News published on Federal Newswire in January 2019

News from January 2019


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, woman convicted of Child Abuse was sentenced on Jan. 3, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Retired Massachusetts State Trooper Pleads Guilty in Overtime Abuse Investigation

News Release: BOSTON - A retired Massachusetts State Police Trooper pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with the ongoing investigation of overtime abuse at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP).


Engel Announces Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Democrats and Committee Vice Chair

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today announced that Committee Democrats have selected subcommittee chairs, subcommittee assignments, and elected Representative Joaquin Castro (TX) as the Committee’s Vice Chair.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kana Chanel Hill and Aaron James Dempsey, formerly of Rochester, NY, who were convicted of wire fraud, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. Hill and Dempsey were sentenced to 35 and 41 months respectively. The defendants were also ordered to pay $275,000 in restitution to their victim, Nordon, Inc.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Nicholas Coia, 31, of Greece, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to being felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.


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News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Allen, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


Port Barre man sentenced to 24 months for possessing child pornography on home computer

News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Port Barre man was sentenced on Jan. 2, 2019 to two years in prison for possessing child pornography on his computer and an external hard drive.


Wounded Knee Man Sentenced in Death of Infant

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Wounded Knee, South Dakota, man convicted of Second Degree Murder was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A registered sex offender on federal supervised release who was found to be in possession of child pornography less than 5 months after completing a 7-year federal prison sentence on child pornography charges has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison.


News Release: BOSTON - A Lynnfield woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for filing false tax returns, on which she claimed, among other things, more than $370,000 in mortgage interest deductions, even though the loan was in default and the property had gone into foreclosure.


News Release: SAFFORD, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Gila District is currently recruiting applicants for seasonal employment during the 2019 fire season. Wildland firefighters provide a valuable service, protecting American communities and public lands. To serve on a fire crew, persons must be at least...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA), and House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) released the following statement after the Treasury Department lifted sanctions against companies tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska on January 27...


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Jan. 2, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Thomas Abeyta, 35, of Alamo, N.M., made an initial appearance in federal court today on charges of aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country.


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Richland Operations Office (RL) awarded cleanup contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC), or about 80 percent of the available fee of almost $12.8 million for fiscal 2018.


Additional Charges Filed in Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A federal grand jury sitting in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania charged a Pennsylvania man with additional federal hate crimes and firearms offenses for his conduct during the Oct. 27, 2018 shootings at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned indictments charging MAYOLO AGUILINO JIMENEZ-MARTINEZ, age 35, of Mexico, JOSE OSIEL GOMEZ-ROMERO, age 33, of Mexico, ELEAZAR IRACHETA-PADILLA, age 34, of Mexico, JOSE LUIS TORRALBA-AMADOR, age 37, of Mexico, and JAVIER CABRERA-QUIROZ, age 41, of Mexico, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.


News Release: CONCORD- United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Christopher Chandonnais, 28, of Manchester, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for oxycodone trafficking.