News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


News Release: CINCINNATI - A Captain with the Cincinnati Police Department was arrested yesterday afternoon on a charge of theft and bribery.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - Luis Berrios-Trinidad (29, Tampa) has been arrested on a criminal complaint charging him with the human trafficking of minors. If convicted, Berrios-Trinidad faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison.


Florida Man Sentenced for Sweepstakes Scheme Targeting Elderly Missouri Resident

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Fernando Reyes, 38, a resident of Florida, was sentenced today to 12 months and a day in prison for conspiracy and mail fraud. He appeared in federal court this morning before U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Peever, South Dakota, man convicted of abusive sexual contact was sentenced on June 3, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


Preparing for the 2019 Hurricane Season

News Release: Hurricane season in the Atlantic has officially begun. Running from June 1 through Nov. 30, this is the time of year the Federal government ramps up its hurricane emergency plans and protocols, working closely with industry and government partners to prepare for - and respond to - any events that...


Attorney Indicted for Investment Fraud

News Release: DENVER - David Kaplan, age 52, of Zephyr Cove, Nevada appeared before a Colorado U.S. Magistrate Judge in Denver on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, after being transferred from Reno, Nevada, where he was arrested for securities fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering, announced United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn, IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Steven Osborne and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Dean Phillips.


News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that a federal jury has convicted STEPHEN CONDON PETERS, 45, of Raleigh, North Carolina, on multiple counts of investment fraud. PETERS was convicted of.


Earth Press Project: Witness

News Release: Minute Man National Historical Park inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program presents.


Poplar Man Sentenced in Death of Infant

News Release: GREAT FALLS-Poplar resident Dennis Red Boy, who admitted causing the death of an infant who would not stop crying, was sentenced on Wednesday to five and one-half years in prison and to two years of supervised release. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that LAMONT EVANS, a former assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of South Carolina (“South Carolina") and Oklahoma State University (“OSU"), and EMANUEL RICHARDSON, a/k/a “Book," a former...


Two Rapid City Men Charged in Robbery

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that two Rapid City, South Dakota, men were charged in federal district court with Interference with Commerce by Robbery, Use and Brandishing of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence, and Conspiracy.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sisseton, South Dakota, man convicted of abusive sexual contact was sentenced on June 3, 2019, by U.S. District Jude Charles B. Kornmann.


Defendant Found Guilty for Making False Statements in Garland Shooting Investigation

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On June 4, 2019, Abdul Khabir Wahid, 53, of Phoenix, was found guilty by United States District Judge John J. Tuchi of making a false statement to the FBI during an investigation involving international terrorism, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2), and tampering with a witness, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(3). Wahid’s trial was held before Judge Tuchi from Feb. 26, 2019 to March 1, 2019, after Wahid waived a trial by jury.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Richard Anthony Moffett, a/k/a “Mook" (31, Jacksonville) today pleaded guilty to three counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion. Moffett faces a minimum sentence of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Paul Creager, 40, of St Louis County, and William Glaser, 61, of Ellisville, were sentenced to 78 months and 36 months imprisonment, respectively. Creager pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud on Dec. 21, 2017 and appeared before U.S. District Court Ronnie White for sentencing. Glaser pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud on Feb. 26, 2019 and appeared before U.S. District Court John Ross for sentencing.


News Release: San Francisco, CA - On June 7, 2019, in collaboration with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) will close a series of trails and fire roads in and around Oakwood Valley Trail, Alta Fire Road, Rodeo Valley Fire Road, and Bobcat Trail. These areas, within...


News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will conduct a FREE, 4- hour, family friendly canoe tour on Saturday, June 22, at 9:30 am. National Park Partners will sponsor an event where visitors will paddle the waters of Lookout Creek and the Tennessee River to learn about the rich Civil War and American Indian history associated with the area. The following reservation and paddler requirements must be met prior to tour participation.


News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.


FAA Proposes $203,100 Civil Penalty Against GEE-BEE Aeroproducts

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $203,100 civil penalty against GEE-BEE Aeroproducts of Palm Desert, Calif., related to the alleged manufacturing, advertising and installation of unapproved parts.


News Release: BOSTON - The former CEO and co-founder of a Boston-based mobile phone music streaming service, was charged in connection with a scheme to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars from his employer.