News published on Federal Newswire in April 2019

News from April 2019


News Release: CONCORD, NH - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Steven Guerrero, 19, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 69 months in prison, and Julio Saldana, 19, also of Lawrence, was sentenced to 138 months in prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, man convicted of Criminal Contempt was sentenced on April 17, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - An illegal alien residing in Richmond pleaded guilty today to possessing a firearm illegally in the United States.


House Chairs Issue Statement on Release of Special Counsel Mueller’s Report

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings, Committee on Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters, Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot L. Engel, and Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal issued the following joint statement on the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report...


Altoona Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Altoona, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court in Johnstown to a charge of possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Reclamation selects Russell Callejo as Deputy Regional Director for the Mid-Pacific Region

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has announced the selection of Russell Callejo for the vacant Deputy Regional Director position in the Mid-Pacific Region.


Sioux Falls Man Indicted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


Feds Charge Eight in Owensboro Surge Targeting Community Violence

News Release: OWENSBORO, Ky. - United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman announced in an Owensboro press conference that a federal grand jury has returned eight felony indictments against individuals charging multiple counts including firearms violations, and the possession and distribution of drugs.


Release: April 18, 2019-The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is posting its enforcement activity summary data in a new format designed to provide stakeholders with a broader view of the Agency’s efforts to promote compliance with regulations to protect American ...


California Man Sentenced to More than 9 Years in Prison for Mortgage Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme

News Release: George French Jones, Jr., 50, of Santa Monica, California, was sentenced to 113 months in prison today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola in Miami, after previously pleading guilty to mail fraud and identity theft charges in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving two waterfront residential properties in Broward County, Florida. He was also ordered to pay $1,824,581 in restitution.


Japanese Investment Company Executives Extradited on Charges Relating to $1.5 Billion Ponzi Scheme

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Japanese authorities have extradited to the United States two former executives of a Las Vegas, Nevada investment company in connection with their alleged roles in a $1.5 billion Ponzi scheme.


Sham Marriage Arranged in Scheme to Defraud Elderly Man

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia Beach man pleaded guilty today to exploiting an elderly man’s diminished mental capacity to defraud him of nearly $157,000.


Wilmington Man Convicted of Distributing Crack Cocaine and Possessing a Gun Receives 9 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces today that Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced ANDREA BLOODWORTH, 57, of New Hanover County to 108 months’ imprisonment, followed by 4 years of supervised release.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Patrick Emanuel Battle, Sr., 48, of Meridian, Mississippi, pled guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Carlton W. Reeves to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Dana Nichols, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


Federal, State and Local Authorities Arrest Seven San Antonio Eastside Bloods Gang Members and Associates on Drug Trafficking Charges

News Release: In San Antonio and Austin this morning, federal, state and local authorities arrested seven members and associates of the Bloods gang on federal and state drug trafficking charges, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash, Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Houston Division; Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales; San Antonio Police Chief William McManus and Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.


News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler released a statement with his initial reaction to the redacted version of Special Counsel Mueller’s report...


News Release: Canadian Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Committing Act of Terrorism Transcending National Boundaries and Other Offenses.


Federal, State, and Local Authorities Arrest Seven San Antonio Eastside Bloods Gang Members and Associates on Drug Trafficking Charges

News Release: In San Antonio and Austin this morning, federal, state and local authorities arrested seven members and associates of the Bloods gang on federal and state drug trafficking charges, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash, Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Houston Division; Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales; San Antonio Police Chief William McManus and Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.


News Release: Defendant fabricated patient files to cover up the fraud.


House Chairs issue statement on release of Special Counsel Mueller's Report

News Release: Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings, Committee on Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters, Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot L. Engel, and Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal issued the following joint statement on the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report...