News published on Federal Newswire in October 2018

News from October 2018


BLM will begin replacing damaged culverts on Sacramento River Rail Trail

News Release: REDDING, Calif. - A project to replace damaged culverts on the Bureau of Land Management Sacramento River Rail Trail gets underway Tuesday, Oct. 9. Access will be limited during the work that may take up to six weeks to complete.


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A convicted felon who lives in Wichita will remain in jail pending trial on a federal firearm charge, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said Monday.


Robbery Duo Convicted at Trial Sentenced to Lengthy Federal Prison Terms

News Release: PITTSBUGRH, PA - Kahlil Shelton, age 23, formerly of Duquesne, PA and Deron Howell, age 25, formerly of Swissvale, PA have been sentenced to 192 months and 511 months, respectively, and three years of supervised release on numerous drug, firearm, and robbery convictions, United States Attorney Scott...


ICE HSI Fayetteville HERO finding his niche

News Release: When people come up to Marshall Kennedy and ask, “what happened?" in reference to him being a double amputee, he invokes a touch of humor in his response.


News Release: On Sept. 28, 2018, a Boynton Beach resident was sentenced to 27 years in prison after having been convicted at trial of producing and possessing child pornography.


News Release: Posted Advertisements Seeking “Young Models" and Encouraged Girls to Respond Via E-Mail or the Kik Social Messaging App.


Former Treasurer of the Crow Creek District Business Committee Appeared in Federal Court on Embezzlement Charges

News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of the Guardians Project, a Federal Law Enforcement Initiative to Combat Corruption, Fraud, and Abuse.


Meadville Felon Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Firearms Offenses

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Meadville, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 63 months in jail on his conviction of violating federal firearm laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Hazleton Man Guilty Of Fraud And Naturalization Offenses

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Lucas Hernandez-Torres, age 47, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information with defrauding the United States, and with the unlawful procurement of naturalization. The charges were filed on Feb. 1, 2017, but remained under seal until Sept. 27, 2018.


26 Indicted in FBI, ATF, US Attorney's Office Project Safe Neighborhoods Investigations

News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - Twenty-six individuals have been indicted and more than two-dozen firearms, including three AK-47 and two AR-15 assault rifles, along with significant quantities of heroin, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and methamphetamine have been seized in a series of Project Safe Neighborhoods federal investigations into firearm and drug trafficking in and around Providence.


Lake County Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: Jackson, TN - A Tiptonville man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for possession of child pornography. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.


News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today in federal court, Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt sentenced DEONTE XAVIER BIGELOW, 27, of Elon, North Carolina, to 120 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and sentenced COURTNAE SHANTE WILEY, 28, of Elon, North Carolina, to 5 years of probation.


News Release: Gulfport, Miss - James Hurshell Dugger, 78, of Moss Point, entered a guilty plea Friday, before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, to possession of an unregistered firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


Peterson Statement on Renegotiated NAFTA

News Release: Following the announcement of a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement this week, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statement...


Former Treasurer of the Crow Creek District Business Committee Appeared in Federal Court on Embezzlement Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a former treasurer of the Crow Creek District Business Committee appeared in federal court on Sept. 27, 2018, in Pierre, South Dakota, and entered a guilty plea. Lana Steele, former treasurer of the Crow Creek District Business Committee, was charged with Embezzlement and Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced today that Carl Frederic Sealey was sentenced to 78 months in prison for running a Ponzi scheme and bilking his clients out of more than $1.6 million. United States District Court Judge Gerald J. Pappert, who presided...


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that two Fort Thompson, South Dakota, men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Stolen Firearm and Felon in Possession of Firearm.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office today announced it is seeking public comment on a proposal to lease approximately 10 acres of public land to Clark County, Nevada for a public park (N-93733) and related facilities. The proposed park is located at the northwest corner...


Rosebud Man Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on Sept. 24, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: Seattle Awarded $900,000 to Provide Treatment and Services to those on Community Supervision.