News published on Federal Newswire in January 2018

News from January 2018


St. Lawrence County Man Sentenced for Clean Water Act Crimes

News Release: Michael J. Ward Falsified Data and Caused the Discharge of Polluted Water from a Paper Mill in Norfolk, New York.


News Release: Moab, UT - The National Park Service Southeast Utah Group is pleased to announce Janet Buckingham as the 2018 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP).


Fort Dodge Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearms While Distributing Cocaine

News Release: A man who conspired to distribute cocaine and possessed firearms pled guilty Jan. 25, 2018, in federal court in Sioux City.


Williamson County Resident Charged With Methamphetamine Offenses

News Release: On Jan. 17, 2018, a Williamson County man was indicted for methamphetamine offenses, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Donald S. Boyce announced today.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NORBERTO RODRIGUEZ, also known as “Primo," 44, formerly of Hartford, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of distribution of heroin.


Bronx Man Charged With Armed Bank Robbery

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 Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and James P. O’Neill, Police Commissioner of the City of New York (“NYPD"), announced...


TSA raising aviation security baseline with stronger domestic security measures

Release: ST. LOUIS, Miss. - To ensure the security of airline passengers and the nation’s airports, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is implementing new, stronger screening procedures for carry-on items at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL). The new procedures, which were announced last year and which have been rolling out across the country, require travelers to place all electronics larger than a cell phone in bins for X-ray screening in standard lanes.


Bipartisan Cmte Leaders to Investigate Sexual Abuse in Organized Sports

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH), #SubDCCP Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman...


News Release: Moab, UT - The National Park Service Southeast Utah Group is pleased to announce Janet Buckingham as the 2018 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP).


LEADER OF FRAUDULENT MEDICAL DEVICE SCHEME PLEADS GUILTY

News Release: WASHINGTON - A South Dakota man pleaded guilty today in connection with a scheme to defraud consumers by selling light-emitting devices known as the “QLaser System" as a treatment for more than 200 different diseases and disorders, the Department of Justice announced today. Today’s guilty plea capped a three-year effort by the Justice Department and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to stop distribution of the fraudulent devices to consumers.


News Release: On Jan. 26, 2018, Jason M. Stoker, 35, of Chester, pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today. The offense occurred between June 2016...


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Timothy A. Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for lying on his passport application.


#SubEnergy to Markup Bipartisan Ceiling Fan Legislation NEXT WEEK

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a markup for Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Louisville man found guilty in federal court

News Release: Large-scale trafficker of heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Benjamin J. Katz and Mark W. Pletcher (619) 546-9604 and (619) 546-9714.


News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Dirk Hall was sentenced by United States District Judge Eric N. Vitaliano to 41 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, after having pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud in connection with a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme.


Kings County Man Indicted for Arranging a Murder-for-Hire

News Release: Also charged with illegal possession of firearms.


Five Texas Men Indicted for Stealing 650 Firearms From UPS Trailers in Springfield

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Timothy A. Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that five Texas men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for stealing 650 firearms from United Parcel Service trailers in Springfield, Mo., en route to Bass Pro Shops.


News Release: LEXINGTON, KY. - Robert Lee Shields, 30, of Cincinnati, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Danny C. Reeves to serve two terms of life imprisonment for distribution of carfentanil that resulted in death and serious bodily injury.


Dallas Man Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Distributing Crystal Methamphetamine Through Parcel Delivery Services

News Release: Defendant marketed crystal methamphetamine through a website under the guise of selling cloud computing storage.