News published on Federal Newswire in October 2018

News from October 2018


News Release: BOSTON - A federal grand jury indicted an East Bridgewater man yesterday on charges of producing, distributing and possessing child pornography.


Wanblee Man Found Not Guilty of Aggravated Sexual Abuse

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Wanblee, South Dakota, man was acquitted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Sexual Abuse as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota, beginning on Oct. 16, 2018, and concluding on Oct. 18, 2018.



News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that a Skagway man has been indicted on charges alleging smuggling of walrus ivory and the illegal export and import of walrus ivory in violation of the Lacey Act.


Plano Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Firearms Violation

News Release: PLANO, Texas - A 70-year-old Plano, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown.


Bishop Statement on Western Water Presidential Memo

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) issued the following statement after the release of a presidential memorandum seeking to enhance western water access and resources.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Oct. 15, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Violent Pimp Sentenced to Life Behind Bars

News Release: A Dallas-area pimp who preyed on teenage girls was sentenced to life in prison this afternoon, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.


Dupree Woman Sentenced for Child Abuse

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Dupree, South Dakota, woman convicted of Child Abuse was sentenced on Oct. 15, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald announced the sentencing of RAYMOND ANTHONY POOLE, 44, to 60 months in prison for distributing heroin on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation and surrounding areas. POOLE pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy on Aug. 24, 2018, and was sentenced today before Judge Joan N. Ericksen in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


Virginia Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Producing Images of Himself Sexually Abusing a Child

News Release: A Centreville, Virginia man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for producing child pornography, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger of the Eastern District...


Charges Added to the Latin King Street Gang

News Release: HAMMOND - United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II announced federal racketeering and drug conspiracy charges against 6 members of the Latin Kings, a criminal enterprise operating in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Named in today’s two-count superseding indictment are.


News Release: BOSTON - Twin brothers from Hyannis were charged in federal court in Boston yesterday with additional gun and drug offenses.


National Park Service Seeking Tips to Aid Double-fatality Investigation in Grand Canyon National Park

News Release: National Park Service (NPS) Rangers of Grand Canyon National Park and Special Agents with the NPS Investigative Services Branch (ISB) are investigating a double-fatality that occurred at Grand Canyon National Park on, or around, Sept. 18, 2018.


News Release: The AR-15 rifle in defendant’s possession was a stolen firearm.


USAO NDTX Weekly Roundup -- 10/19/18

News Release: PLEA - Kendell Jackson, 24. On Oct. 16, Kendell Jackson of Dallas pled guilty to bank robbery and firearm charges. Jackson admitted that in January, he entered the BBVA Compass Bank on West Northwest Highway in Dallas with a.40 caliber handgun. He used that gun to jeopardize the life of a bank teller...


Reclamation releases draft environmental documents for the four San Luis Unit Central Valley Project Interim Renewal contracts

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review a draft Environmental Assessment and a draft Finding of No Significant Impact for a proposed execution of interim renewal contracts with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Avenal, Coalinga, and Huron.


St. Louis Physician Sustains Second Conviction for Health Care

News Release: Found by a Jury to Have Participated in Kickback Scheme Involving Medical Laboratory.


Chicago Man Charged with Conspiring to Support ISIS

News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been arrested on a federal complaint charging him with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq in al-Sham (ISIS).


USDA Cites G K Produce Inc. in Pennsylvania for PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited G K Produce Inc., operating out of Philadelphia, Pa., for failure to pay for produce.