News published on Federal Newswire in June 2018

News from June 2018


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Maryland woman pleaded guilty today for her role in leading a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone.


Cleveland man indicted on a drug charges

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Cleveland, Ohio man was indicted today by a federal grand jury on cocaine distribution charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Hacker Known As “Vigilance” Arrested And Charged For Series Of Cyber-Attacks On Minnesota State Government Databases

News Release: United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced a five-count indictment charging CAMERON THOMAS CROWLEY, a/k/a “Vigilance," 19, with intentional access to a protected computer, intentional damage to a protected computer, and aggravated identity theft. CROWLEY made his initial appearance earlier this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson in Saint Paul, Minnesota. CROWLEY will remain in federal custody pending his detention hearing.


Former Teacher and Police Officer Pled Guilty to Sex Trafficking of a Minor

News Release: Brunswick, GA: Tracy Wayne Crosby, 42 of Waycross, entered a guilty plea on Friday, before the Honorable Lisa Godbey Wood to one count of sex trafficking of a minor.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID E. BYERS, 35, of Solana Beach, California, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 88 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for engaging in an east coast robbery spree and subsequent cross-country pursuit.


News Release: An investigation by Special Agents of the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) has resulted in a prison term for a man who trafficked prehistoric artifacts looted from public lands. Gary Womack, age 60, was recently sentenced to serve 15 months imprisonment for three felony violations of the Archeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA).


Rapid City Man Charged for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


News Release: (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) - R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced today that Dr. Michael Alson Smith, 65, a former Mt. Holly, N.C. family practice physician, appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty to drug distribution, health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft charges, in connection with the illegal distribution of controlled substances to female patients in exchange for sex acts.


DOE Contractor Group Visits SRS to Focus on Nuclear Safety

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - About 240 members of two Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG) subgroups honed in on worker safety and health and quality assurance across the DOE complex during a recent meeting at the Savannah River Site (SRS).


News Release: SAN JOSE - A federal jury returned a verdict yesterday against Jyh-Chau “Henry" Horng, finding him guilty of two counts of filing false tax returns and one count of lying to the IRS during a 2010 audit, announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General...


News Release: EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives hosted an educational seminar for federal firearms licensees (FFLs) June 5 at the Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire.


Coatesville Man Charged with Wire Fraud in Gift Card Scam

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A Coatesville, PA man was charged today in connection with a scheme to over-redeem gift cards, U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced.


News Release: Two AUSAs Will Focus on Violent Crime Prosecutions & One Will Be Assigned to the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit.


West Valley Training Focuses on Rescuing Injured Workers in Confined Spaces

News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project recently conducted training to safely rescue an injured person from a confined space.


Media Advisory: Press Conference to Announce SAFE Initiative in Waterloo

News Release: CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - There will be a press conference held on Thursday, June 7, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. in the Harold E. Getty Council Chambers located at 715 Mulberry St., in Waterloo, Iowa. United States Attorney Peter E. Deegan, Jr., Waterloo Police Chief Daniel Trelka, representatives from federal and...


News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced that on Monday, June 4, 2018, 42 year-old Raymond Stark was sentenced by Chief District Court Judge John A. Jarvey for the charge of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition. Stark previously pleaded guilty plea...


Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry After Deportation

News Release: Defendant has prior convictions for distributing heroin.


2017 Economic Census Deadline Approaches

News Release: The 2017 Economic Census is currently collecting data for approximately 3.7 million business locations. With the June 12 deadline approaching, U.S. businesses nationwide, including those in U.S. territories, are asked to report their 2017 year-end numbers for each business location, including sales or revenue, employment, payroll and industry-specific information.


MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Participate in a Violent Racketeering Enterprise

News Release: Contact ELIZABETH MORSE. www.justice.gov/usao/md at (410) 209-4885. Greenbelt, Maryland - Jeffry Rodriguez, a/k/a “Hyper," age 22, of Capitol Heights, Maryland pleaded guilty today to his participation in a racketeering enterprise in furtherance of the activities of the gang known as La Mara Salvatrucha...