News published on Federal Newswire in May 2018

News from May 2018


Bozeman Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking Offense

News Release: HELENA - Edward Paul Ellington, a 38-year-old resident of Bozeman, Montana, was sentenced today to 190 months in prison followed by 5 years supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute. U.S. Senior District Judge Charles C. Lovell handed down the sentence.


Reclamation announced summer 2018 park events and interpretive programs at Lake Berryessa

News Release: Reclamation announced summer 2018 park events and interpretive programs at Lake Berryessa


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Rural Health Care

News Release: Every year I hold open-to-all town hall meetings in every rural Oregon county, and I meet with a lot of leaders from the rural health care community. There are a few potential health care calamities that have them afraid for what’s coming down the pike.


Chairman Royce Statement on North Korea

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on North Korea...


Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty For His Role In Cross Country Drug Conspiracy

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jabriel Crews, 34, 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 David G. Larimer. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.


Former Kentucky County Treasurer Indicted For Fraud And Identity Theft

News Release: Former Kentucky County Treasurer Indicted For Fraud And Identity Theft.


New Orleans Man Charged with Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PATRICK SCHEXNAYDER, a/k/a “Pat," a/k/a “Red," age 27, of New Orleans, was charged on May 24, 2018 in a one-count Indictment with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1).


News Release: FBI Seeks Information on a Bank Robbery in Weston.


Wilmington Man Sentenced for Armed Bank Robbery

News Release: BOSTON - A Wilmington man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for armed bank robbery.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - Matthew R. Barden, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the DEA St. Louis Division, today announced two significant prison sentences handed down by the U.S. Courts as the result of great investigative work by the DEA Springfield, Missouri office. Santiago Soto-Garcia, 25, of Joplin, received...


Attorney General Appoints Zachary Terwilliger Interim U.S. Attorney

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced today the appointment of G. Zachary Terwilliger as Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546, effective May 25.


News Release: Virginia Man Indicted on Multiple Counts of Producing Child Pornography.


News Release: LANDER, Wyo. - The Wind River Wild Horse Eco-Sanctuary, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management and Wyoming Honor Farm, will host a free public day and wild horse adoption on June 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The eco-sanctuary and the Honor Farm share the BLM’s commitment to place excess wild horses and burros into private care in order to maintain healthy animals on sustainable, working rangelands.


News Release: WASHINGTON - In an effort to cut down on government waste, U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and Tom Carper (D-Del.) today introduced legislation designed to cut down on improper payments made by the federal government- including overpayments, underpayments, or payments made to ineligible recipients or payments that were not properly documented.


KC Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegal Firearm

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm.


News Release: An Akron man was indicted in federal court for making threats against police and others, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A federal jury sitting in Santa Fe, N.M., returned a verdict today finding Sara Ruiz guilty of armed robbery, firearms, and witness tampering charges arising out of the robbery of the Route 66 Casino Xpress, located in Laguna Pueblo, N.M., on Dec. 13, 2015.


News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - Frederick D. Lewis, 38, of Newport, Kentucky, was sentenced today to 150 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge David L. Bunning, for conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Quincy Dixon, 25, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 100 months in federal prison for robbing the BMO Harris Bank in Fitchburg on December 4, 2017. Dixon pleaded guilty to this charge on March 21, 2018.