News published on Federal Newswire in June 2018

News from June 2018


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Colorado man was indicted by a federal grand jury today after traveling to Kansas City, Mo., to meet an undercover FBI agent, whom he believed to be a mother with her 7-year-old daughter, for sex.


Mass. Man Indicted for Attempted Enticement of a Minor, Travel to Engage in Illicit Sex, Attempting to Transfer Obscene Material to a Minor

News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A federal grand jury in Providence today returned a three-count indictment charging Cody J. Hansen, 34, of Orange, MA, with attempted enticement of a minor, attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, and travel with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, announced by...


Anamosa Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: A man who possessed child pornography pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


Drone Forensics Gets a Boost With New Data on NIST Website

News Release: Aerial drones might someday deliver online purchases to your home. But in some prisons, drone delivery is already a thing. Drones have been spotted flying drugs, cell phones and other contraband over prison walls, and in several cases, drug traffickers have used drones to ferry narcotics across the border.


News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management Owyhee Field Office will release 26 wild horses to the Sands Basin Herd Management Area (HMA) southwest of Homedale on June 13, 2018. Nearly all of the Sands Basin HMA was burned by the 279,144-acre Soda Fire in 2015.


Floridian Charged in Complex Fraud Scheme Related to the Processing of Credit Card Payments

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Boca Raton, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of conspiracy to commit mail, wire and bank fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Springfield Woman, Nixa Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., woman and a Nixa, Mo., man were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri.


News Release: BOSTON - A Guatemalan national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.


Las Cruces Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charge

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Bryan C. Lawson, 22, of Las Cruces, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to a cocaine trafficking charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A mother who was arrested and charged along with her son for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy appeared in Camden federal court today for a detention hearing, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Jefferson Man Charged with Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that DONALD TROSCLAIR, age 56, of Jefferson, Louisiana, was charged on Friday, June 1, 2018, in a one-count Indictment with receipt of images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children, including children as young as approximately two years old. Trosclair was taken into custody on June 4, 2018.



Joint News Release: Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon National Park to implement additional fire restrictions starting this Friday, June 8th

News Release: Fredonia, Ariz., June 5, 2018 - For Immediate Release. The U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service will implement additional fire restrictions, also known as Stage II fire restrictions, across the North Kaibab Ranger District, and the South Rim, North Rim and Inner Canyon of Grand Canyon National...


News Release: PHOENIX - Yesterday, Alvaro Sabori, 43, of Santan, Ariz., a member of the Gila River Indian Community, was sentenced by U.S. District Diane J. Humetewa to 18 months in prison. Sabori had previously pleaded guilty to false declaration to the grand jury.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bayonne, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 480 months in prison for producing and possessing images and videos of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition

News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Two men in the United States illegally were indicted today by a federal grand jury on drug charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Joseph Shaw, 35, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Henry T. Wingate for possession of a weapon within a federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst.


News Release: BOISE - Leeroy Salazar, 39, of Nampa, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison followed by eight years of supervised release for distribution of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. A federal grand jury indicted Salazar on Dec. 13, 2017.


Engel Statement on Lifting State of Emergency in Ethiopia

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...