News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Illegally Export Defense Articles to Russia

News Release: Vladimir Nevidomy, 31, of Hallandale Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty on March 19, to conspiring to illegally export military-grade night vision and thermal vision devices and ammunition primers to Russia.


Houma Man Sentenced to Over 19 Years in Prison for Meth Charges

News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DARNOLD TROY DEVILLE, age 50, of Houma, was sentenced yesterday for charges relating to narcotics trafficking.


News Release: Defendants are latest to plead guilty out of nearly two dozen indicted after long-term narcotics investigation.


Brady Opening Statement at Hearing on the President’s Trade Policy Agenda with USTR Lighthizer

News Release: “Today, our Committee is honored to welcome back U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to testify on President Trump’s trade policy agenda.


Bradenton Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced To Over Five Years In Federal Prison

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Shavon Montgomery (38, Bradenton) to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for distributing crack cocaine and a substance containing fentanyl and heroin. She pleaded guilty on Dec. 20, 2017.


News Release: CINCINNATI - The Justice Department filed a civil complaint today in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Ohio alleging a Sedamsville landlord violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against female tenants.


News Release: ATLANTA - Farran S. Campbell has been sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison for aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. As part of his fraud and deception, Campbell stole identities, took out fraudulent loans, claimed automobiles were for sale that he never possessed, and even claimed he was a physician.


News Release: CHICAGO - Six defendants, including two brothers-in-law and a man and his nephew, are facing criminal charges as part of a federal investigation into drug and gun trafficking in Chicago’s western suburbs.


Chairman Brady Announces Senior Staff Changes for Ways and Means

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) announced three changes to his senior staff team for the Committee: Machalagh Carr will serve as General Counsel and Parliamentarian, Rachel Kaldahl as Oversight Staff Director, and Julia Slingsby as Communications Director.


News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - Alex James Spooner, 23, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, pleaded guilty Tuesday to unlawful acquisition of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Spooner was indicted by a federal grand jury on Jan. 17, 2018.


Reclamation releases final environmental documents for six San Luis Unit Central Valley Project interim renewal contracts

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for six San Luis Unit, Central Valley Project Interim Renewal Contracts for the Westlands Water District.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Five residents of Hudson, New York, have been indicted for their involvement in a crack cocaine distribution ring that operated in Columbia County.



News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement today in response to voting no on the omnibus package passed by the House.


Jefferson City Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Meth

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Jefferson City, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for possessing methamphetamine that was found in the trunk of his car after it stalled at an intersection in Grandview, Mo.


TSA implements new rules for screening electronics at La Crosse Regional Airport

Release: LA CROSSE, Wis. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is implementing new procedures for screening electronics larger than a cell phone at La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE).


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Zachary Longgrear, 29, of Madison, Mississippi, appeared in court yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball for an initial appearance on a federal criminal complaint charging him with providing false odometer disclosure statements and conspiracy in an odometer roll back scheme...


Local Man Charged with Hate Crime in Attack Outside Cincinnati Restaurant

News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal grand jury has charged Izmir Koch, 32, of Huber Heights, with violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in an indictment unsealed today.


Public input sought on bison grazing proposal

News Release: (LEWISTOWN, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is asking for the public’s help in determining what it should analyze as it considers proposed changes to several grazing leases.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - An Allegheny County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.