News published on Federal Newswire in September 2018

News from September 2018


Federal Jury Convicts St. John Parish Resident of Narcotics Distribution and Firearms Offenses

News Release: U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced yesterday that a federal jury convicted TROY KENDRICK, JR., a St. John Parish resident, for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and the Federal Gun Control Act. Following a four-day trial, the jury found KENDRICK guilty of conspiring to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, and of possessing a firearm after being convicted of a prior felony.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Thirteen were arrested this week after a federal grand jury returned indictments against 33 individuals from Florida, Mississippi, Maryland, and West Virginia on charges involving methamphetamine distribution and firearms, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


El Paso Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison in Kidnapping Case

News Release: In El Paso today, a federal judge sentenced 36-year-old Norma Juarez Taha to 151 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for her role in connection with the kidnapping of a 20-year-old female in El Paso in February 2017, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Emmerson Buie, Jr.


DEA announces results of major state-wide enforcement operation

News Release: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Drug Enforcement Administration, in conjunction with federal and state prosecutors, announced today an unprecedented enforcement action spanning across the state of Arkansas in a combined effort to reverse the horrible effects on communities produced by violent drug traffickers.



USDA Reaches Consent Decision with Carolina Stock Yards Company Inc.

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reached a consent decision with Carolina Stock Yards Company Inc. (Carolina), for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Larry Allen Todt, 66, formerly of Malibu, was sentenced to over seven years in prison and ordered to pay over $3,000,000 in restitution for his role in a fraudulent mortgage elimination scheme, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: Howard Bishop engaged in an endless pattern of abusive and threatening behavior toward a former girlfriend and her family, causing the woman to be taken into protective custody.


News Release: Operator of Counter Antivirus Service “Scan4you" Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison.


Executive Director Of RARES Sentenced For Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that John Brian Mount, 60, of Pittsford, NY, who was convicted of filing a false tax return, was sentenced to serve five months in prison followed by five months of home confinement by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci.


USDA Provides Hurricane Florence Victims Needed Relief and Recovery Aid

Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 21, 2018 - As Hurricane Florence approached, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use all available authorities to ensure the security and safety of those in the path of the storm, and to aid victims in their recovery...


Suspect apprehended for assault at Lake Mead National Recreation Area

News Release: Three people are in custody following a September 7 assault at Stewarts Point in the northern section of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.



Winter Days and Hours of Operation at the Calumet Visitor Center 2019-20

News Release: Keweenaw National Historical Park will reduce the hours and days of operation at the Calumet Visitor.


News Release: JEFFREY M. DESALVO, age 35, a resident of Picayune, Mississippi, pleaded guilty yesterday to three counts of unlawful use of a merchant mariner license in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2197.


District Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for 2014 Murder in Southeast Washington

News Release: Defendant and Accomplice Fired Multiple Shots at Victim.


Louisville Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Tray Beamon, 32, of Louisville, pled guilty today before Chief United States District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Jere T. Miles, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans.


Louisiana Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Possession of Firearms After Conviction of Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence

News Release: The United States Attorney, Richard W. Moore, announces that Antoine Q. Washington, a 29 year old resident of Monroe, Louisiana was sentenced to 30 months of incarceration for illegal possession of two firearms after being convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence.


Sentencings for September 13, 2018

News Release: MICHAEL BURTON LEE WILLIAMS, 40, of Casper, Wyoming was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on Sept. 13, 2018 for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and use of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. Williams was arrested in Casper, Wyoming.


Yosemite National Park and The Ansel Adams Gallery to Host Award Ceremony and Art Exhibition on Saturday, October 5, 2018

News Release: Yosemite National Park and The Ansel Adams Gallery are proud to honor the winners of the 2018 Gateway Expressions Student Art, Photography, and Poetry Contest at a special award ceremony beginning at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 5, 2018* in front of The Ansel Adams Gallery. Yosemite National Park and The Ansel Adams Gallery would like to thank Yosemite Conservancy for their generous support of this special program and our local students.