News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


News Release: EMINENCE, MO - Ozark National Scenic Riverways will host “Stars in the Night Sky" at Alley Spring on June 29 from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. This free event is open to the public and telescopes are provided.


Four Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Gun Conspiracy

News Release: Lynam, a convicted felon, used gun to rob two men.


KC Man Convicted of Illegal Firearm

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was convicted in a bench trial today of illegally possessing a firearm.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jose Robert Porras III, 22, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to distributing a controlled substance and illegally possessing firearms, United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public of our concurrence with the World Organization for Animal Health's (OIE) bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk designation for Nicaragua. The OIE recognizes this region as being ...


Hell’s Angels Gang Member Sentenced for Methamphetamine Distribution

News Release: SAN DIEGO - Obediah Breer, Escondido resident and member of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang, was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 12 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Michael Andre Brown, age 47, of Waldorf, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal bribery charge, in connection with his employment with a federal contractor in which he administered urinalysis tests to individuals on federal probation, supervised release and pre-trial supervision.


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Millersburg, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Leeds, North Dakota, Man Signs Plea Agreement in an $11 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme

News Release: BISMARCK - First Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick Chase announced that on June 17, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota unsealed an Information charging Hunter Brian Hanson, age 22, of Leeds, ND, with Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and a Forfeiture allegation. Additionally, the United States District Court unsealed a Plea Agreement signed by Hanson articulating his intent to plead guilty to these charges.


Tourism to San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Creates Over $130 Million in Economic Benefits

News Release: San Antonio, Texas - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 1,208,104 visitors to San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in 2018 spent $87,957,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,295 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $130,985,000.


Northern California Man And Woman Charged With Sex Trafficking Of A Child

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Eva Symone Christian, 22, of Sacramento, was arrested on June 14, 2019, and Robert Pierre Duncan, 24, of Galt, was arrested by FBI agents on May 31, 2019. Duncan and Christian are charged in a two-count indictment, unsealed on June 14, 2019, that was returned by a federal grand jury...


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced a Pennsylvania woman was sentenced today to 19 months in prison for unlawfully distributing prescription opioid pain medication in the Philadelphia and South Jersey areas.


Elk County Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Local Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy and Firearm Offense

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 40-year old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Thaddeus Leo Raymond pleaded guilty Oct. 15, 2018.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that defendant LARMONDO ALLEN, a/k/a “Nino," 22 years of age, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty Thursday, June 13, 2019 before the Honorable Mary Ann Vial Lemmon to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Young Serial Bank Robber Convicted

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 19-year-old resident of Wilmer has been convicted of multiple bank robberies and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


South Carolina Man Is Sentenced To More Than Three Years For $1 Million Investment Scheme And Tax Evasion

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Nickolas M. Godfrey, 41, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for securities fraud, wire fraud, and transactional money laundering in connection with a $1 million investment fraud scheme and a related tax evasion scheme, announced Andrew Murray, U.S.


Connecticut U.S. Attorney's Office Celebrates Annual U.S. Attorney's Awards

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut hosted its annual United States Attorney’s Office Law Enforcement Awards Ceremony on Friday, June 14, in New Haven. The ceremony at the City of New Haven’s aldermanic chambers recognized 126 individuals for their investigative efforts...


Mississippi couple sentenced for transporting cocaine through Webster Parish

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Demyia S. Porter, 39, and Naquita N. Graves, 40, both of Canton, Mississippi, were sentenced Friday to 51 months and 57 months in prison, respectively, by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine. They were also sentenced to five years of supervised release following imprisonment.


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Paul Richards, 33, of Montpelier, Vermont was detained today following a hearing before the United States Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy on charges that he sexually exploited a minor victim for the purpose of producing child pornography. Richards was charged by complaint on June 12, 2019. If convicted, he faces a 15-year mandatory minimum sentence and up to 30 years in prison.