News published on Federal Newswire in April 2019

News from April 2019


Tigard Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting Minors Using Social Media

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-David Ernest Otto, 50, of Tigard, Oregon, was sentenced today to 180 months in federal prison and lifetime supervised release after finding, contacting, grooming and sexually exploiting seven minor girls ages 13-to-17 using a variety of social media platforms.


Chairman Risch Opening Statement at State Department Budget Request Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today convened a hearing on the State Department's budget request for FY 2020, with testimony from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.


Multi-Agency Investigation in Kodiak Leads to Conviction of 13 Individuals for Federal Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, and Firearm Crimes

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today the conclusion of a multi-agency investigation and prosecution of 13 individuals from Kodiak, Alaska, for drug trafficking, money laundering, and firearms related charges.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Two Mexican citizens living in Kansas City, Kan., were indicted today on charges of selling heroin, methamphetamine and guns from their home, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.


Brady Statement on March 2019 Jobs Report

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s March 2019 jobs report...


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The twelfth defendant to plead guilty in a large international counterfeit credit and debit card fraud scheme was sentenced Tuesday to eight years and two months in federal prison for his involvement in the multimillion dollar conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.


Texas Man Sentenced for Role in Complex Nigerian Money Laundering Ring

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge James Moody today sentenced Okechuwku Desmond Amadi (39, Garland, TX), a/k/a Desmond Amadi, to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering. As part of Amadi’s sentence, the court also entered a forfeiture order of $833,625 against him, representing the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct, and ordered Amadi to pay $1,358,500 in restitution to the victims.


Update: The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and Denver Police Department Need Your Help Identifying the 'Glamour Shot Bandit.'

News Release: Update: The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and Denver Police Department Need Your Help Identifying the 'Glamour Shot Bandit.'.


News Release: Washington - As part of its efforts to ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation...


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - United States District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Matthew Barrow, age 45, of Toledo, Ohio, today to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, on bribery charges related to contracting at the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command...


News Release: “Madame Speaker, “Embarrassingly designed and hastily written by our Democrat colleagues, Obamacare from day one has come under legal and public scrutiny - and for obvious reasons. “This disastrous health care experiment, written behind closed doors and stuffed with special-interest giveaways, has...


Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing with IRS Commissioner Rettig

News Release: There are a few subjects I need to address today. First, oversight of the tax code. Last week the Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means exercised his authority under Section 6103 of the tax code to request six years of the president’s tax returns. I support his request completely. Chairman...


Michigan Man Who Joined ISIS is Charged with Additional Offenses

News Release: A 28-year old man who last resided in Dearborn, Michigan and who was previously indicted in July, 2018, with providing and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, was charged yesterday with additional offenses...


News Release: Washington D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) joined Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN), and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) to announce an effort to discharge H.R. 336, the Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019.


News Release: After this week’s sentencings, a total of 16 defendants have been prosecuted and held responsible for stealing over $1.5 million from the tribe.


News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Wind Cave National Park is celebrating National Park Week, April 20 - 28, with free tours and bird programs.


News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Jesse Lauren Van Orsow, 29, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 37 months in prison for travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Van Orsow was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David C. Nye at the federal courthouse in Coeur d’Alene. Van Orsow pleaded guilty on Aug. 21, 2018.


News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man was charged today in federal court in Boston on firearm and drug offenses.


News Release: Greenville, South Carolina-------United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Travis Dale Brady, age 36, of Greenville, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court in Greenville after pleading guilty to a murder for hire charge. United States District Judge Bruce H. Hendricks sentenced Brady to the statutory maximum term of 120 months in federal prison, followed by court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system.


Oversight Committee Held Two  Key Hearings on Climate Change

News Release: Washington, D.C. -On Tuesday, the Committee on Oversight and Reform began its efforts this Congress to examine the fight against global climate change with two key hearings.