News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


Rosebud Man Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer with a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on March 19, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: Alleged Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Robber Arrested in Houston Area by FBI.


Engel Statement on Expulsion of Russian Diplomats

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today released the following statement...


Connecticut Woman Sentenced to 33 Months for Bank Robberies

News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Cara M. Blewitt, 31, of Oakville, Connecticut was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., to 33 months in prison and three years of supervised release for aiding and abetting bank robbery and Hobbs Act robbery. The charges arose from the robberies of a TD Bank branch and a Dollar Tree store. The defendant pleaded guilty on Oct. 11, 2017.


St. Francis Man Indicted for Assault Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault With a Dangerous Weapon, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A member of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and general foreman for a Port Elizabeth terminal operator was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for fraudulently collecting a nearly $500,000 annual salary, much of which was for work he never performed, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Reclamation released environmental document for bay checkerspot butterfly reintroduction to San Mateo County

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation prepared an environmental assessment on providing $202,384 to the Creekside Center for Earth Observation to reintroduce the bay checkerspot butterfly to San Bruno Mountain in San Mateo County. Historically, the threatened butterfly’s populations were recognized in many San Francisco Bay Area counties.


Thackerville Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Robert Ashley Bond, age 34, of Thackerville, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, punishable by not more than 20...


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Coshocton, Ohio, pleaded guilty in Erie federal court to a charge of violating money laundering laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa-- On March 22, 2018, Timothy George Brandon Svejda, age 33, of Davenport, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to three years of probation, after pleading guilty to theft of government funds from the United States Army National Guard Recruiting Assistance Program (G-RAP), announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Svejda was ordered to pay $9,000 in restitution.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of Firearm by a Prohibited Person and Failure to Appear was sentenced on March 22, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).


Owner of Meriden Transportation Broker Firm Admits to Defrauding Manufacturing Companies

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DIGBY KERR, 50, of Meriden, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to one count of wire fraud.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Cody Childress, age 29, of Jamesville, New York, pled guilty today in United States District Court to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Vadim D. Thomas, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Spain and Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A load of methamphetamine that investigators followed from Amarillo, Texas, to Kansas City, Kan., is sending a Guatemalan man to federal prison, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


St. Francis Man Indicted for Assault Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault With a Dangerous Weapon, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.


Lower Brule Woman Charged with Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.


News Release: From March 27 through April 6, 2018 there will be limited access at Lincoln Mill boat launch and parking lot. If possible, please consider launching your boat at Seven Bays during this time.


Wildflowers in the Santa Monica Mountains Expected to be Late Bloomers Due to Recent Rains

News Release: Thousand Oaks, CA - Less than average rainfall and late in the season rainstorms might mean this season’s wildflowers will be ‘late bloomers,’ according to ecologists at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.