News published on Federal Newswire in November 2018

News from November 2018


Colombian National Charged with Illegal Reentry and Immigration Fraud

News Release: BOSTON - A Colombian national has been charged in federal court in Boston with illegally reentering the United States after deportation and immigration document fraud.


News Release: NORTH BEND, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin burning slash piles on BLM-managed lands on the Roseburg and Coos Bay Districts this fall, as the agency supports active timber management and forest health in southwest Oregon.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Carlos Garza, of Michigan, who was convicted of conspiracy to transfer stolen property in interstate commerce, was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,369,078.46 by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.


News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the conviction of CORTEZ MAURICE CRUMBLE, a/k/a "Bruiser," 30, on one count of felon in possession of ammunition in connection with a shooting at a Minneapolis bar. CRUMBLE was indicted on Jan. 23, 2018, and was found guilty yesterday afternoon ...


Buffalo Man Charged With Possession Of A Machinegun

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeffrey Parker, 33, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by complaint with unlawful possession of a machinegun, and unlawful possession of a firearm which is not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced DMV employee Robert Turchin, 68, of Salinas, California, to six years and six months in prison and sentenced Pavittar Dosangh Singh, 57, of Flowood, Mississippi, to 10 months in prison for conspiracy to commit bribery and identity fraud, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Lukeen Gerald, 30, of Philadelphia, PA, was found guilty today by a jury of seven counts of Hobbs Act robbery, six counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence, one count of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Norfolk man was sentenced today to the statutory maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming committee event...


Baker man and trucking company ordered to pay $1.29 million, face prison for fraud and violating laws regulating transporting hazardous materials

News Release: BILLINGS - The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that Donald E. Wood, Jr., of Baker, and his trucking company, Woody’s Trucking LLC, were sentenced in U.S. District Court for convictions on multiple charges stemming from a 2012 explosion at an oil and gas processing facility in Wibaux, Montana.


St. Croix Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Robbery-Related Offenses Involving the Perfection Gift Store Robbery and for Firearm Offenses

News Release: St. Croix, USVI - Visiting Judge Anne E. Thompson sentenced Ajani Plante, 28, to a total of 180 months in prison for firearms and robbery offenses, and three years of supervised release, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. Judge Thompson also ordered Plante to pay special assessments and restitution to the victims.


Schenectady Man Sentenced to 125 Months for Heroin Conspiracy

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Corey J. White, aka “Stacks," age 35, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to 125 months in prison, to be followed by 6 years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute heroin.The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and James N. Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


News Release: A 34-year old man has entered a guilty plea to possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.


Prospect Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Federal Prison for Role in Bribery Scheme

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL USZAKIEWICZ, 52, of Prospect, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 16 months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for his role in a bribery scheme.


Schenectady Man Sentenced to 125 Months for Heroin Conspiracy

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Corey J. White, aka “Stacks," age 35, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to 125 months in prison, to be followed by 6 years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute heroin.The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and James N. Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


News Release: He stole over $46,000 in a little more than a month from Pleasant Valley Hospital.


Kewa Pueblo Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Assault Charge

News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.



News Release: FARGO - United States Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on November 9, 2018, Daylin Takendrick St. Pierre, Age 21, Spirit Lake Indian Reservation, ND, plead guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Robbery; Use of a Firearm in Relation to a Felony Crime of Violence; and Felony Murder before US District...


FBI Completes Investigation into August 2018 Unauthorized Flight from Seattle-Tacoma Airport

News Release: FBI Completes Investigation into August 2018 Unauthorized Flight from Seattle-Tacoma Airport.