News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


Wounded Knee Man Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced Darwin Wade Red Cloud, a/k/a Darwin Raisch, 25, of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann on March 22, 2018, and pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder.


Man Pleads Guilty to Three Homicides

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Jacobi Temple, 27, of Saint Louis, MO, pled guilty yesterday, March 26, 2018, for his killing of James Lacey, Paige Schaefer, and Tammie Thurmond. Mr. Lacey and Ms. Schaefer were shot and killed inside a residence located in the 4400 block of Itaska in the City of Saint Louis. Ms. Thurmond was found by police in an alley behind the 4200 block of South 37th Street and died a short time later.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On March 26, 2018, a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging Juan A. Negrón-Rodríguez, 27, and Jonathan Torres-Rojas, 29, for conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, interference with commerce by robbery, carjacking resulting in death, and using...


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia Beach man pleaded guilty today to committing a dozen bank robberies throughout Virginia and North Carolina in 2016 and 2017.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Four Clarksburg residents have admitted to their roles in a drug distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


LUZERNE COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 27 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ROLE IN HEROIN TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY

News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced today that Cleveland Linder, age 33, of Plymouth, was sentenced on March 23, 2018, by Senior U.S. District Court Judge James M. Munley to serve 27 months in prison for his role in a heroin trafficking conspiracy that operated in Luzerne County during 2014.


News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On March 27, 2018, Rodney Shackleford, 26, of Cosby, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Judge, to serve 79 months in federal prison for possessing stolen firearms. Shackleford pleaded guilty to a one-count information in October 2016.


Former Pratt School Secretary Indicted on Federal Firearms Charges

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A former Pratt school secretary was indicted Tuesday on federal firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced in federal court in Boston yesterday for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.


News Release: Defendant Killed Victim to Prevent Him from Testifying in State Case Against Fellow Gang Member.


News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 Census...


News Release: Defendant Joined Violent Albanian Crew Targeting Queens Business Owners for Extortion.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to reports that the Census Bureau is planning to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census...


News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - Genesis Medical Center, an acute care hospital in Davenport, has agreed to pay $1.88 million to the United States to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act.


News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - At a traditional college career fair, students meet potential employers and describe their job qualifications.


Two Individuals Charged for Robbery and Carjacking Murder of Orocovis Businessman

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On March 26, 2018, a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging Juan A. Negrón-Rodríguez, 27, and Jonathan Torres-Rojas, 29, for conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, interference with commerce by robbery, carjacking resulting in death, and using...


News Release: LAS VEGAS - The 13-mile Scenic Drive at Red Rock Canyon will be open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. starting April 1. This change happens yearly as days become longer and sunset is later in the day. The Visitors Center will continue to be open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.


News Release: Statement from FBI Director Christopher Wray on Records Requests.


ICE arrests 271 across the state of Florida, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands

News Release: MIAMI - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers arrested 271 aliens as part of an enforcement action targeting immigration violators and those who pose a threat to public safety. The enforcement action ran March 18 through 22. ERO officers made the arrests across the state of Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on charges of attempted production, production, distribution and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.