News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


TSA to see more travelers this summer in Rochester, urges travelers to arrive early and get their REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses

Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Summer travel season has arrived and the number of passengers expected to fly this summer from Greater Rochester International Airport is expected to go up.


Iowa Man to Federal Prison for Meth and Gun Convictions

News Release: Twice convicted felon, Cahill conspired to distribute over 16 pounds of meth, was found in possession of four pounds of meth and illegally possessed three guns.


News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office is initiating fire restrictions on BLM-managed public lands in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, Merced, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne and Yuba counties, effective June 14, due to wildland fire danger.


Rockford Man Convicted of Robbing Chase Bank in Rockford

News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man was convicted today of aggravated bank robbery after a 3-day jury trial in federal court.


Citizen of the Dominican Republic Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANIEL JIMENEZ DE LA CRUZ, 33, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Waterbury, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offenses.


News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Holden James Matthews, 21, of Opelousas, Louisiana, was charged by a federal grand jury in an indictment unsealed today for setting fire to and destroying three churches in St. Landry Parish, announced U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph for the Western District of Louisiana and Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that JEFFERY B. MONTALBANO, age 58, a resident of Mandeville, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Susie Morgan to three years of probation after previously pleading guilty to making false statements to federal authorities, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ' 1001(a)(2).


Exercise Equipment Inventor Sentenced to Prison for Failing to File Income Tax Returns and Health Care Benefits Fraud

News Release: Exercise Equipment Inventor Sentenced to Prison for Failing to File Income Tax Returns and Health Care Benefits Fraud.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Steven Reynolds, age 38, of Auburn, New York, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Court Judge Glenn T. Suddaby to serve 78 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of firearms, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).


News Release: Defendant and Other MS-13 Members Attacked and Killed Victims Using Machetes, Knives, Wooden Clubs and an Ax.


Woman Sentenced to Prison for Giving Opioids Causing Overdose and Death to Her Cousin

News Release: A woman who provided heroin that contained fentanyl to her cousin and another person causing her cousin’s death was sentenced June 10, 2019, to more than three years in federal prison.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- On June 12, Golden Gate National Recreation Area Park Rangers and lifeguards recovered a body at 7:15 am at the north end of Stinson Beach.


Chair Plaskett Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Increasing Resiliency, Mitigating Risk: Examining the Research and Extension Needs of Producers

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chair Stacey Plaskett delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee hearing on Increasing Resiliency, Mitigating Risk: Examining the Research and Extension Needs of Producers.


Long Island Attorney Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Obstruct Federal Proceeding

News Release: Defendant Schemed to Help Co-conspirator Avoid Paying Millions of Dollars in Court-Ordered Restitution.


News Release: Rick Guyon Defrauded Investors of $1.9 Million.


News Release: ATLANTA - Yadira Gomez-Gonzalez has been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. Gomez-Gonzalez is the last of three defendants whose drug ring was infiltrated by undercover DEA agents when they attempted to send nearly 14 kilograms of 100 percent pure methamphetamine from California to Georgia.


Dangerous Illegal Alien From Mexico Sentenced to Five Months for Fourth Illegal Entry into the Country

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Rodrigo Fuentes-Gomez, a/k/a “Ervin Yovany Cruz," 52, of West Chester, PA, was sentenced to five months’ incarceration by United States District Judge Mark A. Kearney. The defendant was convicted of re-entering the United States...


Salinas Resident Sentenced To Prison For Role In Tax Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: Defendant pleaded guilty to tax fraud scheme seeking more than $9.7 million in refunds.


Lake City Career Offender Sentenced To More Than Ten Years In Federal Prison

News Release: Jacksonville, FL. - U.S. District Judge Henry Lee Adams, Jr. has sentenced Lonnie Jack Trowell (31, Lake City) to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine and possession with the intent to distribute 5 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.


TSA discovers two loaded firearms in three days at General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)

Release: MILWAUKEE, Wis.-The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered two loaded firearms at General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) at security screening checkpoints over a three-day period.