News published on Federal Newswire in July 2019

News from July 2019


News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 23, 2019 a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Timothy L. Tyler (age: 40) of Milwaukee, WI.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Basil Lanas Noble, 50, a Jamaican national residing in Palm Springs, Florida, to 27 years in prison and five years of supervised release on drug trafficking conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A “full patch" member of the Rhode Island chapter of the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club, arrested during a Project Safe Neighborhoods drug trafficking investigation by members of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine...


Death of Park Visitor

News Release: On July 27th Troy Roderick (54) of Cushing, Oklahoma died after falling from a pickup truck in the Ozark Campground. Mr. Roderick had been at the swimming area along the Buffalo River at the north end of the campground. Just after 5:00 pm, while traveling back to his campsite, Mr. Roderick fell off the...


News Release: Two People Arrested in Connection with Pink Lady Bandit Bank Robberies.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A South Point, Ohio man who was caught selling methamphetamine in Huntington last year was sentenced to 62 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Jose Cisneros, 28, previously entered a guilty plea to distributing methamphetamine. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the FBI Drug Task Force.


News Release: A Texas man was convicted today by a federal jury in Washington D.C. of conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets.



News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced that SHARI ANN NATYSIN, a/k/a Shari Ann Johnson, 33, was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay full restitution for embezzling more than $630,000 from her former employer. NATYSIN, who pleaded guilty on Feb. 28, 2019, to wire fraud, tax evasion, and making and subscribing a false tax return, was sentenced earlier today before Senior Judge David S. Doty in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


Michigan Woman Sentenced for Fraud and Identity Theft

News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced today that on July 26, 2019, United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Mechelle Anna Major, age 32, of Clinton Township, Michigan, to 31 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release for fraudulent use of social security numbers and aggravated identity theft. There is no parole in the federal system.


Man Pleads Guilty to 2016 Armed Carjacking

News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Hampton man pleaded guilty today on charges of brandishing a firearm during a 2016 carjacking.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.VA.- United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that an Austin, Texas man pled guilty today to being in possession of a device to counterfeit credit cards. Tofyk Ali Oro entered his guilty plea to illegal possession, production, or trafficking of device-making equipment. The case was investigated by the United States Secret Service and United States Postal Inspection Service.


Two Men Arrested for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS

News Release: Two Men Arrested for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A New Jersey man who was caught selling drugs near a school in West Huntington last September was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Eric Moore Bellamy, 51, previously entered guilty pleas to possession with intent to distribute...


Judge Sentences Erie Man to More Than Six Years in Prison for Violating Laws Relating to the Sexual Exploitation of Children

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to six years and eight months (80 months) in prison, followed by five years supervised release and ordered to pay $1,500 in restitution on his conviction of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Asbury Park doctor sentenced to 27 months in prison for distribution of steroids and marijuana

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a doctor with offices in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and Brooklyn was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for unlawfully distributing prescriptions for anabolic steroids and for possessing marijuana with intent to distribute.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Chief U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced Jonathan Mota, 37, and Dominic Adams, 27, today to 20 years in prison, following their convictions at trial, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Multiple Rapid City Defendants Indicted on Federal Gun Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that three men and one woman from Rapid City, South Dakota, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on federal gun charges. All Defendants were indicted on July 23, 2019.


Barrasso & Carper Op-Ed: Here's a Bipartisan Plan to Fix America's Roads and Bridges

News Release: The nation's roads and bridges are the lifeblood of our economy and are essential to our daily lives. It's time to make a serious and responsible investment in them.


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man pleaded guilty today to threatening an employee of the pro-life organization Operation Rescue, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.