News published on Federal Newswire in July 2019

News from July 2019


Billings spa operator admits transporting person for sexual activity

News Release: BILILNGS - A Billings spa operator today admitted to bringing a woman from Nevada to Billings to provide commercial sexual activity at the business, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Role in Jennings County Robbery and Murder Case

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler, announced today an Indianapolis man was sentenced for his role in the murder and robbery of Scott D. Maxie, the owner of a federally licensed gun store near North Vernon, Indiana. Darion Dashon Harris 24, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison by U. S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker at the federal courthouse in Indianapolis.


News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Superintendent Cam Sholly announced the selection of Duane Bubac as the new Chief of Facility Management and Operations for Yellowstone National Park.


News Release: Used a Messaging Application on his Phone to Entice Seven Minors to Send him Sexually Explicit Photos; Also Sexually Abused a Five-Year-Old Victim.


MCI-Cedar Junction Inmate Sentenced on Drug Charges

News Release: BOSTON - An MCI-Cedar Junction inmate was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with smuggling drugs into the facility.


Statement on the Use of Technology and Religious Freedom

Release: As representatives of the international community, we are committed to supporting the advancement of technology for the betterment of our world and the encouragement of greater respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. We support a vision of an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure Internet...


Statement on Iran

Release: As representatives of the international community who value and seek to protect the fundamental freedom of religion or belief, we strongly oppose the Iranian government’s severe violations and abuses of religious freedom.


News Release: BILLINGS-A traffic stop that resulted in heroin being seized from the vehicle ultimately led to a Billings man getting sentenced to prison today for his role in a large methamphetamine conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


Individual Arrested for Defrauding Investors in Stock Trading Scheme

News Release: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Garrett O’Rourke, also known as “Jonathan Banks," with engaging in a fraudulent scheme to artificially control the price and volume of AVI Group Inc., a publicly-traded company listed under the OTC ticker symbol “AVOP," by...


News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA -Justin B. Lane, 35, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison today after pleading guilty to mailing threatening communications to state prosecutors in Central Florida and threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction. The sentence was announced by Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


St. Louis Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Aggravated Assault on a Federal Law Enforcement Officer and Brandishing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Myron Cornelius Wilson, Jr., 27, of St. Louis, was sentenced today to a term of 120 months imprisonment by United States District Judge Henry E. Autrey. In March 2019, Wilson pled guilty to one count of aggravated assault on a federal law enforcement officer and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.


News Release: Defendant admits throwing loaded firearm into bushes while running from police.


U.S. Department of Labor Provides Compliance Assistance Resources to Find and Fix Workplace Hazards

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed compliance assistance resources to help employers find and fix workplace hazards before they cause injury or illness.


News Release: Jackson, TN - Jason King, 43, has been sentenced to 51 months imprisonment on federal charges for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.


Release: As representatives of the international community, we stand together in condemning the systematic, ongoing, and egregious abuses of religious freedom perpetrated by terrorist and extremist groups. We support international efforts to prevent and counter terrorism and violent extremism, and we are concerned...


Penn Hills Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Role in Multi-District Drug Distribution Network

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 15 years (180 months) in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Ute Mountain Ute Man Found Guilty Of Rape

News Release: DURANGO - Wambli Mills, age 23, of Towaoc, Colorado, was found guilty today of federal sexual assault charges following a four-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn, announced U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn. Mills appeared at trial in custody and was remanded at the trial’s conclusion.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment charging Timothy L. Mulvey, 32, of Grand Island, NY, with aggravated bank robbery, entering a bank with intent to commit a larceny, and bank larceny. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers of the Dangers of Heat Illness

News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - As temperatures rise in Delaware, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers to protect their employees from the dangers of working in hot weather.


News Release: Posing as NYPD Officer, Defendant Terrorized Family at Gunpoint, Raped Victim.