News published on Federal Newswire in April 2018

News from April 2018


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lee Allen Goudy, 24, of Howard, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 78 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release for distribution of child pornography.


News Release: On April 27, 2018, Marcus J. Thornton, 37, of Edwardsville, Illinois, pled guilty in federal district court to brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today. Thornton’s guilty plea to the gun charge comes on the heels of his March 22 guilty plea to two bank robberies, which were charged in the same indictment.


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons of Nevada, Inc. (CTS), a Las Vegas medical practice whose principal physician is Dr. Bashir Chowdhry, has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the United States to resolve allegations relating to its potential liability under the civil False Claims Act.


News Release: A Detroit man was sentenced to just over 54 years in federal prison after having pleaded guilty earlier this year to armed robbery and firearms offenses, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.


BLM and California Native Plant Society hosting Fort Ord wildflower tour 

News Release: MARINA, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management and the California Native Plant Society will be co-hosting a free wildflower tour on Sunday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Fort Ord National Monument. Participants will carpool from the parking lot on Lightfighter Drive, near the intersection of California State Route 1, in Seaside.


Dayton Man Sentenced to 192 Months for Drug and Weapons Offenses

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Bryan Kenneth McCloud, 35, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced today to 192 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge David L. Bunning, for drug distribution and weapons offenses.


Youngstown Man Indicted for Taking Still Images of Himself Sexually Assaulting a Child

News Release: A Youngstown man was indicted in federal court that he took still images of himself sexually assaulting a young girl, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lee Allen Goudy, 24, of Howard, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 78 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release for distribution of child pornography.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Anthony Michael Cobb, age 48, of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, was convicted on April 25, 2018, of unlawful possession of firearms and drug trafficking after a two-day jury trial held before United States District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo.


Senator Murray Investigates Potential Misuse of Restricted Hiring Authority at Health Department

News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: News reports earlier this week revealed Dr. Robert Redfield, the newly appointed Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is being paid under Title 42 of the U.S. Code and receiving a significantly larger salary than his predecessors, other public health...


Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl Analogue Resulting In The Death Of A 24-year-old Orlando Woman

News Release: (ORLANDO, Fla.) - Jeremy (43, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) was sentenced today to life in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and distribution of controlled substance analogues. A federal jury found Achey guilty of the offenses on Jan. 25, 2018.


South Bay Resident Sentenced To Over Four Years In Prison For Scheme To Illegally Structure Cash Deposits From Marijuana Sales

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO- Steven J. Nemec was sentenced today to 57 months prison and ordered to forfeit $80,000 for structuring cash transactions, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Alex G. Tse, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen, and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal...


News Release: BOSTON - A disbarred Somerset attorney was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for a scheme to defraud an acquaintance of $60,000 and for witness tampering based on his efforts to influence the victim’s testimony at trial.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Buffalo U-Haul Facility for Exposing Employees to Asbestos and Silica During Building Renovation

News Release: BUFFALO, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited U-Haul Company of New York & Vermont, doing business as U-Haul Moving & Storage at Larkin District, for exposing its employees to asbestos and silica hazards while performing renovation work at its 665 Perry St. storage facility in Buffalo. The company faces $108,095 in proposed fines.



Massive Moultrie Meth Distribution Ring Dismantled

News Release: ALBANY: Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces the results of a multi-agency investigation aimed at an alleged methamphetamine distribution ring operating in South Georgia.


News Release: A Cleveland man was indicted in federal court for possessing a firearm while dealing crack cocaine, United States Attorney Justin E. Herdman said.


News Release: An Akron man faces at least 20 years in prison after a jury convicted him of selling fentanyl and heroin that resulted in the death of a 23-year-old Akron woman.


Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Fentanyl, Cocaine, Firearm, and Ammunition

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty today to federal drug and firearm charges arising out of a large-scale seizure of fentanyl and other contraband.


Serial Armed Robber Sentenced to 54 Years in Prison

News Release: A Detroit man was sentenced to just over 54 years in federal prison after having pleaded guilty earlier this year to armed robbery and firearms offenses, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.