News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


News Release: Andre Pereira-Lopes, a/k/a “Davi Da Silva," of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment with possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, announced United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The indictment alleges that on or about Feb. 24, 2018, Pereira-Lopes, an illegal alien, knowingly possessed a.38 caliber Colt Detective Special revolver, which was loaded with six rounds of ammunition.


News Release: BOSTON - Radio transmission equipment from two radio stations that were operating illegally in Boston was seized on Monday, March, 26th.


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;...


New London Drug Dealer Receives 17 Years in Federal Prison for Overdose Death

News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on March 26, 2018, Tyler A. Kuhnke (age: 27) of New London, Wisconsin, appeared in federal court in Green Bay and was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl, resulting the death of a close relative in June of 2017.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Park Ridge, New Jersey, man today admitted using shell companies and phony invoices to scam both his and his wife’s employers out of millions of dollars, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Release: Denver - Spring is in the air, and TSA Colorado is offering tips for those traveling for spring break and into the summer.


Man Who Concealed Service in Military Unit Involved in Srebrenica Massacre Sentenced for Immigration Fraud

News Release: Man Who Concealed Service in Military Unit Involved in Srebrenica Massacre Sentenced for Immigration Fraud.


News Release: CONTACT: press@oc.usda.gov. Washington, D.C., March 28, 2018 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement today regarding the agreement in principle reached by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Republic of Korea Minister for Trade Hyun Chong Kim regarding...


Leader of New Haven Heroin Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BIENVENIDO GONZALEZ, 45, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 144 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin.


Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Illegal Re-entry

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Eliseo Mario Angel-Roblero, age 36, and a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to time served (27 days in jail), for illegal re-entry into the United States.



Amelia Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing and Receiving Child Pornography

News Release: CINCINNATI - Jerry Wilkinson, 42, of Amelia, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to receiving and distributing child pornography by using a peer-to-peer file-sharing Internet application to locate, download, distribute and view it.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Lawsuit Against Foreclosure Law Firm For Systematically Overbilling Fannie Mae For Foreclosure Expenses

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Rene Febles, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations for the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA-OIG"), announced today that the United States has filed a complaint-in-intervention against Rosicki, Rosicki...


‘We Want to Get Things Done,’ DOE Officials Tell Waste Management Conference

News Release: PHOENIX - DOE is carrying out its cleanup program with a “completion mindset," senior Department and EM officials said here last week, outlining a variety of initiatives underway to continue making significant progress.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Pedro Rivera Manton, age 45, and a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to time served (42 days in jail) for illegal re-entry into the United States.


Universities Display Robotics Critical to EM Cleanup at Conference

News Release: PHOENIX - A wide range of robotics developed by universities and used in EM’s cleanup were on display at this year’s Waste Management Symposia.


News Release: Ventura, CA - Forward progress has been made today on the Santa Cruz Fire with air tanker assistance holding the blaze to 250 acres. There is no estimate of containment of the fire at this time.


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.


Federal Charges for Weapons Trafficking

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On March 26, 2018, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging two individuals for trafficking firearms without a license, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is in charge of the investigation of the case.


News Release: Featured at the Waste Management Symposia 2018 in Phoenix, the NASA Valkyrie weighs 300 pounds, and stands 6 feet, 2 inches tall. While EM is many years from using a humanoid robot, Valkyrie’s highly dexterous arms could replace gloves in EM glove boxes, making work easier and safer for laboratory technicians...