News published on Federal Newswire in August 2019

News from August 2019


Manhattan Doctor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes and Kickbacks from Pharmaceutical Company in Exchange for Prescribing Fentanyl Drug

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DIALECTI VOUDOURIS, a doctor who practiced in Manhattan, pled guilty today to conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, in connection with a scheme to prescribe Subsys, a potent fentanyl-based...


Afghanistan National and Former U.S. Military Interpreter Charged for Role in Human Smuggling Conspiracy

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Afghani citizen and United States Lawful Permanent Resident was indicted today by a federal grand jury for his role in a scheme to smuggle undocumented aliens from Afghanistan to the United States.


Texas Deputy Sheriff Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

News Release: BOSTON - A law enforcement officer from Texas who was charged in federal court in Worcester earlier this week with cyberstalking, is now also charged with sexual exploitation of a minor.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Daniel Silva (619) 546-9713.


Former Honduran Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Life In Prison For Distributing Over 150 Tons Of Controlled Substances

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael Machak, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Special Operations Division, announced today that HECTOR EMILIO FERNANDEZ ROSA, a/k/a “Don H," was sentenced to life in prison...


News Release: ELKO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Elko and Ely Districts will begin a wild horse gather on or about August 5, 2019 on the Antelope and Antelope Valley Herd Management Areas (HMA) located in eastern Nevada. In addition, gather operations will take place in areas outside the HMAs where...


News Release: On July 31, 2019, Sabrinea Lallonie Brooks, 28, of St. Lucie County, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg to 48 months in prison and ordered to pay $ 1,071,249 in restitution for orchestrating a wire fraud scheme and embezzling funds from employers (Case No. 19cr14020).


Atlanta Man Sentenced to Almost 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

News Release: Major Drug Supplier is Seventh Prosecuted as Member of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Organization.


News Release: POCATELLO - Adam W. Harper, 33, of Pocatello, was sentenced yesterday to 27 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill ordered that upon completion of his sentence, Harper will serve an additional three years of supervised release. A federal grand jury indicted Harper on Jan. 23, 2019.


Waterloo Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Carrying a Weapon After Domestic Violence Conviction

News Release: A man who unlawfully possessed a firearm after committing a crime of domestic violence was sentenced on July 30, 2019, to more than 3 years in federal prison.


Montgomery County Doctor Charged with Illegally Prescribing Opioids

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Spiro Y. Kassis, M.D., 66, of Plymouth Township, PA, was charged by Information with 14 criminal counts of distributing dangerous and addictive opioids and other controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose.


U.S. Department of Labor Partners with Kansas Tomahawk Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant to Promote Safety During Facility Expansion Project

News Release: LENEXA, KS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): the Kansas Department of Labor’s Division of Industrial Safety and Health, and McCarthy Building Companies Inc. in Leawood, Kansas, have established a strategic partnership to promote employee safety and health during construction of the Tomahawk Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion Project in Lenexa, Kansas.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STANLEY HUGOCHUKWU NWOKE, also known as “Stanley Banks," “Banks," “Hugo Banks," “Banky," and “Jose Calderon," 28, a citizen of Nigeria, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 36 months of imprisonment for his role in a business e-mail compromise scheme.


Manchester Men Plead Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking

News Release: CONCORD - Jose Hiram Martinez Rolon, 27, of Manchester, and Billy Damuel Maldonado Cancel, 26, also of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking charges in a 7-defendant narcotics case, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Christopher Nebling, age 35, was sentenced today to 360 months in federal prison followed by 20 years of supervised release on two counts of Production of Child Pornography. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.


Farmington Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: CONCORD - Randy Stevens, 29, of Farmington, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the arrest of Terrian J. Knight (29, St. Petersburg) on a criminal complaint charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted, Knight faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.


Former Narcotics Supervisor Sentenced for Stealing Drug Evidence for His Personal Use

News Release: A former narcotics supervisor from the Mayes County Sheriff’s Office was sentenced Friday for stealing methamphetamine that had been seized as evidence during multiple law enforcement investigations, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Trent Deundra Crump, 28, of Flowood, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan, III to 65 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Kirk Thielhorn, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Crump was also ordered to pay a $1,500.00 fine.


August 3 GPS with the NPS at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

News Release: Join San Antonio Missions National Historical Park for GPS with the NPS at Mission San Jose from 9:30 am-11:30 am on Saturday, August 3rd. Children and families are invited to use GPS technologies to explore and learn about the missions. Participants may arrive at any time from 9:30 am-11:30 am at the...