News published on Federal Newswire in July 2018

News from July 2018


News Release: Memphis, TN - Gloria Harris, 56, of Memphis was sentenced to serve 64 months in federal prison on bank fraud charges arising from her theft of approximately $292,500 from her former employer, United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced today.


Baltimore Man Facing Federal Indictment for Sexual Abuse on an Airplane

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Deo Mugabe, age 26, of Baltimore, Maryland, with fourth-degree sexual abuse on an aircraft, abusive sexual contact, and simple assault. The indictment was returned on July 3, 2018, and unsealed on July 25, 2018, upon the arrest of the defendant.


Baltimore Man Facing Federal Indictment for Sexual Abuse on an Airplane

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Deo Mugabe, age 26, of Baltimore, Maryland, with fourth-degree sexual abuse on an aircraft, abusive sexual contact, and simple assault. The indictment was returned on July 3, 2018, and unsealed on July 25, 2018, upon the arrest of the defendant.


Boston Gang Member Sentenced for Distributing Drugs in and around Public Housing Development

News Release: BOSTON - A Heath Street gang member was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for distributing drugs in and around the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments in Jamaica Plain.


Illegal Alien Arrested For Unlawfully Returning To The United States After Prior Drug Convictions

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A man from the Dominican Republic who was previously convicted of federal and state drug crimes made his initial court appearance today on charges he unlawfully returned to the United States, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Keith Phillips, 57, of Lewiston, Maine, was charged by indictment in U.S. District Court with bank robbery.


Recidivist Securities Fraudster Charged with Multi-Million-Dollar Stock Manipulation Scheme

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Howard M. Appel, 57, of Wayne, Pennsylvania, was charged today in a criminal information with one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud.


News Release: DOLORES, Colo. -The Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office seeks public input on an environmental assessment evaluating bait trapping wild horses in the Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area southeast of Norwood.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former officer with the N.J. Department of Corrections today admitted receiving images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


The Donner Party and the Paiute Story:  The California Trail Interpretive Center Announces August Programs

News Release: ELKO, Nev. - Learn about the Donner Party, traditional Paiute dances, and how to make pioneer butter at the California Trail Interpretive Center.


Springfield Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Bank Robbery, Illegal Firearm

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his sixth bank robbery and for illegally possessing a firearm.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


Nine Defendants From Ohio Arrested For Gun Trafficking

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Deonte “Terry" Cooper, 23, Ricky Turner, 48, Argentis Albino Herrera, 24, Diones Bowens, 22, Shane Shumaker, 31, Victoria Orlando, 36, Vicky Hoffstetter, 37, Koree Runyan, 24, and Jenna Ann Redding, 31, all of Ashtabula, Ohio, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to traffic in firearms. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, and a 250,000 fine.


News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that former New York State Assembly Speaker SHELDON SILVER was sentenced this afternoon to seven years in prison after having been found guilty a second time by a federal jury of using his official position...


News Release: Three men and two women pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Possess Counterfeit and Unauthorized Access Devices in March 2018.


News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, along with the DUI Abatement Council, granted Grand Canyon National Park $10,000 to improve highway safety and stop impaired driving.


Schenectady Man Arrested for Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Robert Kirk, age 35, of Schenectady, New York, appeared yesterday in federal court on charges that he received and distributed child pornography over the internet.


Charleston Doctor Arrested Today

News Release: Multiple Count Indictment Including Illegal Distribution of Opioids Resulting in Death.


Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Cocaine through Mail

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Alexandria man was sentenced today to six years in prison for using the United States Postal Service to traffic multiple kilograms of cocaine.


Junction City Man Sentenced To 292 Months For Receiving Child Pornography

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Junction City man, Gene Paul Pendygraft, 46, has been sentenced to 292 months in federal prison, to be followed by a life term of supervised release, for knowingly receiving child pornography.