News published on Federal Newswire in January 2018

News from January 2018


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Olusola Luke, 38, a native of Nigeria and resident of Guatemala, was sentenced to 35 months imprisonment for his participation in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme.


News Release: Five people were indicted for firearms violations, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman said.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Olusola Luke, 38, a native of Nigeria and resident of Guatemala, was sentenced to 35 months imprisonment for his participation in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme.


News Release: Three key players in a drug distribution ring that operated over a large swath of Washington State were sentenced late Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to long prison terms, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. The leader of the drug distribution ring BALTAZAR REYES-GARCIA 45, of Camano...


News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew has sentenced Yolanda Camara (49, Brandon) to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for her role in operating and managing a medical clinic from which oxycodone, alprazolam, and other controlled substances were illegally prescribed. The Court also ordered her to pay a money judgment of $124,285.64, which are proceeds of the offenses.


Kansas City, Kan., Man Sold Six to Ten Kilos of Meth a Week

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas City, Kan., man was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he distributed six to 10 kilos of methamphetamine a week, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


House Passes Royce’s Cyber Diplomacy Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed the Cyber Diplomacy Act (H.R. 3776), authored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), which gives the U.S. the tools it needs to advance our vision for cyberspace - one that works internationally to keep the internet open, reliable and secure.


57th Defendant Sentenced on Charges Arising Out of ATF-Led Operation Targeting Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crime in Bernalillo County

News Release: Defendant among the 103 Individuals Federally Charged as the Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.


Sacramento Man Indicted for Falsely Claiming to Be an Attorney and Defrauding Couple of over $500,000

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment on last Thursday against Derek Bluford, 30, of Sacramento, charging him with wire fraud and money laundering, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Dana J. Boente, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and James P. O’Neill...


Former Boston Police Sergeant Detective Sentenced for Making False Statements and Unlawfully Entering Secure Airport Area

News Release: BOSTON - A former Boston Police Sergeant Detective was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for repeatedly making false statements so that he could fly armed on personal trips and enable a friend to fly with him without being screened by security personnel at Boston’s Logan International Airport.


Former El Dorado Hills Resident Pleads Guilty to Theft of VA Benefits

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Julia A. Wilbert, 53, of San Juan Capistrano, pleaded guilty today to theft of government benefits, United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the sentencing of BRANDON SCOTT CLOUD, 36, to 60 months in prison for sexually assaulting a minor victim. CLOUD, who was charged via criminal information on July 21, 2017, pleaded guilty on Sept. 21, 2017, and was sentenced yesterday before Senior Judge Michael J. Davis in United States District Court in Minneapolis, Minn.


Detecting Chemical Agents with Confidence

News Release: The Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) has become an important defense tool on battlefields and in war-torn cities over the last few years. About the size and shape of a VHS tape or a hardcover bestselling novel, JCADs sound an alarm and begin to light up if nerve agents such as sarin or blister agents such as mustard gas are present.


News Release: FBI Offers up to $10,000 Reward in Fugitive Hunt for Barrett Busschau.


Red Lake Man Sentenced To 60 Months In Prison For Sexual Assault Of A Minor

News Release: United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the sentencing of BRANDON SCOTT CLOUD, 36, to 60 months in prison for sexually assaulting a minor victim. CLOUD, who was charged via criminal information on July 21, 2017, pleaded guilty on Sept. 21, 2017, and was sentenced yesterday before Senior Judge Michael J. Davis in United States District Court in Minneapolis, Minn.


News Release: Dear Mr. President: As you finalize the Fiscal Year 2019 budget, we urge you to fund the international affairs account at the FY 2017 level of $59.1 billion. While the final FY 2018 spending bills have not yet been signed into law, Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have rejected the draconian...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on three charges of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, three charges of production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, and one charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating the federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael Austin Boyd, Jr., of Toledo, Ohio was sentenced today to 240 months incarceration for cocaine distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.