prison term, Bice will serve five years on supervised release.


Beaver Falls Man Pleads Guilty in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A Beaver County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Mooresboro, North Carolina, Woman Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina -------- United States Attorney Beth Drake announced today that Kelly Sue Reynolds, age 52, of Mooresboro, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for tax evasion. Reynolds was sentenced by District Judge Timothy M. Cain in Anderson, South Carolina, who further ordered that upon her release from prison Reynolds is to serve a term of three years supervised release. Additionally, she is to make restitution totaling $556,760.03.


Grand Rapids Man Sentenced In Student Loan And Tax Fraud Scam

News Release: Brandon Kenon Rogers Gets Four Years in Federal Prison.


News Release: Two people were charged in federal court with mail fraud for defrauding an insurance company.


News Release: Pecos, NM: Pecos National Historical Park will be hiring students for the Youth Conservation Corps this summer. Duties may include historic preservation including adobe and stone work, trail maintenance, landscaping, litter pickup, painting, and assisting with natural resource management activities.


Wilmington Woman Indicted for Obstructing Homicide Investigation and Lying to the FBI

News Release: Homicide Investigation is related to June 2016 shooting of a six-year-old.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in Hartford has found JOSEPH STEELE, also known as “Joey," 32, of Hartford, guilty of drug and firearm offenses. The trial before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea began on April 12 and the jury returned verdicts of guilty on three counts of a four-count indictment yesterday afternoon.


Chairman Brady Statement on Speaker Ryan’s Announcement to Retire

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement today after Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced that he plans retire at the end of the 115th Congress...


News Release: The FBI is Seeking the Public’s Assistance Regarding Bank Robberies in Broomfield and Lone Tree.


Visit Cape Hatteras National Seashore During National Park Week

News Release: National Park Week, April 21-29, 2018, is an annual national celebration of people, parks, trails, heritage areas, national trails and rivers, seashores, historic sites, beautiful landscapes, and so many more places that are remarkable. National Park Week is a great time to connect with the vast network of national parks, which protect and preserve our natural and cultural history.


Marion County man sentenced for firearm charge

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Rocmond Lewis, Sr., of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months incarceration for an illegal firearm charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: GREENVILLE - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today in federal court, Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard sentenced DARRICUS DIQUEL SUGGS, 23, of Tarboro, North Carolina to 97 months of imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement regarding President Trump’s announcement of his intent to nominate Andrew M. Saul to be Commissioner of Social Security...