News published on Federal Newswire in May 2018

News from May 2018


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 46-year-old Corpus Christi resident has admitted he possessed child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Joe Perez admitted he downloaded sexually explicit content involving prepubescent minors.


New York Man Admits Role in Counterfeit Credit Card Scheme Targeting Western PA Businesses

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Albans, New York, has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


ATF, Detroit Tigers Team Up for Kids

News Release: DETROIT- In a longstanding tradition between the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Detroit Tigers, today marked the annual Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Day at Comerica Park, the home of the Tigers. Today’s baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians signifies a 24-year partnership.


Celebrate International Endangered Species Day  With Rocky Mountain National Park

News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park invites you to a special program at 7 p.m. Friday, May 18 at Beaver Meadows Visitor Center. On this special day, America will celebrate endangered species success stories, including the protection and recovery of the American bald eagle and Rocky’s own peregrine falcon. This...


Cleveland man with multiple violent felonies convicted of stealing handgun from gun show in Berea

News Release: A jury convicted a Cleveland man of stealing a firearm from a gun show in Berea.



Career Criminal Sentenced to Federal Prison For Firearms and Drugs

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 24-year-old Robstown resident has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking offense and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Isaiah Ryan Cantu pleaded guilty Feb. 14, 2018.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia have filed a notice of intervention in a whistleblower’s lawsuit that involves the provision of concrete panels to Phase II of the Dulles Metrorail Project (“Dulles Project"). The case was unsealed today.


Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Buying Explosives and Firearms with Intent to Murder Federal Judge, Former AG, and Ex-Wife's Husband

News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Edward McLarnon, 69, of Malden, Massachusetts, was sentenced to serve 25 years in federal prison for receiving firearms with intent to commit murder and other related charges.


Another Corpus Christi Man Sent to Prison on Child Pornography Charge

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 26-year-old Corpus Christi man has been sent to after authorities discovered he possessed more than 22,000 child pornography images, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Nicolas Hamm pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on Feb. 13, 2018.


Texas Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Cocaine Conspiracy

News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that KEVIN DECUIR, age 24, of Brownsville, Texas, was sentenced today for charges relating to narcotics trafficking.


The U.S. Attorney's Office For The Western District Of North Carolina Pays Tribute To Fallen Law Enforcement Officers In Observance Of "National Police Week"

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Communities across the United States gather during National Police Week to remember law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, to share their stories of courage and sacrifice, and to honor their memory.


Inmate Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison for Attacking Corrections Officer

News Release: Ocala, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. today sentenced Miguel Angel Rodriguez-Lopez (47) to more than 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for forcibly assaulting a federal officer resulting in bodily injury. He pleaded guilty to the offense on Dec. 13, 2017.


Oregon Man Found Guilty of Sexually Abusing Children at Orphanage in Cambodia

News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - A federal jury found Daniel Stephen Johnson, 40, of Coos Bay, Oregon, guilty today of repeatedly sexually abusing children who lived at an orphanage operated by the defendant in Cambodia. The verdict marks the end of the second foreign sexual exploitation trial held in the District of Oregon.


News Release: For Distribution of Cocaine. SOUTH BEND - Jeffery Henderson, age 34, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for distributing cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Henderson was sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised...


News Release: Thank you, Chairman Brady, for scheduling this very important hearing this morning.


News Release: Park Rangers of the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site will present a screening of "The Lavender Scare". The 1 hour and 17 minutes documentary tells the little-known story of an unrelenting campaign by the federal government to identify and fire all employees suspected of being homosexual in 1953.


Miranda Gilbert Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Firearm and Ammunition, and Assaulting a Federal Officer

News Release: If Deemed an Armed Career Criminal, Gilbert Faces Enhanced Sentence of Not Less Than 15 Years to Life Imprisonment.


Cyber-Criminal Residing in Latvia Convicted for Role in Operation of Counter Antivirus Service “Scan4you”

News Release: Cyber-Criminal Residing in Latvia Convicted for Role in Operation of Counter Antivirus Service “Scan4you".


Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit man who was caught with a firearm after a bar fight in Huntington in April of 2013 pled guilty today to a federal gun charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. James Anthony Mitchell, 25, entered his guilty plea to prohibited possession of a firearm by a felon. U.S. Attorney Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the Huntington Police Department and the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.