News published on Federal Newswire in August 2019

News from August 2019


Marion County Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearm Offense

News Release: Ocala, Florida - Travis Antwan Yates (31, Anthony) today pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. Yates had been indicted on Aug. 14, 2019.


News Release: Ocala, Florida - Travis Antwan Yates (31, Anthony) today pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. Yates had been indicted on Aug. 14, 2019.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that David Sommers, 64, of Levittown, PA was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, three years’ supervised release including six months’ home detention, and $250,000 restitution by United States District Judge Anita B. Brody for trafficking protected turtles.


MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Connection with Gang-Related Assault

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An MS-13 gang member pleaded guilty today for his role and participation in a violent gang-related assault of a victim with multiple bats.


Lafayette man charged for meth trafficking near elementary school

News Release: HAMMOND, IN- Geoffrey Martin, 37, of Lafayette, Indiana, was charged in a criminal complaint with distribution of methamphetamine and with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of an elementary school, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Former Memphis Attorney Charged in Scheme to Defraud Clients

News Release: Memphis, TN - A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Memphis attorney Michael Constantine Skouteris, 49. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced today.


Felon Found In Possession Of A Stolen, Loaded Firearm Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Prison

News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge G. Kendall Sharp has sentenced Marvas Aurelien (22, Orlando) to seven years and eight months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as convicted felon. Aurelien had pleaded guilty on May 22, 2019.


News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Herbert B. Kinchen, 40, of Lincoln, was sentenced today to 21 years and 10 months, (262 months), in federal prison by Senior United States District Judge Richard G. Kopf for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture and unspecified amounts of marijuana and cocaine. Following the prison term, Kinchen will serve five years on supervised release.


Department of Energy Announces $60.7 Million to Advance Quantum Computing and Networking

Release: Projects Involve both Universities and National Laboratories


Monongalia County man admits to sex offender registry violation

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Earnest Parrie Dille, of Morgantown, West Virginia, ahas admitted to failing to register as a sex offender, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Grand Canyon National Park is initiating water conservation measures on the North and South Rims on Aug. 30, 2019, due to a water pipeline break that occurred on Aug. 29 on a section of the pipeline north of Phantom Ranch, along the North Kaibab trail. Until park staff repairs the break, the park will remain in conservation mode.


Pallone Blasts Trump Administration’s Methane Rule Rollback

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted today’s proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolling back methane emissions standards for the oil and gas industry...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted today’s proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolling back methane emissions standards for the oil and gas industry...


Mahoning County man charged in federal court with making threats against Jewish Community Center in Youngstown

News Release: A Mahoning County man was charged in federal court with making threats against a Jewish community center in Youngstown.


News Release: Remarks as prepared announcing federal criminal charges against James Reardon.


News Release: MADISON, WISCONSIN, Aug. 29, 2019-Using high-tech tools, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their cooperators have taken a deep dive into the microbial "soup" of the cow's rumen, the first of four stomach chambers where tough plant fibers are turned into nutrients and energy.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 35-year-old Edinburg man has pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute more than 25 kilograms of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


Clifton Park Man Arrested for Attempting to Entice and Coerce Minor Into Sex

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Kevin Nugent, age 41, of Clifton Park, New York, was arrested on August 27 on a complaint charging him with attempted enticement and coercion of a minor into committing criminal sex acts.


News Release: West Glacier, MT - As Glacier National Park’s final artist-in-residence for 2019, Nic Fischer will paint Glacier as it transitions from summer to autumn.


Activity in the United States Attorney's Office

News Release: Sentences. Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal sentenced DIEGO ALBERTO LOPEZ-MARTINEZ, 30, of Mexico on Aug. 21, 2019 for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Lopez-Martinez was arrested in Basin, Wyoming. He received time served plus ten days to allow...