News published on Federal Newswire in June 2018

News from June 2018


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Beckley convicted felon pled guilty today to federal drug and gun charges, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Anthony Harvey, 42, of Beckley, West Virginia, entered his guilty plea to distributing a quantity of methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. Attorney Stuart commended the investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Beckley Police Department.


News Release: LONDON, Ky., - Timothy Lawson, 31, of Manchester, Ky., was sentenced today, to 32 years in federal prison, by United States District Judge Claria Horn Boom, on counts of brandishing and discharging a firearm during a carjacking.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a South Dakota man convicted of Interstate Communications with Threat to Injure was sentenced on June 11, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


More Than 2,300 Suspected Online Child Sex Offenders Arrested Nationwide During Operation “Broken Heart”

News Release: The Department of Justice today announced the arrest of more than 2,300 suspected online child sex offenders during a three-month, nationwide, operation conducted by Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces. The task forces identified 195 offenders who either produced child pornography or...


News Release: Defendant had a prior removal for illegally entering the United States.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s May 2018 jobs report...


News Release: Two federal inmates convicted of killing another inmate at a Beaumont Prison in the Eastern District of Texas were sentenced to death today.


TSA projects summer 2018 will be its busiest on record at Boise Airport

Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Boise Airport (BOI) is ready for a busy summer travel season, projecting it will screen an average of, 6,500 departing passengers a day between now and Labor Day 2018, a 10 percent increase over last summer.


What do TSA officers want travelers to know?

Release: RICHMOND, Va. - You come to an airport checkpoint hoping to catch your flight and arrive at your destination safely and on time. Seems simple enough, but sometimes something you weren’t expecting comes up at the checkpoint and it slows you down.


New Haven Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Gang-Related Drug and Gun Offenses

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that DELTON PYLES, also known as “Koolie," 29, of New Haven, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in a violent New Haven street gang.


Murray Blasts President Trump, Republicans for Abandoning Protections for Pre-existing Conditions

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), delivered remarks on the Senate floor condemning the Trump-Pence Administration’s refusal to defend key pillars of the Affordable Care Act in court and...


New Haven Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Gang-Related Drug and Gun Offenses

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that DELTON PYLES, also known as “Koolie," 29, of New Haven, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in a violent New Haven street gang.


Tennessee Man is Sentenced for Committing a Federal Gun Crime

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Tennessee man was sentenced today for committing a federal gun crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Marvin Dunigan, 46, of Johnson City, previously entered a guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Stuart commended the investigation of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Beckley Police Department.


News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office is seeking volunteers to help clean up trash, targets and spent shells at the North Cow Mountain Rifle Range on Saturday, June 16, at 9 a.m.


Crips Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder In-Aid-of Racketeering and Other Crimes

News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Eric Smith, also known as “Esama" and “Esco," a member of the Long Island-based Rollin’ 60s Crips street gang, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to four consecutive terms of life in prison plus 30 years. Smith was convicted...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - An Allegheny County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 54 months probation, with 11 months of home confinement, and ordered to pay $3,434 in restitution on her conviction of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


FBI Seeks Identity of ATM Skimming Suspect

News Release: FBI Seeks Identity of ATM Skimming Suspect.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Portsmouth man pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possessing firearms during a drug trafficking crime.


White Supremacists Sentenced to Death for Murdering Fellow Inmate at Texas Prison

News Release: White Supremacists Sentenced to Death for Murdering Fellow Inmate at Texas Prison.


News Release: Weldon Marshall, 43, of Sherman, Texas, was sentenced today to 41 months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for unlawfully retaining national defense information. Marshall pleaded guilty on March 5. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers and U.S. Attorney...