News published on Federal Newswire in August 2018

News from August 2018


Troy Man Pleads Guilty to Intending to Distribute Crack Cocaine

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jaquan Walker, age 23, of Troy, New York, pled guilty yesterday to possessing and intending to distribute crack cocaine.


News Release: 'All-Natural' Male Enhancement Supplement Contained Active Ingredient Found in Viagra.


News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Ely District Office proposes a competitive sale of nine parcels of public land totaling 296.09 acres located in Lincoln County, Nevada. The BLM will accept written comments on the proposal during a 45-day public comment period that ends Friday, Sept. 28, 2018.


Former City of Atlanta deputy chief of staff pleads guilty to accepting bribes

News Release: ATLANTA - Evelyn Katrina Taylor-Parks has pleaded guilty to conspiring to accept bribe payments while serving as the City of Atlanta’s Deputy Chief of Staff to the Mayor for approximately eight years.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Dominique Gaunichaux, 21, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William Conley to two years in federal prison, followed by a three-year term of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Gaunichaux pleaded guilty to this charge on May 9, 2018.


News Release: The extreme fire danger preventative measures at Carlsbad Caverns National Park implemented on June 1 have been cancelled due to recent precipitation combined with cooler temperatures and higher humidity.


Sentencing Hearing Scheduled for Kankakee County Man Guilty of Bank Fraud Related to Construction Loans

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - Sentencing is scheduled on Dec. 6, 2018, for Daniel Ballard, 59, of Bourbonnais, Ill., for bank fraud related to construction loans. Ballard entered pleas of guilty to three counts of bank fraud on Aug. 13, before Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid. Ballard was allowed to remain on bond pending sentencing.


90 Kilos of Meth Gets Elsa Man 14 Years in Prison

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 21-year-old Elsa man has been ordered to federal prison for his part in a methamphetamine smuggling conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Guillermo Calderon Jr. pleaded guilty in November 2017.


Two Defendants Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Carjacking

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Shawn Harris, Commissioner of the Mount Vernon Police Department (“MVPD"), announced...


News Release: Iraqi National Wanted for Murder in Iraq Arrested In California.


News Release: DAYTON - Seven defendants involved in a conspiracy to smuggle methamphetamine into a state prison, including a former corrections officer, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy and related charges in U.S. District Court.


News Release: St. Croix, USVI - Jesus Garcia, age 35, and Jhoan Gomez, age 28, of Venezuela, both pled guilty on Aug. 15, 2018, in District Court to one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance on Board a Vessel, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.


News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the general aviation (GA) community’s national #FlySafe campaign helps educate GA pilots about the best practices to calculate and predict aircraft performance and to operate within established aircraft limitations.


News Release: FBI Seeking Individual Who May Have Information on Identity of Child Sexual Assault Victim.


News Release: VALDOSTA: Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that on Aug. 15, 2018, Wallace H. “Wally" Hendley, age 55, of Lakeland, Georgia, was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for Manufacture of Methamphetamine before Senior U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson in Valdosta.


News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with his role in a conspiracy that defrauded victims by pretending to be employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).


Clifton Park Man Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to the FBI

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Thomas Ruchlicki, age 62, of Clifton Park, New York, pled guilty today to one count of making a false statement, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and James N. Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


News Release: Pecos, NM: Don’t miss your chance to visit one of northern New Mexico’s most iconic locations-the Forked Lightning Ranch. On Saturday, September 1st, Pecos National Historical Park will open up the Ranch House from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for visitors to explore at their leisure. The Forked Lightning...


Biologists set to begin grizzly and black bear trapping for research purposes in Yellowstone

News Release: BOZEMAN - As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the population of grizzly bears and black bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Yellowstone National Park and the USGS would like to inform the public that biologists with the National Park Service and Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) will be conducting scientific grizzly bear and black bear research operations in Yellowstone National Park from August 21 through October 31.


Louisville Man Charged With Dealing Heroin That Resulted In Overdose Death

News Release: Alleged heroin dealer faces no less than 20 years in federal prison.