News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


Senenca County Man Sentenced On Child Pornography Charges

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Christopher Eberhardt, 34, of Ovid, NY, who was convicted following a federal jury trial of distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 180 months in prison and 15 years supervised release.


Albuquerque Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting a Federal Law Enforcement Officer

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Ernest A. Casias, 37, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 36 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for assaulting a federal law enforcement officer.


Laconia Man Sentenced To 65 Months In Federal Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Robert J. Golden, 38, of Laconia was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement calling on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the committee.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled, “Legislative Hearing on Four Communications Bills:"


Repeat Offender Sentenced to 35 Years for Child Pornography

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Johnny Allen Hass, Jr., 49, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for transportation of child pornography charges, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. also ordered Hass to serve a lifetime of supervised release and to register as a sex offender after he is released from prison.


Walden, Pallone Call on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Testify Before Committee

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement calling on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the committee.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A grand jury sitting in Charlotte returned a federal indictment charging two brothers for the shooting of a United States Postal Carrier, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Rashawn Donnell Williams, 29, and Dion Lamar Williams, 27...


Former Val Verde County Commissioner Ramiro Ramon Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: In Del Rio today, a federal judge sentenced former Val Verde County Precinct 1 Commissioner Ramiro V. Ramon to 18 months in federal prison for underreporting his total income on three separate federal Income Tax Returns, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash, FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs and Acting IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Andy Tsui.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A grand jury sitting in Charlotte returned a federal indictment charging two brothers for the shooting of a United States Postal Carrier, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Rashawn Donnell Williams, 29, and Dion Lamar Williams, 27...


#SubCommTech Reviews Four Bipartisan Bills

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a legislative hearing today to examine four bills introduced by members from both sides of the aisle, continuing #SubCommTech ’s strong tradition of bipartisan work.


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that a man from Minden was sentenced to 21 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a revolver.


Indictment Alleges Stratford Man Illegally Purchased Firearms at Newington Gun Store

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF Boston Field Division, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging TYMON PETERSON, 28, of Stratford, with conspiracy and making false statements in connection with the purchase of firearms, and narcotics trafficking offenses.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The leader of a drug trafficking ring and two of his associates were sentenced to prison today by U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr., announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


News Release: “Let's use this opportunity to pass major infrastructure legislation that will grow our economy, make our communities safer and keep our nation prosperous."


Former Live Oak Police Sergeant Sentenced to 120 Years in Federal Prison for Producing and Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Kyle Adam Kirby (37, Live Oak) to 120 years in federal prison for producing, attempting to produce, possessing, and accessing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of minors. Kirby was arrested on Oct. 28, 2015, at the Live Oak Police Department and has remained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since that date. A federal jury found him guilty on December 7, 2017.


ICE and Egyptian Administrative Control Authority sign Memorandum of Understanding

News Release: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Egyptian Administrative Control Authority (ACA) to facilitate ongoing cooperation between the two agencies through the exchange of expertise and best practices, information sharing, and other collaborative efforts. The memo was signed during a visit to Washington by ACA General and Undersecretary Hesham Abdelghafar.


News Release: SEATTLE - A 53-year-old former resident of Bothell, Washington, was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 24 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for production, distribution and possession of child pornography. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with assistance from the Seattle Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RYAN STONE, 30, of Plainfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 292 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for taking sexually explicit photos and videos of a young girl.


News Release: $25K Reward Offered in Identification and Arrest of Bank Robbery Suspect.