News published on Federal Newswire in August 2019

News from August 2019


California man charged with interstate stalking

News Release: MISSOULA-A California man was arraigned today on an indictment accusing him of using the Internet and cell phones to harass individuals and to threaten to damage the reputations of two persons unless they paid him money, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


Antioch Woman Facing Federal Charges For Embezzling More Than $200,000 From Her Employer

News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Aug. 13, 2019 - Ilaine T. Newby, 51, of Antioch, Tennessee, was charged today with embezzling over $206,000 from a Smyrna-based company, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee. Newby was charged in a criminal information with three counts of wire fraud related to her embezzlement scheme.


Dayton Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Possessing Firearm After Felony Convictions

News Release: DAYTON - Henry B. Essick, III, 34, of Dayton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 72 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.


Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Possessing Firearm

News Release: DAYTON - Dontae T. Tucker, 34, of Dayton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 48 months in prison for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.


Fayetteville Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Jermaine Donald, age 35, was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.


News Release: Defendant Emailed Sexually Explicit Videos of a Toddler to Co-Conspirator on Long Island.


News Release: The U.S. Attorney's Office is seeking more than $17 million in money judgments against the seven defendants convicted in the Forest Park Medical Center bribery trial in April, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.


Lexington Park Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Drugs that Resulted in a Victim’s Death

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm today sentenced Keino Ferrez Dorsey, a/k/a B, age 46, of Lexington Park, Maryland, to 186 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of heroin, fentanyl, and carfentanil, resulting in the death of a...


News Release: Memphis, TN - James Nelson, 48, has been sentenced to 405 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the sentence today.


Convicted Felon And Former Gang Member Sentenced To Over Six Years In Prison For Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm

News Release: RENO, Nev. - A former gang member with eight prior felony convictions and a prior conviction for domestic battery was sentenced yesterday to six years and six months for unlawful possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich.


FBI Seeking Information About a Store Robbery in Sunrise

News Release: FBI Seeking Information About a Store Robbery in Sunrise.


Beginning in September of 2019 and continuing through May of 2020, Montezuma Well and Tuzigoot National Monument will host free bird walks (Camp Verde)

News Release: Start times are as follows:. September 2019: 8am-10am. October 2019-March 2020: 9am-11am. April 2020-May 2020: 8am-10am. On the first and third Saturday of each month, walks will take place at Montezuma Well. Each walk will begin at the Montezuma Well Picnic area. Bird walks at Montezuma Well cover roughly...


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that United States District Judge William K. Sessions III sentenced Lassine Sangho, 25, of Philadelphia, PA, as well as Karen Norful, 57, of Winooski, VT, and Matthew Reynolds, 30, of Saint Albans, VT, to federal prison for engaging...


Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Weight Loss Scams

News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Weight Loss Scams.


News Release: ALBANY, N.Y. -Scott McMahon, age 50, of Clifton Park, New York, was arrested today and charged with distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose.


News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - A panel of experts has been assembled to provide periodic reviews and recommendations on the safety and effectiveness of EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) ground control programs and future mine designs.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Morris County, New Jersey, man today admitted participating in a conspiracy to bill health insurance companies for medically unnecessary compounded prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Acting as a Pass-Through Minority Business Enterprise

News Release: Defendant Also Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Tax Fraud.


News Release: WAYCROSS, GA: Two drug traffickers, including an illegal alien with ties to a Mexican drug cartel, will spend more than a decade in federal prison after sentencing in a methamphetamine conspiracy.