News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


News Release: GREENVILLE - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that yesterday in federal court, Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard sentenced GENESIS LEE WHITTED, JR., 28, of Fayetteville to 420 months of imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell today sentenced Rany Smith a/k/a “Abdelmajid Wahbi" (48, Tampa) to 45 months’ imprisonment for aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. He pleaded guilty to charges on December 6, 2017.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.


News Release: Brady Leads Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to 7th Round of NAFTA Negotiations.


Grand Jury Returns Indictments

News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.


Businessman Pleads Guilty To Misappropriating Funds From Professional Athletes

News Release: Misappropriated Approximately $1.48 Million from NFL Players and Others.


McAllen Man Heads to Prison for Receiving Child Pornography Videos

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 30-year old resident of McAllen has been sentenced to federal prison following his conviction of receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Rodrigo Garcia-Fuentes pleaded guilty June 2, 2017.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.


Advisory: Press Conference Thursday afternoon

News Release: FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2018. *******MEDIA ADVISORY*******. The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, FBI, Madison County District Attorney’s Office and Huntsville Police Department will hold a press conference Thursday afternoon to announce developments in a material...


NADLER & LOFGREN STATEMENT ON AG SESSIONS’ LAWSUIT AGAINST CALIFORNIA’S SANCTUARY LAWS

News Release: House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today released a joint statement with Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), on Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ lawsuit against California’s sanctuary laws...


Another Defendant Sentenced for Conviction Arising Out of ATF-Led Operation Targeting Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crime in Bernalillo County

News Release: Defendant among the 103 Individuals Federally Charged as the Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.


News Release: DETROIT - A Detroit metro airport concessions company has become the latest Michigan employer to join a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program designed to strengthen hiring practices and reduce unauthorized employment.


Reclamation Issues Snowmelt Forecast for North Platte River Basin

News Release: MILLS, Wyo - The Wyoming Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation in Mills, Wyo, has prepared the March snowmelt runoff forecasts and operating plans for the North Platte River Basin.


Mesquite Man Sentenced to 96 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm

News Release: DALLAS - Luis Baeza Caro, 33, of Mesquite, Texas, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to 96 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.


Lake Crescent Highway 101 Update: Traffic Impacts for Removal of Hazard Tree and Rehabilitation Project Resuming

News Release: PORT ANGELES, WA: On Wednesday, March 14 Olympic National Park and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) are partnering to remove a hazard tree from the Lake Crescent section of Highway 101 near Barnes Point.


Illegal Alien Convicted on Multiple Charges

News Release: HOUSTON - A 57-year-old an illegal alien from Mexico has pleaded guilty to harboring illegal aliens, using a firearm during a crime of violence, illegal re-entry and being an alien in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - David H. Carlton, age 47, of Glens Falls, New York, pled guilty today to selling a firearm to a felon.


Two United Blood Nation Gang Members Sentenced to Federal Imprisonment

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Beth Drake announced today that Spencer Johnson and Frank Truitt, both age 27, were sentenced to 87 months imprisonment and 71 months imprisonment, respectively, in federal court in Florence, South Carolina. Both men pled guilty to participating in drug and firearm conspiracies.


Court Of Appeals Reverses Decision Suppressing Evidence In Fentanyl Case Involving An Overdose Death

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reversed an order suppressing statements made by a suspect charged in a federal indictment with possessing with intent to distribute and distributing fentanyl that resulted...


News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SHANNON CHRISTOPHER CEASAR, M.D., age 45, a physician and former co-owner who operated Gulf South Physician’s Group in Metairie and resided in New Orleans, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty for his role in illegally dispensing and distributing controlled substances, threatening to assault or murder federal law enforcement officers, and health care fraud.