News published on Federal Newswire in August 2019

News from August 2019


News Release: Carl Morris II Robbed Winchester Pharmacy in January 2019; Discharged a Firearm During the Incident.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Nine individuals, primarily from West Plains, Mo., have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - The owner of an East Providence automobile transport company Thursday admitted to a federal court judge that he falsified U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) records and continued to operate a fleet of auto transport trucks after...


BLM offers public viewing of wild horse gather operations in Antelope and Antelope Valley Herd Management Areas

News Release: ELKO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Elko and Ely Districts announce viewing opportunities at the temporary holding corrals on a limited basis during the ongoing Antelope and Antelope Valley Herd Management Areas (HMA) wild horse gather located in eastern Nevada.


Informational: Federal Court arraignments

News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.


News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Asia Siddiqui and Noelle Velentzas, both citizens of the United States and residents of Queens, pleaded guilty to teaching and distributing information pertaining to the making and use of an explosive, destructive device, and weapon of mass destruction...


News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Aug. 20, 2019, a federal grand jury indictment was issued against Pedro Monarrez, Sr. (age: 68) and Pedro Monarrez, Jr. (age: 38) of El Paso, Texas and the Chicagoland area.


Many resident sentenced to 12 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine from his home

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Marvin Ray Loucious, 54, of Many, Louisiana, was sentenced today to 147 months in prison and five years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote. Loucious pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on Feb. 19, 2019.


Baltimore Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Enticing a Minor to Produce Child Pornography

News Release: Used An Online Social Network to Induce the Victim to Engage in Sexually Explicit Conduct; Evidence Also Presented at Today’s Sentencing that Wright Sexually Abused the Victim.


News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Jerome Leen-Whitewater, 34, of Post Falls, Idaho, and co-defendant Chauncey Franklin Whitright IV, 40, of Worley, Idaho, were sentenced this week in U.S. District Court for assault resulting in serious bodily injury, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Chief U.S. District Judge David...


Federal Agent Impersonator Convicted

News Release: HOUSTON - A 32-year-old resident of Cypress has entered guilty pleas to possession of a machine gun and impersonating a federal officer, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


Sex Offender Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison in Project Safe Childhood Case

News Release: A Denton County sexual predator was sentenced today to 50 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.


Trails Center Presents Temporary Exhibit: “Not All Giants are Men”

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Remember the story of Jack and the beanstalk? That tale has impressed countless children with the image of a frighteningly huge man, as did a much older story that featured another oversize man - the unforgettable account of David and Goliath.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An East Orange, New Jersey, man appeared in court today on charges of distribution of phencyclidine and marijuana, possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug distribution crime, and the use of a minor to distribute drugs, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


ICYMI: Fair Push for USMCA

News Release: Fair Push for USMCA. By Bethany Baratta. CrestonNews Advertiser . The Iowa State Fair was created to celebrate Iowa’s agricultural heritage. It’s an event dedicated to showcasing the successes and opportunities in Iowa agriculture. This year, it was the perfect setting to reinforce the importance of passing...


9-22-2019 Approved Management Plan for Developed Water Sources

News Release: The National Park Service has selected the preferred alternative of the Management Plan of Developed Water Sources (Plan), which will maintain essential wildlife water developments in wilderness and install new water developments outside of wilderness to improve regional habitat connectivity.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A 252-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges 80 defendants, most of whom are Nigerian nationals, with participating in a massive conspiracy to steal millions of dollars through a variety of fraud schemes and launder the funds through a Los Angeles-based money laundering network.


Big Timber man sentenced for possession of meth for distribution

News Release: BILLINGS-Big Timber resident Eric Daniel Gibson was sentenced today to six years in prison and five years of supervised release after he admitted to possessing methamphetamine for distribution, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JASON PICK, age 38, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 to a one-count bill of information for wire fraud announced U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser. The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced before the Honorable Eldon E. Fallon on December 5, 2019.


Convicted Felon Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Possession

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond man was sentenced today to 19 years in prison for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony and possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute.