News published on Federal Newswire in November 2018

News from November 2018


Billings man sentenced in firearms theft

News Release: BILLNGS-Billings resident Austin Lee Lamb was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday for conviction of theft and possessing stolen firearms after a pawn shop burglary, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced.


News Release: $3 Million Reward Announced for Information Leading to Arrest of Iranian Tied to Illegal Procurement of U.S. Technology.


Orleans Investment Adviser Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud and Identity Theft

News Release: BOSTON - An Orleans investment adviser pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to defrauding her clients of more than $3 million and using those funds for her own expenses.


Fugitive in Stock Manipulation Conspiracy Charged with Bail Jumping

News Release: BOSTON - A convicted fraudster who was apprehended last week after repeatedly failing to appear for his sentencing hearing was indicted today for bail jumping.


Raleigh Man Convicted of Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced ANDREW HARGETT, JR. 46, to 240 months imprisonment followed by 8 years of supervised release. HARGETT was also fined ...


Buffalo Man Arrested For Sexual Enticement Of An 11 Year Old Girl

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sachin Aji Bhaskar, 22, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with sexual enticement of a minor. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $250,000 fine.


FBI Memphis Field Office—Nashville Resident Agency Needs Your Help Identifying a Bank Robber

News Release: FBI Memphis Field Office-Nashville Resident Agency Needs Your Help Identifying a Bank Robber.


Bureau of Reclamation seeks comments on WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant funding opportunity evaluation criteria

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking comments on updated evaluation criteria for the WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant funding opportunity.


Massachusetts Man Arrested for Obstructing Investigation into Mishandling of National Defense Information

News Release: BOSTON - A Sharon, Mass., man was arrested today and charged with trying to obstruct an investigation involving time-card fraud and the potential mishandling of classified information.


MS-13 Member Sentenced To 90 Months In Prison For Racketeeting Related Charges

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Jeffrey Rodriguez, aka Jefry Francisco Portillo Corvera, or “Hyper," 22, a citizen of El Salvador illegally residing in Hyattsville, Maryland, today to 90 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for his participation in the racketeering enterprise known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13.


News Release: CONCORD - Lucas MacLean, 27, formerly of Unity, was sentenced to serve 51 months in prison for federal firearms crimes, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


Serial Robbers Sentenced To Prison

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Shaun Michael Cook, 31, of Lansing, Michigan, was sentenced to 102 months in federal prison for his role in a series of Lansing area robberies, U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today. Cook and his codefendants, Donald Charles Westmoreland and Shackeem Louis Jones, committed...


Topeka Man Pleads Guilty To Robbing Credit Union

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man pleaded guilty today to robbing a local credit union, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


Fugitive in Stock Manipulation Conspiracy Charged with Bail Jumping

News Release: BOSTON - A convicted fraudster who was apprehended last week after repeatedly failing to appear for his sentencing hearing was indicted today for bail jumping.


Johnson County Man Sentenced, Banned from Banking

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A former banker who lives in Johnson County was sentenced today to 3 years probation and banned from working as a banker, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


Robotic Crawlers Inspect Bottom of Hanford Double-Shell Tank

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Office of River Protection (ORP) and tank farms contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) are starting to get to the bottom of things when it comes to learning more about Hanford ’s double-shell liquid waste tanks.


Federal Prison Sentences Handed Down for “Crack” Cocaine and Methamphetamine Trafficking Operation In and Around Taylor, TX

News Release: In Austin today, a federal judge sentenced 17 individuals, including ringleader Horace Lee Caruther, for their alleged roles in a narcotics distribution ring operating in and around the Taylor, TX, area announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division.



District Man Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder While Armed in Slaying Outside Convenience Store in Northeast Washington

News Release: WASHINGTON - Kenneth Adams, 20, of Washington, D.C., has been found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder while armed and related charges stemming from a killing that took place in 2016 in Northeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).