News published on Federal Newswire in August 2019

News from August 2019


News Release: PORT ANGELES, WA: Crews will be finishing clean up work throughout the 12-mile work zone next week but will not require traffic delays. The remaining project work will begin in mid-September and involves restoring the roadway width in front of the rock wall near milepost 229.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Virginia-based military contractor doing business in New Jersey will pay $4.02 million to resolve allegations that it improperly billed the United States for extra payments to employees, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito, District of New Jersey, announced.


Montana Woman Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Kalispell, Montana, woman convicted of Tax Evasion and four counts of Wire Fraud was sentenced on August 7, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


Berkeley County man admits to illegal firearms sale

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - William Loren Hoffman, of Falling Waters, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms sales violation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


ICE HSI Tucson participates in child exploitation sting

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - In May, the Tucson Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit invited several local, state, and federal agencies to participate in a multi-agency operation targeting sexual predators that prey on the children of our community.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Darnell Catlett, 46, of Upper Marlboro, was sentenced today for his role as a leader of a nearly year-long crack and cocaine drug trafficking conspiracy in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Timothy Dunham, Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Division, FBI Washington Field Office.


Helena-West Helena Resident Indicted for Supporting a Terrorist Organization

News Release: LITTLE ROCK- A Helena-West Helena resident has been charged with providing support to a terrorist organization. A federal grand jury has charged Bilal Al-Rayanni, a 28-year-old Yemeni national living in Arkansas, with supporting a terrorist organization in Yemen as well as providing a false name on a passport.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that a former Crow Creek Sioux Tribe councilmember and chair was indicted by a federal grand jury for embezzlement & theft from an Indian tribal organization, and aiding and abetting.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Brandon J. Carter, 35, of Charleston, pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.


South Florida Resident Sentenced to 70 months for Investment    Fraud Scheme after Attempting to Flee the Country

News Release: Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) announced that Jorge Garrido, 45, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced by U.S.


News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Francis Dale Peebles, age 40, was sentenced in federal court today in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Peebles to 120 months of imprisonment. After completing his term of imprisonment, Peebles will begin a five-year term of supervised release.


Husband And Wife Convenience Store Owners Plead Guilty To Fraud Involving Food Stamp Program

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Russell Leroy Dotson, Jr. (62) and Maria Luisa Dotson (65), both of Jacksonville, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to the United States.


U.S. Marshals Offering $5,000 Reward in Search for ManSuspected of Killing Girlfriend and Her Young SonSearch is focused on Western U.S. and Canada

News Release: Fort Smith, AR - The U.S. Marshals are searching for a man suspected of killing his girlfriend and her 4-year-old son in Arkansas. Jory John Worthen, 23, of Bearden, Arkansas, is wanted on two counts of capital murder.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 76-year-old Houston woman has been ordered to prison following her conviction of conspiring to commit fraud against the Veterans Administration (VA) by generating purchase orders for fictitious goods and services, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Robert Crenshaw, age 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 17 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for carjacking.


Arkansas Man Charged With Providing Material Support to Al Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula While Overseas

News Release: Arkansas Man Charged With Providing Material Support to Al Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula While Overseas.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 23-year-old has been charged with transporting aliens following a vehicle crash that seriously injured eight, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites New Jersey Landscaper After Two Employees Succumb to Carbon Monoxide Exposure

News Release: CRESSKILL, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited AJR Landscaping Inc. - based in Cresskill, New Jersey - for exposing employees to carbon monoxide (CO) after two workers succumbed to the toxic gas.


News Release: The government alleges that the man promoted white supremacist ideology and made threatening statements.


News Release: Join San Antonio Missions National Historical Park for the opening of a new Artist-in-Residence exhibit ‘Portals of a People’ at Mission San José from 6 - 7:30 pm on Thursday, August 15. This free event includes a statement and Q&A with local artist Sabra Booth, exhibit viewings, an ongoing animation...