News published on Federal Newswire in November 2018

News from November 2018


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: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Joseph Snow, age 25, of Winslow, Arkansas, was sentenced today to 124 months without the possibility of parole followed by twenty years of supervised release on one count of Transportation...


Hatch Opening Statement at the Markup of SSA and PBGC Nominees

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a markup of the nominations of Andrew Saul to be Commissioner of the Social Security Adminstration, Gordon Hartogensis to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and Gail Ennis to be Social Security Administration (SSA) Inspector General...


News Release: The former National President of the Devils Diciples Motorcycle Club (DDMC), Jeff Garvin Smith, aka “Fat Dog," 64, of Mt. Clemens, Michigan was sentenced Nov. 13, 2018, to life in prison by the Honorable Judge Robert H. Cleland in Detroit, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Patrick Maldonado, 42, of Madera, and Elias Zambrano Jr., 43, of Fresno, charging them with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana and being felons in possession of firearms, ...


Florence Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Manufacturing and Passing Counterfeit Money

News Release: Florence, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Shanteley Latrice Howard, 33, of Florence, South Carolina, was sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to manufacture and pass counterfeit money.


Duffield Man Sentenced for Manufacturing Marijuana, Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: Claude Sloan was on Supervised Release at the Time of Most Recent Offenses.


Federal Indictment Targets South Bay Street Gang Involved in Drug Trafficking, Including Smuggling Methamphetamine 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.


Online Distributor of Child Pornography is Sentenced to 16.5 Years

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. sentenced Jose Antonio Hendricks, 60, of Charlotte, to 198 months in prison on child pornography charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In addition to the prison term imposed, Judge...


Detroit Doctor, Office Manager and Patient Recruiter Charged with Illegal Distribution of Prescription Drugs

News Release: An indictment was unsealed today charging Dr. Otis Leon Crawford, D.O., and two other individuals with conspiracy to illegally distribute prescription drugs, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced today.


FAA ADS-B Rebate Relaunch Rising

News Release: FAA rebates are quickly being claimed by general aviation owners equipping their aircraft with Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast avionics.


News Release: During a special lecture on Thursday, Dec. 13, a panel of researchers will reveal new information about why the Lone Woman remained on San Nicolas Island after others in her community left for the mainland.


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Doctor and Former Employee Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Adderall

News Release: BOSTON - An Uxbridge doctor and her former employee were arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston in connection with a federal drug conspiracy involving the amphetamine Adderall.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the alarming statistics on youth e-cigarette usage released by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the announcement on FDA’s new steps to address the youth e-cigarette crisis and proposal to ban menthol in combustible tobacco products...


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers removed a fugitive citizen of China Wednesday who was wanted by Chinese authorities for occupational embezzlement.


News Release: BOSTON - A dual citizen of Iran and Canada was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for international money laundering.


News Release: BOSTON - A federal grand jury has indicted a Mexican national in connection with a murder aboard a fishing vessel off the coast of Massachusetts.


News Release: MOAB, UT- Arches and Canyonlands national parks are open all year, but the parks’ visitor center operations change with the arrival of winter.


News Release: Settlement Will Allow Patients to Learn About and Seek Care from More Cost-Effective Healthcare Providers.