News published on Federal Newswire in October 2018

News from October 2018


South Bend Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison

News Release: For Robbery. SOUTH BEND - Andre Pittman, 31 years old, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, after pleading guilty to two counts of robbery affecting interstate commerce, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. The Court imposed a sentence of63 months, followed...


Toledo Man Indicted for Attempting to Coerce Minor Into Sex

News Release: A Toledo man was indicted for attempting to coerce what he believed to be a 17-year-old to travel interstate to engage in sex.


Fall Historic Preservation Workshop at Pratt Cabin

News Release: Salt Flat, Texas - Guadalupe Mountains National Park will close the historic Pratt Cabin in McKittrick Canyon for the second historic preservation workshop that will take place in 2018. The cabin will be closed from October 16th - 18th. Workshop participants will assist in the continued removal and repair...


News Release: NEW YORK- Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the New England Division of the DEA, Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John H. Durham, United States Attorney...


Michigan man indicted for attempting to engage in sex acts with a child

News Release: A Michigan man was indicted for attempting to engage in sex acts with a child.


Hope Mills Man Sentenced on Drug and Gun Charges

News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that in federal court yesterday, United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced Tavares Graham, 40, of Hope Mills, to 120 months’ imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.


Convicted Felon Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison for Illegal Gun Possession

News Release: DAYTON - Thurston Lewis Goodjohn, 34, of Springfield, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 52 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm.


News Release: Felon in Possession of a Firearm.


News Release: Yakima - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Deryk Alexander Donato, age 25, of Wapato, Washington, and an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty on Feb. 21, 2018, to Voluntary Manslaughter...


Visitors Feed Black Bears: Adult Bear Euthanized and Cubs Relocated

News Release: Two visitors to Grand Teton National Park were recently cited for illegally feeding wildlife within the park. On Thursday, October 4, visitors in two separate vehicles along the Signal Mountain Road were observed feeding fruit to three black bears. The bears, a sow and two cubs of the year, each received...


6 Members of New Rochelle Drug Trafficking Organization and 3 Members of Bridgeport Drug Trafficking Organization Charged with Narcotics Conspiracy

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, William F. Sweeney, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), James J. Hunt, Special Agent...


News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald announced the sentencing of MARK MCSHANE, 37, a former correctional officer, to 14 months in prison for engaging in a sexual relationship with a female inmate. On June 7, 2018, MCSHANE pleaded guilty to a felony information charging him with one count of sexual abuse of a ward. MCSHANE was sentenced earlier today before Senior Judge Donovan W. Frank in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota.


News Release: Michael R. Casey, 71, a fugitive for over four years, pled guilty today for his participation in a $21 million investment fraud scheme.


News Release: BILLINGS-Yellowstone Substance Abuse Connect, a coalition organized to create a comprehensive community plan to reduce substance abuse in Yellowstone County, will be the beneficiary of a major federal grant awarded this week as part of a broader effort to fight violent crime in the community.


News Release: Roosevelt, AZ- Tonto National Monument will receive a field trip grant for the 2081-2019 school year from the National Park Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service. Tonto National Monument will bring fourth grade students from seven local elementary schools to the Monument for a curriculum-based field trip.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that CELIO JAVIER JUAREZ-AGUILAR, age 42, a native of Honduras, pleaded guilty today to a one-count indictment charging him with illegal entry of a removed alien.


News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management has approved the Rawhide Mining LLC Regent Expansion located in Mineral County, Nevada.


Staten Island Man Pleads Guilty to Million-Dollar Real Estate Investment Scam Targeting Elderly Victims

News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Yevgeniy Braziler pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud for orchestrating a scheme to target investors, including numerous elderly victims, by selling them partnerships in fraudulent real estate companies. The guilty plea took place before United States District Judge Anne M. Donnelly.


U.S. Department of Labor and Jordan Foster Construction Partner To Enhance Workplace Safety and Health at El Paso Construction Project

News Release: EL PASO, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Jordan Foster Construction recently signed a partnership to help protect construction workers during construction of the Plaza Hotel and Parking Garage in El Paso, Texas.


BLM seeks public comment to lease land to the  Clark County School District for an elementary school

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comment on a proposal to lease approximately 15 acres of public land to the Clark County School District for an elementary school and related facilities. The proposed elementary school is located on the north half of Gary...