News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Sair Maldonado-Soto (Maldonado), 22, of Perris, was sentenced today to three years and four months in prison for conspiring to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana in connection with two separate large-scale marijuana cultivation operations in Kern...


News Release: HOUSTON - A 43-year-old man residing in Sherman area has entered a plea of guilty to one count of unlawfully retaining national defense information, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers.


News Release: New York City Correction Department Investigator Convicted of Transporting, Receiving and Possessing Child Pornography.


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina-------United States Attorney Beth Drake announced today that a hearing for Thomas Lawton Evans Jr., age 37, of Boiling Springs, South Carolina, has been set for Monday, March 5, 2018, at 1:30 P.M. in the federal courthouse, 85 Broad St., in Charleston, SC,.


News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - Timothy Paul Malone, 39, of River Oaks, Texas, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to 90 years in federal prison for child pornography offenses, announced Erin Nealy Cox, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.


San Antonio Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: In San Antonio today, a federal judge sentenced 24-year-old Paul Martinez to 12 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.


News Release: Defendant withdrew $43,000 from ATMs throughout Metro Boston.


News Release: The United States Attorney, Richard W. Moore, announces that David Tyler Nelson, a 23 year old, resident of Mobile, Alabama was sentenced to 33 months incarceration followed by three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony, namely, Unlawful Possession or Receipt of a Controlled Substance.


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Parsons woman was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison for embezzling millions of dollars from a credit union where she worked, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. She was ordered to pay more than $10 million in restitution.


Biloxi Physician Convicted for Role in $3 Million Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal jury found a Biloxi, Mississippi physician guilty Friday for his role in an approximately $3 million compounding pharmacy fraud scheme.


News Release: United States Attorney Richard Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Sylvester Horn, 46, of Mobile, was sentenced in federal court on the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. At the time the gun was discovered in Horn’s possession, he was on federal supervision for a...


Bank Robbery at SunTrust Bank on March 5, 2018

News Release: Bank Robbery at SunTrust Bank on March 5, 2018.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Brian Dyea, 29, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo who resides in Mesita, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to an arson charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.


News Release: Dennis Mancino, the President and Chief Executive Officer of HD View 360, Inc. (“HDVW") and William Hirschy, the Chief Executive Officer of WT Consulting Group, LLC, were arrested yesterday on charges that they conspired to commit securities fraud by manipulating the price and trading volume of HDVW...


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Parsons woman was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison for embezzling millions of dollars from a credit union where she worked, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. She was ordered to pay more than $10 million in restitution.


Epsom Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Firearm and drug Trafficking Charges

News Release: CONCORD - Eric Collins, 44, of Epsom, was sentenced to serve 78 months in prison for firearms and drug trafficking offenses, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.


Man Charged in Fentanyl Overdose Death of Marine

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Timothy Coughlin (619) 546-6768, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Endicott, Captain, U.S. Marine Corps (619) 546-8664.


News Release: YUMA, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma Field Office has extended the public scoping period for the Lower Colorado River (LCR) Travel Management Plan (TMP) until March 30, to accommodate for the delay in publishing the project’s new interactive map.


Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Hobbs Act Robbery of the Gems and Gold Corner Jewelry Store

News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Devon Davis, 27, of St. Thomas, pleaded guilty today in District Court to one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert, announced. Davis was the last of seven men charged with the Hobbs Act robbery of the Gems and Gold Corner jewelry store on St. Thomas.


Detroit man sentenced to federal prison for heroin crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit man who was part of a group selling heroin in Huntington in 2015 was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Marquis Tamal Quinton Evans, 26, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. U.S. Attorney Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force.