News published on Federal Newswire in November 2018

News from November 2018


Miami Gardens Couple Each Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison for Illegally Distributing Hydromorphone and Oxycodone in North Florida

News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Abbisina Hepburn, 39, and Damian Hepburn, 41, both of Miami Gardens, were each sentenced to 188 months in prison today, after pleading guilty on August 10. The sentences were announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


Former Allentown Assistant City Solicitor Sentenced in Former Mayor Edwin Pawlowski’s Pay-to-Play Scheme

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Deputy United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen announced that Dale Wiles, former Allentown Assistant City Solicitor, was sentenced today for his role in a pay-to-play bidding scheme involving former Allentown Mayor Edwin Pawlowski. United States District Judge Juan Sanchez sentenced Wiles...


Troy Woman Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Katie Bessette, age 30, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to time served (2 days in jail) for conspiring to distribute cocaine.


News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Aaliyah Williamson, 24, of Bay St. Louis, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to serve 143 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; and 120 months, followed by 3 years...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Clairton, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to seven years and 10 months in prison, followed by six years’ supervised release, on his conviction of conspiring to distribute narcotics, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 268,748 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2018/2019 marketing year.


News Release: AriseBank CEO Jared Rice, Sr. was arrested by the FBI on Wednesday, charged with duping hundreds of investors out of more than $4 million in a cryptocurrency scheme, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor was sentenced on Nov. 19, 2018, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that VANESSA VENCE-SMALL, 50, of New Windsor, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for embezzling more than $1.1 million from a Darien auto dealership.


Williamsville Man Re-sentenced On Tax Fraud Charges

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Carlo J. Marinello, Jr., 72, of Williamsville, NY, was re-sentenced upon a jury verdict convicting him of eight counts of failing to file tax returns. A ninth count of conviction, which charged Marinello with obstructing and impeding...


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a three-count indictment charging KEVIN McFARLANE, also known as “Jabari McBurn" and “Dexter Creque," 41, of New Haven, with firearm possession and crack cocaine distribution offenses.


Former Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Cover up Physical Assault of Inmates

News Release: Former Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Cover up Physical Assault of Inmates.


BLM Desert Advisory Council to meet in Ridgecrest

News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The next field trip and meeting of the Bureau of Land Management’s California Desert Advisory Council will be held Dec. 14-15, in Ridgecrest, California.


News Release: Pecos, NM:- Join us this December for a two-night holiday event at Pecos National Historical Park. Together with the Friends of Pecos National Historical Park, St. Anthony’s Parish, and Western National Parks Association, the park will offer a Farolito Walk on Sunday, December 16th and Las Posadas festivities on Monday, December 17th. Both events are free and all parking will be at the San Miguel County Sherriff’s Posse Grounds. Shuttle transportation is provided.


Cryptocurrency CEO Indicted After Defrauding Investors of $4 Million

News Release: AriseBank CEO Jared Rice, Sr. was arrested by the FBI on Wednesday, charged with duping hundreds of investors out of more than $4 million in a cryptocurrency scheme, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.


News Release: Flurry of activity in federal prosecutions against heroin, fentanyl, and other opioid traffickers in South Dakota.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Deputy United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen announced that Dale Wiles, former Allentown Assistant City Solicitor, was sentenced today for his role in a pay-to-play bidding scheme involving former Allentown Mayor Edwin Pawlowski. United States District Judge Juan Sanchez sentenced Wiles...


Three Additional Individuals Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Firearms Trafficking

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ashan M. Benedict, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF"), and James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department...



Former New Jersey Lawyer Admits Role in Money Laundering Scheme

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A former New Jersey lawyer today admitted his role in a money laundering scheme, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.