News published on Federal Newswire in October 2018

News from October 2018


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Levy Steven Moore, age 48, of Pollocksville, North Carolina, on the federal charge of murder resulting from using, carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The indictment was returned on Aug. 27, 2018, and unsealed at Moore’s initial appearance today.


Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: CONCORD - Dennis Chaney, 31, of Rochester, pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a fentanyl drug trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass. - Superintendent Brian Carlstrom announces a public groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the construction of the Herring Cove North Parking Lot in Provincetown. The event will be held at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, October 17 at the south end of the north parking lot at Herring Cove Beach.


News Release: Brian Kirk Marshall, 49, of Kansas, Oklahoma, made an initial appearance in United States District Court Tuesday, in Arkansas, on a Complaint charging Marshall with assaulting a federal officer on Oct. 1, 2018, in Delaware County. At the time of the alleged incident, the FBI was executing both an...


Federal Indictment Charging Six Men with Violent Armed Robbery Unsealed Today

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury was unsealed today, charging six defendants with one count of conspiracy to commit robbery affecting interstate commerce and one count of robbery affecting interstate commerce. The indictment charges the following defendants with ...


News Release: Memphis, TN - Between September 19 and October 4, 2018, federal prosecutors brought charges against 18 individuals as criminal aliens and immigration fugitives for violations of U.S. immigration laws. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the indictments and criminal complaints today.


News Release: United States Attorney Scott C. Blader. Western District of Wisconsin. MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent ...


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LAVON YOUNG, 39, of Union City, New Jersey, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for bank robbery.


Monroe County Man Sentenced to 63 Months’ Imprisonment for Role in Heroin and Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that Anton Woodson, age 34, of East Stroudsburg, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Court Judge James M. Munley to serve 63 months in prison for his role in a Monroe County-based heroin and cocaine trafficking conspiracy.


Cape Lookout National Seashore to close for Hurricane Michael - Advisory #2

News Release: Harkers Island, NC - The National Weather Service is forecasting the effects of Hurricane Michael will impact Eastern North Carolina with tropical storm force winds and heavy rains, mid-day on Thursday through Friday morning.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Brian Napier, age 35, of Waterford, New York, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for accessing a child pornography web site available only through an anonymous Internet network.


Thompson Statement on Trump Administration’s Cruel ‘Public Charge’ Proposed Rule

News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s proposed public charge immigration rule published today that could impact the lives of millions...


News Release: HARTFORD, Conn - Brian D. Boyle Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Maurice Wearing, 29, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 140 months...


News Release: FBI Media Alert: Man Robs Los Lunas Bank.


U.S. Attorney Charles E. Peeler Announces Progress In Making Georgia Communities Safer Through Project Safe Neighborhoods

News Release: One year ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which Attorney General Sessions has made the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing...


News Release: CINCINNATI - A Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) operative, Yanjun Xu, aka Qu Hui, aka Zhang Hui, has been arrested and charged with conspiring and attempting to commit economic espionage and steal trade secrets from multiple U.S. aviation and aerospace companies. Xu was extradited to the United States yesterday.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Martin Nicholson, age 31, of Syracuse, New York was arrested and charged today with one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Child and one count of Receipt of Child Pornography, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, James Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of the of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II.


Blue Ridge Parkway Welcomes Millions of Visitors in October

News Release: The Blue Ridge Parkway historically welcomes nearly 2 million visitors during the month of October. For generations, visitors have been drawn to the Parkway for its scenic beauty; and fall color across the Blue Ridge Mountains provides an exceptional opportunity for this experience. With increased traffic...


Coffeyville Woman Sentenced for $150,000 Mail Fraud

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Coffeyville woman was sentenced today to 60 days in federal prison for stealing $150,000 from a customer at a bank where she worked, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. In addition, she was ordered to pay full restitution.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Shannon C. Thornton, of Weirton, West Virginia, has admitted to illegally possessing a firearm, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.