News published on Federal Newswire in January 2018

News from January 2018


ICE removes fugitive alien wanted for human trafficking in El Salvador

News Release: BALTIMORE - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed a Salvadoran man today wanted for human trafficking in his native country after his arrest by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) personnel assigned to ICE offices in Baltimore.


Long Island Man Convicted of Armed Robbery of More Than $375,000 From Wells Fargo Bank

News Release: The Defendant Acted as Lookout as Co-Conspirators, Armed with Firearms, Zip-Tied Bank Tellers and Customers, Including an 8-Year Old Boy.


#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.


Former Madison County Detective Sentenced for Sexually Exploiting Minors

News Release: Charlottesville, VIRGINIA - - A former detective with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, who was most recently assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, was sentenced yesterday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Charlottesville on multiple charges of sexually exploiting minors, United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.


Second Superseding Indictment Filed Against New Orleans Resident Charging Drug, Firearm, and Financial Crimes

News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that a federal grand jury has returned a six-count Second Superseding Indictment charging DWIGHT ALEXANDER, age 46, of New Orleans, with one count of conspiring to traffic 1 kilogram or more of heroin and 5 kilograms or more of cocaine hydrochloride; two counts...


News Release: United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the conviction of SCOTT FRANCIS FORTIER, 38, for producing and possessing video files containing child pornography. FORTIER, who was charged in a superseding indictment on Aug. 23, 2017, with one count of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, was found guilty on both counts by a federal jury in Minneapolis, Minn.


News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Steven Paul Salmon, 56, of Gulfport, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze.


News Release: Canyon Lake Man Arrested on Federal Child Pornography Distribution Charge.


Marengo County Resident Convicted at Selma Trial in Crack Cocaine Case

News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces today that a federal jury in Selma, Alabama found Gerald Barber, 40, a resident of Marengo County, Alabama, guilty of two counts of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. Chief United States District Judge...


Manchester Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Kaisle J. Raikes, 25, of Manchester, was sentenced to serve 96 months in prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.


Excelsior Springs Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison

News Release: Among Eight Defendants Sentenced for $4.3 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy.


Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 100 Months' Imprisonment for Gunpoint Robberies of Pharmacies

News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Gregory St. Juste was sentenced to 100 months’ imprisonment by United States Chief District Judge Dora L. Irizarry for his role in three gun-point robberies of pharmacies. St. Juste had previously pled guilty on Feb. 16, 2017 to Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy ...


News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Rodolfo Ortuno, 26, of Houston, Texas, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam.


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


News Release: West Glacier, MT - The park is preparing for the 2018 season. Visitors should plan ahead to maximize their trip to Glacier.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to nine years in prison for his role as a ringleader in a credit card fraud and identity theft scheme.


Mother and Daughter Morrisville Residents Charged With Distributing Fentanyl, Heroin, and Oxycodone

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that a federal grand jury returned an Indictment yesterday charging Esperanza Delarosa, 50, and her daughter Susan Mateo, 25, with conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and oxycodone. The indictment also alleges numerous counts of distribution of those substances, and contains a forfeiture allegation seeking the criminal forfeiture of a property owned by Mateo in Morrisville, Vermont.


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...


Bangor Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that David Jack, 43, of Bangor, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to possessing child pornography.


2018 Community Artist in the Parks Announced

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).