News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


Roane County Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Roane County man was sentenced today to 5 years for a child pornography crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Kenneth Frederick Stier, also known as J D Stier, John Stier, John Davis, and John David Stier, a 30-year old from Spencer, West Virginia, previously pled...


Federal, State, and Local Authorities Arrest 18 Individuals Based on Federal Drug Trafficking Indictment Returned in Austin

News Release: This morning, federal, state and local authorities arrested 18 individuals without incident on federal drug charges stemming from a narcotics trafficking investigation announced United States Attorney John F. Bash; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division;...


Bergen County, New Jersey, Doctor Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Role In Test-Referral Bribe Scheme With New Jersey Clinical Lab

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, doctor was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in a test-referral bribe scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, New Jersey, its president and numerous associates, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Tulsa Man Charged With Possessing Marijuana for Distribution

News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today that Kong Meng Vang, 34, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was charged by complaint in Federal Court with possession of more than 100 kilograms of marijuana with intent to distribute. The complaint alleges that state and federal law enforcement officers executed...


Brooklyn Man Sentenced To 80 Months’ Incareration For Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: Bright Ogodo, 43, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced today to 80 months in prison following his conviction of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.


Wilmington Man Sentenced for Threatening Mosque and Illegally Possessing Firearms and Child Pornography

News Release: BOSTON - A Wilmington man was sentenced today for making threats over Facebook to burn a local mosque and for unlawfully possessing dozens of firearms, ammunition and child pornography.


News Release: Defendants Allegedly Transported Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Illicit Proceeds Stashed in Hidden Compartments in Cars.


Joplin Woman Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

News Release: Package Shipped Via UPS. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Joplin, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to her role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine that was shipped via UPS from Arizona. Jennifer M. Conant, 38, of Joplin, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to participating...


Red Rock/Sloan Quarterly Update scheduled for April 3

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Red Rock/Sloan Field Office will host a Quarterly Update on April 3 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Visitor Center.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - The Palm Springs Art Museum has entered into a voluntary agreement with the United States to resolve allegations that the museum violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide scripts for audio programs or properly functioning assistive-listening devices, as well as other auxiliary aids and services, to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.


Marshalltown Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Ice Methamphetamine

News Release: A man who trafficked ice methamphetamine for months in 2015 was sentenced on March 26, 2018, to more than 12 years in federal prison.


News Release: National Park Service. Homestead National Monument of America. 8523 W. State Hwy 4. Beatrice, NE 68310. 402-223-3514 phone. 402-228-4231 fax. www.nps.gov/home. National Park Service News Release. - March 28, 2018. 402-223-3514. Youth Conservation Corps Applications. for Homestead National Monument of America...


News Release: Ambulance Company to Pay $9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations.


Mendocino County Woman Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking of a Minor

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Monica Merlin Morales, 26, of Point Arena, pleaded guilty today to sex trafficking of a minor, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Misraim Israel Briones Pasos aka Mario Ozuna, 36, of Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for his role in a vast conspiracy responsible for trafficking hundreds of pounds of black tar heroin from Nayarit, Mexico to the Portland metropolitan area.


East Cleveland man convicted of manslaughter indicted for having a firearm

News Release: A federal grand jury indicted an East Cleveland man for using a firearm while trafficking marijuana, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman said.


Armed Robber of Kay Jewelers Sentenced

News Release: ATLANTA - Cephos Leyon Jamal White, a/k/a Jamal, has been sentenced to ten years, one month in federal prison for the armed robbery of a jewelry store in Conyers, Georgia in April 2017.


New Hampshire Man Convicted of Social Security Fraud

News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that James Robinson, 60, of Concord, New Hampshire, was convicted yesterday following a two-day jury trial in U.S. District Court of fraudulently obtaining $45,473 in Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits and making false statements to a government agency. The jury returned not guilty verdicts on two other charges.


News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Jim Lee Walker III, 26, of Muskegon, Michigan, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for drug and firearm offenses, U.S. Attorney Andrew Byerly Birge announced today. In addition to the prison term, Chief U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker imposed a 3-year term of supervised release that will commence once Walker is released from imprisonment.


Ocean County, New Jersey, Business Owner Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison For Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An Ocean County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for owning and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.