News published on Federal Newswire in August 2018

News from August 2018


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Stephen Gregory Rowell, 37, of Portland, was sentenced today to 147 months in federal prison for dealing methamphetamine in Portland. Upon completion of his prison sentence, Rowell will be on supervised release for 5 years.


News Release: A former federal grand juror was sentenced to prison today for obstructing justice.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Dr. Philip Dean, 62, a resident of Warren County, Missouri, pled guilty today to two felony charges, illegally distributing opiate medications and making a false statement to the Medicare program.


News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 47-year-old Minnesota man has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.


Ponchatoula Turtle Farmer Pleads Guilty to Lacey Act Violation

News Release: KEITH D. BOUDREAUX, age 56, of Ponchatoula pleaded guilty today to a one-count bill of information charging him with illegally shipping false map turtles in violation of Title 16, United States Code, Sections 3372(d)(2) and 3373(d)(3)(A).


News Release: WASHINGTON - Ghobad Ghasempour, 38, a Canadian national, was sentenced on Aug. 20, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 42 months in prison for conspiracy to unlawfully export U.S. goods to Iran.


News Release: New York Man Pleads Guilty to Extensive Cyberstalking Campaign.


Centralia Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Selling Meth

News Release: Bobby J. Bryan, 52, formerly of Centralia, Illinois, was recently sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for distributing and conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today. Bryan had previously pleaded guilty...


North Versailles Man with Outstanding PFA Again Him Pleads Guilty to Multiple Gun Law Violations

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of North Versailles, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


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

News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Ronald Hardy and McArthur Jean pleaded guilty for their roles in connection with a $147 million scheme to defraud investors in publicly traded companies. Hardy, who was a manager at My Street Research and its predecessors (collectively, the “boiler room")...


News Release: United States Attorney John H. Durham, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane, Acting Special Agent in Charge Erin Joe of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Hartford Police Chief David Rosado, today announced that a federal jury in Bridgeport has found has found three men guilty of the kidnapping, robbery and the execution-style murder of Charles Teasley, 35, of West Hartford, in January 2009.


McFarland Man Sentenced for Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Curtis S. Pethley, 61, McFarland, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William Conley to five years in federal prison for distributing child pornography. This term of imprisonment will be followed by a ten-year period of supervised release. Pethley pleaded guilty to this charge on May 18, 2018.


Former Brazilian Soccer Official Sentenced to Four Years’ Imprisonment for Racketeering and Corruption Offenses

News Release: Former Brazilian soccer federation president José Maria Marin was sentenced today, in federal court in Brooklyn, by United States District Judge Pamela K. Chen to four years’ imprisonment following his trial convictions of conspiratorial racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering offenses. The crimes...


Justice Department Secures Denaturalization of  Convicted War Criminal Who Fraudulently Obtained Refugee Status and U.S. Citizenship

News Release: Justice Department Secures Denaturalization of Convicted War Criminal Who Fraudulently Obtained Refugee Status and U.S. Citizenship.


Richmond Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Heroin Mixed with Fentanyl

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Paris Moore, 32, of Richmond, pleaded guilty today to distributing approximately 400 grams of heroin in the central Virginia area.


Kingston Woman Charged with Additional Drug Trafficking Charges

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment on Aug. 21, 2018, charging Shavonne Saxon, age 30, of Kingston, Pennsylvania, with conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride and crack cocaine.


Former Swiss Bank Executive Pleads Guilty to Role in Billion-Dollar International Money Laundering Scheme Involving Funds Embezzled from Venezuelan State-Owned Oil Company

News Release: Former Swiss Bank Executive Pleads Guilty to Role in Billion-Dollar International Money Laundering Scheme Involving Funds Embezzled from Venezuelan State-Owned Oil Company.


Jury Convicts KC Man of Illegal Firearm

News Release: Faces at Least 15 Years in Prison.


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.


Aryan Circle Gang Leader and Two Subordinate Gang Members Plead Guilty to Accessory-After-the-Fact to Racketeering Murder, Among Other Charges

News Release: Aryan Circle Gang Leader and Two Subordinate Gang Members Plead Guilty to Accessory-After-the-Fact to Racketeering Murder, Among Other Charges.