News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


Chicago Man Sentenced To 70 Months In Prison

News Release: HAMMOND- Daniel Oliva, 30, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced before Hammond District Court Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen on his plea of distribution of cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Aris Jaramillo, 36, a non-Indian man residing in Encinal, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a child abuse charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.


News Release: DALLAS - Federal officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 89 criminal aliens and immigration violators in North Texas and Oklahoma during a three-day enforcement action, which ended Thursday.



News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Stevie Alejandro, 31, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 500 grams or more of cocaine before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, a $5,000,000 fine, or both.


News Release: Ventura, CA -Four tankers are battling a fire that broke this afternoon at about 2:30 pm on Santa Cruz Island. The fire, driven by moderately strong winds, has grown from 20 to 100 acres in just three hours.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced today that Montorio Darell Allison, 38, of Concord, N.C. was sentenced to 132 months in prison on drug trafficking charges. U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. also ordered Allison to serve 10 years under court supervision after he is released from prison.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - A federal grand jury in Providence returned an indictment today charging a Scituate man with allegedly corruptly endeavoring to impede the internal revenue laws, tax evasion, and perjury, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch for the District of Rhode Island.


Multiple Arrests Dismantle North Little Rock Drug Trafficking Organization

News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Cody Hiland, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Justin C. King, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), announced the Tuesday morning arrests of 10 defendants who, along with two other defendants, were charged in a 26-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on March 6, 2018, and unsealed today.


News Release: Buffalo, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Derek Fagan, 33, of Wellsville, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, was sentenced to 30 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.


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.


Mandeville Financial Adviser Convicted of Stealing Up to $1.5 Million from Investors

News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today the conviction of a Mandeville investment adviser who stole up to $1.5 million from investors in a widespread investment fraud scheme.


Baltimore BGF Member Sentenced To 31 And A Half Years In Prison For 2013 Murder Of Witness

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - United States District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Wesley Jamal Brown, a/k/a “Wes," age 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 31 and a half years in prison, followed by five years of supervised released for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise known as the Black Guerilla ...


News Release: Maryland Woman Sentenced to Prison for Her Role in Stolen Identity and Tax Refund Fraud Scheme.


News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i - National Park Week is April 21-29, and this year’s theme, “Park Stars," offers a galaxy of opportunities to get to know Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park better. Join our stellar rangers, volunteers and partners and launch into new adventures. All programs are free, but entrance fees may apply. Registration is not required. Visit the park’s online calendar for National Park Week events and flyers.


News Release: NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. Bronx District Attorney...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Takisha Brown Dorsey, a former union official with the Fraternal Order of Police, was sentenced today to 10 months in prison on a federal charge stemming from her theft of more than $130,000 from the organization, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Andrew W. Vale, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.


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.


Convicted child rapist from Cleveland man sentenced to 24 years in prison for child pornography crimes

News Release: A convicted child rapist from Cleveland man was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for child pornography crimes, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman.


Two Men Sentenced On Meth Charges

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced the sentencing of two men who were convicted of conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.