News published on Federal Newswire in March 2019

News from March 2019


News Release: GREAT FALLS - Poplar resident Michael Cody Wolf today admitted he stabbed a woman in the back, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


Joplin Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Meth Conspiracy

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Joplin, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Jasper County, Mo.


Hancock County Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges

News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Charles Keith Mueller, 34, of Hancock County, entered a guilty plea today, before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


Florida Pharmacist Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $100 Million Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme

News Release: Florida Pharmacist Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $100 Million Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme.


Former Wichita Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A former lawyer in Wichita pleaded guilty Monday to a federal embezzlement charge, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has approved a plan to construct a new accessible hunt blind and wildlife-viewing platform within an authorized Cape Hatteras National Seashore waterfowl hunting area on Bodie Island.


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Outside of cleanup, one of the biggest priorities at the Hanford Site is developing its future workforce. Over the next five years, nearly 30 percent of Hanford workers will be eligible for retirement. This figure represents nearly 3,000 people with specialized experience, training and knowledge.


Nine Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking

News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - Between January and March 2019, nine defendants were sentenced to significant prison terms for sex trafficking and related offenses in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum.


Greenville Woman Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison Following Second Counterfeiting Conviction

News Release: Greenville, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Jessica A. Dishinger, age 24, of Greenville, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to manufacturing counterfeit money. United States District Judge J. Michelle Childs sentenced Dishinger to 48 months in federal prison, followed by three years of court-ordered supervision. This was Dishinger’s second federal counterfeiting conviction.


News Release: GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Jeanette Elizabeth Ford has been sentenced for embezzling over $1.27 million from her now-bankrupt former employer, Classic Party Rentals (CPR). Ford was convicted of wire fraud on May 14, 2018, after she pleaded guilty to a criminal information.


News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that CHUCK CONNORS PERSON, a former men’s basketball coach at Auburn University (“Auburn"), pled guilty in Manhattan federal court today to receiving approximately $91,500 in cash bribes from athlete...


Mobile County Man Receives 60 Months After Conviction for Conspiring to Steal Firearms

News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces that Simeon C. Taylor, a 27 year old resident of Citronelle, Alabama was sentenced to 60 months incarceration for conspiring to receive, possess and steal firearms.


Former Skagit County Deputy Sheriff Sentenced for Embezzling from Law Enforcement Organization

News Release: A former long-time Skagit County Sheriff’s Deputy was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 60 days in prison and six months of home confinement with electronic home monitoring in connection with his theft of more than $30,000 from a police dog handlers organization, announced U.S. Attorney...


Wisconsin man pleads guilty to producing child pornography outside US

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Tuesday to producing and possessing child pornography in 2015, and engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place between 2014 and 2015.


News Release: ATLANTA - Terry M. Williams has been sentenced to federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, after Williams threatened a tow truck driver with a gun to prevent his vehicle from being towed. He also threatened to shoot and kill the apartment maintenance man who called for the tow. Williams is a three-time convicted felon and self-professed member of the “Duct Tape" gang.


News Release: Person, a Former Auburn University Men’s Basketball Coach, Pleaded Guilty to Accepting Cash Bribes in Return for Steering College Players on His Team to a Financial Adviser and Business Manager.


News Release: MOAB, Utah - With its unique landscape and national and state parks, Moab is a tourist destination for adventurers and nature enthusiasts.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that three men, two from Detroit, Michigan, and one from Huntington, entered guilty pleas today in federal court in Huntington.


Meth Distributor Sentenced in Federal Court

News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Willie John Wells, 54, of Theodore, Alabama, was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment for his participation in an interstate methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. Well entered a guilty plea to the charges in 2017.


Mobile County Businessman Sentenced to One Year Probation and Ordered to Pay Restitution After Felony Conviction for Trafficking in Contraband Cigarettes

News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Reginald Lyons, a 43 year old resident of Mobile, Alabama was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,008.96.