News published on Federal Newswire in August 2018

News from August 2018


News Release: Made False Statements To Investors In OG Land & Mineral, LLC, and EX-OG Energy, LLC.


Pearlington Man Sentenced to 220 Months in Prison for Drug and Firearm Possession

News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Jonathan Jarvis, 30, of Pearlington, Mississippi, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to serve 160 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and 60 months in federal...


West Haven Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Murder, Attempt to Destroy Body with Pipe Bomb

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER MILLER, 43, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 360 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for a drug-related murder and a subsequent attempt to destroy the body with a pipe bomb on July 4, 2015.


Buffalo Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Donald Egan, 52, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - The Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will be closed Wed., Aug. 22 and Thurs., Aug. 23, due to Hurricane Lane. All programs are canceled.


Ecuadorian Man Sentenced for Transporting an Alien

News Release: UTICA, NEW YORK - Marco Avila, age 34, an Ecuadorian citizen living in Newark, New Jersey, was sentenced today to time served (361 days) for transporting an alien.


News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs Field Office will replace the Sweetwater Campground Bridge starting Aug. 29, 2018. The campground will be closed to all traffic during construction because there will be no access across the bridge.


Manager and Employee of Long Island Boiler Room  Plead Guilty in $147 Million Stock Manipulation Scheme

News Release: The Defendants Induced Elderly Investors to Purchase Artificially Inflated Stock in Publicly Traded Companies.


Two Nigerian Men Sentenced for Spearphishing Email Scheme

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that two Nigerian men were sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey Crawford for their role in a conspiracy to steal personal financial information from employees of local governments, including the State of Vermont.


News Release: On Aug. 21, 2018, Robert F. Humphrey, 47, of Elkville, Illinois, was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison for methamphetamine offenses, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Steven D. Weinhoeft announced today. Humphrey previously pled guilty to a two-count indictment charging conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and conspiracy to possess pseudoephedrine knowing that it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A man from the Dominican Republic today admitted his role in a conspiracy to distribute three kilograms of cocaine by bringing the drugs into the United States concealed in airline neck pillows, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Two Nashville Men Facing Federal Charges for Rite Aid Robbery

News Release: Security Guard Shot During Inside-Job Robbery.


News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Darlene Tirone, 42, of Seabrook, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl.


Former Massachusetts State Trooper Indicted by Grand Jury

News Release: BOSTON - A former lieutenant with the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) was indicted today in federal court in Boston in connection with the ongoing investigation of overtime abuse at the Massachusetts State Police.


Oklahoma City Multi-Level Marketing Company Agrees to Distribution of $610,800 in Seized Funds to Alleged Fraud Victims

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - TREVO, LLC, and it principals, MARK STEVENS and HOLLI STEVENS, have agreed not to contest the distribution of $610,800 to victims of an alleged email fraud scheme.


News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that on Aug. 22, 2018, in federal court, BASIT JAVED SHEIKH pled guilty to attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization in violation of Title 18...


News Release: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A large-scale gang enforcement operation, dubbed “Operation Triple Beam Colorado," in which a number of Colorado law enforcement agencies partnered with the U.S. Marshals Service from May 15 through Aug. 10, led to the arrest of 156 people.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Department of Justice has reached an agreement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc. to resolve violations of the federal Controlled Substances Act and its implementing regulations at CVS Pharmacy locations throughout the Northern District of Alabama, announced DEA Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town.


BLM seeks comments on Ridge to Rivers trail development

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management would like to invite the public to provide input on a proposal for new trail and trailhead development in the Boise Foothills Ridge to Rivers planning area. A public meeting on the proposal will be held in conjunction with a City of Boise and Ridge to Rivers Open House on Aug. 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Boise Depot, 2603 Eastover Terrace, Boise, ID 83706.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CARL HUBBARD, 35, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 77 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine and marijuana.