News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


News Release: Operators based in Flushing conspired to transport women to multiple states for prostitution.


Improvements Cut Time for SRS Annual Examinations in Half

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Process advancements by the EM program at Savannah River Site ’s K Area have increased efficiency, reducing the time needed to complete an annual safety evaluation by half.


WILLIAMSPORT MAN INDICTED ON DRUG TRAFFICKING AND FIREARMS CHARGES

News Release: WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Kenneth Sharif Johnson, age 27, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was indicted on March 22, 2018, by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges.


U.S. Attorney Honors Law Enforcement Officials And Bestows Award for Extraordinary Valor

News Release: Senior Mgt. Counsel and Law Enforcement Coordinator Cindy Cipriani (619) 546-9608.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joshua Neal Krieger, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: An approximately two-and-one-half acre fire was reported Monday night at 9:15 p.m. in the Oasis of Mara directly behind the Joshua Tree Oasis Visitor Center and Joshua Tree National Park Headquarters. The fire is being investigated as an arson by the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and San Bernardino Fire.


News Release: DENVER - On March 26, 2018, Scott Daniel Roughen, age 52, of Woodland Park, Colorado was arrested following a federal grand jury indictment on charges of tax evasion, announced United States Attorney Robert C. Troyer and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Steven Osborne. Roughen had his initial appearance on March 26, 2018, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix. His arraignment is set for March 29, 2018, before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang.


3 men charged with brandishing firearms to rob Chicago-area jewelry store

News Release: CHICAGO - Three men were indicted Friday by a federal grand jury on robbery and weapons offenses for allegedly stealing expensive watches and jewelry at gunpoint from a suburban Chicago store.


Wood County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Wood County man pled guilty today to a federal gun crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Charles “Rusty" Conrad, 26, of Parkersburg, pled guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Conrad is prohibited from possessing any firearms due to a 2012...


St. Louis 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.


Bank Employee Arrested and Charged with Bank Embezzlement

News Release: BOSTON - Jessica Vargas, 34, of Athol, was arrested today and charged in federal court in Worcester with one count of bank embezzlement.


News Release: TUPELO, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway and the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science invites educators of all subjects and grade levels to a free “Bats and Teachers Seminar" teacher workshop to be held at the Parkway Visitor Center on April 9, 2018, from 2-4 pm and 6-10 pm. The workshop combines both...


Waldorf Man Sentenced To 105 Years In Prison For Production Of Child Pornography

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - United States District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Carlos DeAngelo Bell, 30, of Waldorf, Maryland was sentenced to 105 years in prison, followed by a lifetime period of supervised release for 10 counts of Sexual Exploitation of Minors for the Purpose of Producing Child Pornography.


Duquesne Man Charged with Illegally Possessing a Firearm and Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl Analogues

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh and charged with violations of federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On March 27, 2018, Darrell Lansing Hobbs, a/k/a Darrell “Lance" Hobbs, 36, of Gray, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 120 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to produce counterfeit obligations of the United States...


News Release: DENVER - OE Construction Corporation, a Golden-based excavation and underground utility company, pled guilty yesterday to being an accessory after the fact to violating the Clean Air Act. U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Kristin L. Mix sentenced OE to pay a $15,000 fine and up to $55,000 in restitution to...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh and charged with violations of federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Porter Man Sentenced To 27 Months For Possession Of Firearm, Ammunition

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Donald Jack Kilgore, age 67, of Porter, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment, and 2 years supervised release for Felon In Possession Of Firearm And Ammunition, in violation of Title...


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Communication Tower Contractor Following Three Fatalities at Miami Work Site

News Release: MIAMI, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Tower King II Inc. after three employees suffered fatal injuries while attempting to install a new antenna on a communications tower in Miami.


Cummings and Nadler Investigate Potential  Campaign Law Violations by Cambridge Analytica

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, sent a letter requesting information about a recent report that Cambridge Analytica may have violated U.S. election regulations that prohibit high-level strategy or analysis work by foreign nationals in U.S. political campaigns.