News published on Federal Newswire in June 2018

News from June 2018


Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Proposed Tariff Actions by the Department of Commerce

News Release: If you follow the news on trade, you know that Secretary Ross is a key Trump trade official negotiating with China, determining who gets tariff exemptions, and potentially reshaping the automobile industry in America for decades to come.


Federal Grand Jury Indicts West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice

News Release: Supreme Court Justice Charged with Obstruction of Justice and other federal Crimes.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Nicolas Robert Muniz, 27, of Monahans, Tex., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 120 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for his conviction on drug trafficking and firearms charges.


Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 235 Months in Prison

News Release: For Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Minor.


News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A federal grand jury today indicted Timothy Herman, 57, of Lake Mary, Fla., of defrauding a Peoria area victim of approximately $600,000.


Gary Man Sentenced To 135 Months In Prison

News Release: Hobbs Act Robbery. HAMMOND - Deshalone Davis, 21 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen on his plea of guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch...



News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeb Tyler, 45, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing a false tax return for the year 2014 before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.


Armed Drug Trafficker Convicted at Trial

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that a federal jury has convicted JOSHUAL HILTON, age 33, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of drug trafficking and firearm violations. Earlier this afternoon, after a two and a half day trial, the jury unanimously returned guilty verdicts ...


News Release: Roanoke - A Roanoke, Virginia man pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of enticement of a minor, receipt or attempted receipt of child pornography, and possession of child pornography, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Thomas T. Cullen for the Western District of Virginia.


Remarks: Chairman Royce on U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing entitled “U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan." Live webcast and witness testimony will be available HERE.


Former Employee of Allegheny County Drug Laboratory Charged with Stealing more than $78,000 in Drug Evidence

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been charged in federal court with stealing federal drug evidence from the Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner (ACOME), United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Time to get outside in central Idaho!

News Release: CHALLIS, Idaho- All the BLM Challis Field Office campgrounds are officially open for the summer 2018 season. There are many beautiful areas to choose from including the very popular Joe T. Fallini Campground on the Mackay Reservoir. The Joe T. Fallini recreation area has 22 RV sites with water and electric hook-ups, $10 with water, $14 with water and electric, and $16 for a double site. The views of the Lost River Range from your campsite are unbeatable.


Greenville Woman Sentenced to Three Years' Imprisonment in Mail Theft Conspiracy

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that Casey A. Raines, age 38, of Greenville, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for her involvement in a mail theft conspiracy, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. United States District Judge...


News Release: MOOSE, WY- Several visitor services concession contracts in Grand Teton National Park will expire in the next few years and the National Park Service is encouraging public comment to consider in the development of new contracts. The park is in the early phases of prospectus development to solicit offers to provide a variety of visitor services and activities.


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- A federal grand jury has returned a thirty-eight count superseding indictment Tuesday charging Cameron Banks (a/k/a Reggie Staggers), age 32, of Georgetwon, S.C., Angela Pyatt, age 49, of Conway, S.C., and Solomon Pyatt, age 56, of Conway, S.C. with Conspiracy to Commit...


Twice Deported, Dominican National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Reentry into the United States

News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A Dominican national deported from the United States in 1999 and 2011, and arrested in Rhode Island in December 2017, has been sentenced to federal prison for illegal reentry into the United States.


Project Safe Neighborhood Prosecution Results in 289 Month Sentence for Violent Felon

News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores announced that United States District Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced Shawn Dale Sexton, 26, of Bristow, to serve 289 months in federal prison for Felon in Possession Firearms and Ammunition.


News Release: On June 15, 2018, a federal jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, convicted Vero Beach attorney Eric B. Granitur, 60, of participating in a criminal conspiracy and making false statements to a federally insured institution.


Holyoke Men Charged with Crack Cocaine and Heroin Offenses

News Release: BOSTON - Three Holyoke men were arrested today and charged in federal court in Springfield with distributing drugs.