News published on Federal Newswire in November 2018

News from November 2018


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Bridgeport Police Chief Armando J. Perez announced, today announced that 16 individuals have been charged with federal offenses related to the distribution of heroin, cocaine, crack and opioids in southern Connecticut.


News Release: A Cleveland man twice convicted of domestic violence was indicted for having a gun.


Temporary TSA Pre✓® Application Center to Open for Appointments Inside Long Island MacArthur Airport Terminal

Release: RONKONKOMA, N.Y. - Residents of Long Island will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program inside the Long Island MacArthur Airport terminal from November 27 to December 7, where officials will host a temporary “pop-up" TSA Pre✓® enrollment center.


News Release: FBI Presents National Park Service with 3D Printed Copies of Escape from Alcatraz Decoy Heads.


News Release: MACON - Isaac J. Culver, III was sentenced today for his involvement in a complex, multi-million dollar computer purchasing scheme defrauding taxpayers and the Bibb County School District, announced United States Attorney Charles E. Peeler. Following a nine day trial in July, Mr. Culver, age 48, of Lizella...


Oxford Man Indicted for Trafficking in Child Pornography

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Jose Carrillo, 27, of Oxford, PA was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with two counts of distribution of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography.


Federal Indictment Targets South Bay Street Gang Involved in Drug Trafficking, including Smuggling Meth into a California State Prison

News Release: LOS ANGELES - Authorities have arrested eight members and associates of the East Side Torrance street gang on federal narcotics trafficking and firearms charges stemming from an investigation that led to a number of seizures, including 20 pounds of methamphetamine that was discovered in a Torrance apartment complex.


Former executive director of Collinwood and Nottingham Villages Development Corporation arrested and charged with embezzling $172,000 from the nonprofit

News Release: A former executive director of a Cleveland community development corporation was arrested this morning for embezzling more than $172,000 from the Collinwood and Nottingham Villages Development Corporation.


News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - Eric L. Scully, 35, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, pleaded guilty today to endangering human life and illegally possessing and manufacturing marijuana after a November 2017 butane honey oil (BHO) explosion in Cottage Grove.


Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument closed on Thanksgiving

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - In keeping with the administration’s priorities of being good neighbors and respecting the ties that native and traditional communities have to public lands, the Bureau of Land Management is announcing that the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument will be closed on Nov 22. This closure allows for Pueblo de Cochiti cultural observances and routine BLM maintenance.


Columbia Man Sentenced for Armed Bank Robbery

News Release: Carried Infant in the Back Seat of Get-Away Car During High-Speed Chase.


News Release: Greenville, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Patrick Rashad Durham, aka “Pat Pat," 29, of Greenville, South Carolina, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for transporting an individual for the purposes of prostitution.


Anchorage man sentenced for fentanyl trafficking

News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sergio Jauna Devoe, 28, of Anchorage, was sentenced on Nov. 14, 2018, by U.S District Judge Timothy M. Burgess, to 10 years in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release for trafficking quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine intended for distribution.


Columbia Man Sentenced for $1.1 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Columbia, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for a $1.1 million investment fraud scheme.


News Release: PLANO, Texas - U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown announced today that 20 Mexican prosecutors will be in the Eastern District of Texas this week observing and learning about the United States federal judicial system while visiting the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the federal courthouse in Plano. The visit is...


Smith County Man Guilty of Multiple Firearms Violations

News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 25-year-old Tyler, Texas man has been found guilty of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.


St. Louis Man Sentnced While on Parole for Two Bank Robberies

News Release: St. Louis, MO - David Thelix McGee was sentenced to 115 months in prison for committing bank robberies.


News Release: The second season of road construction along a one mile section of the Generals Highway in Sequoia National Park is winding down, and this requires some additional work to be completed before the holiday weekend.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal jury found Benjamin Macias, 40, of Sacramento, guilty today of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distribution of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Federal Charges for Attempted Sexual Trafficking of Children

News Release: SAN JUAN, PR-Special Agent in Charge Douglas A. Leff, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office, announced the arrest of MARCOS PEREZ ALMONTE.