News published on Federal Newswire in March 2019

News from March 2019


News Release: St. Croix, USVI - Jaheem Benjamin, 31, of St. Croix, pled guilty on March 13, 2019, in District Court to one federal count of Manufacture of Marijuana, and one local count of Illegal Use of Utility Equipment, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.


News Release: BOSTON - A Lynn man was charged in federal court in Boston with making a false statement on his naturalization application.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that eight individuals from Reading were indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on 21 counts of drug distribution and firearms offenses. The individuals are.


Panama City Marriage Fraud Conspirators Plead Guilty and Sentenced

News Release: PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA - Ravi Babu Kolla, 47, an Indian foreign national residing in Panama City, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit marriage and visa fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. On Tuesday, his co-defendant Krystal Cloud, 40, of Altha, Florida, was sentenced to 24 months...


Eight Reading Residents Indicted on 21 Counts of Drug Distribution, Firearms Offenses

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that eight individuals from Reading were indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on 21 counts of drug distribution and firearms offenses. The individuals are.


International Money Launderer and Cocaine Trafficker Extradited to the United States for Conspiring to Import Cocaine and Laundering Money Through the Black Market

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Diego Fernando Cardona Lozano (43, Cali, Colombia), a/k/a “El Doctor" and “Pomada," with conspiracy to commit international money laundering and conspiracy to import at least five kilograms of cocaine...


Tribes and Community Witnesses Call Out Trump Admin Over Illegal Monument Cuts at Natural Resources Hearing, Highlight Fossil Fuel Considerations

News Release: Washington, D.C. - At yesterday’s Natural Resources Committee hearing examining the inadequate review and improper alteration of Utah’s national monuments, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and committee Democrats heard from tribal and Southern Utah community witnesses who emphasized the Trump administration’s...


Construction Company Executive Indicted for Defrauding  New York City School Construction Authority

News Release: Defendant Allegedly Failed to Pay Workers the Prevailing Wage on Public Works Projects.


News Release: FBI Seeking Information from a Bank Robbery in Miramar.


News Release: St. Louis, MO -Marlon Caldwell, 52, of St. Louis, was sentenced to 13 months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for un-redacted accident reports while a police officer with the City of St. Louis. He appeared in federal court today before U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh, Jr.



Jury Returns Guilty Verdict Involving Multi-Kilo Cocaine Distributor With Criminal History

News Release: COLUMBUS - A Columbus man found guilty for attempting to sell 11,995 grams of cocaine to an undercover agent could spend up to life in prison for his crime, said Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Kenneth James, 51, of Phenix City, AL is guilty of...


Atlantic City, New Jersey, Woman Charged with Drug Distribution Resulting in Death

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Atlantic City, New Jersey, woman appeared in federal court today on charges including drug distribution that resulted in a death, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Philadelphia Woman Indicted on Child Pornography and Online Enticement Charges

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Linda Paolini, 43, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment with two counts of manufacturing and attempted manufacturing of child pornography and one count of online enticement of a minor.


News Release: Law enforcement allegedly seized ½ kilo of fentanyl from defendant’s vehicle.


Bighorn Canyon Ranger to Present Program on Mountain Man Legend Jim Bridger

News Release: Lovell, WY: On March 21, 2019 Park Ranger Todd Johnson from the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area will be giving a program entitled “Jim Bridger: Mountain Man Legend". The presentation, which is part of the Powell Valley Community Education program, will start at 6:30 PM at the Fagerberg Building, Room 70 at the Northwest Community College.


News Release: Defendant Allegedly Shot the Victim in the Back of the Head, Then Disposed of Evidence.


Law Enforcement Officers Join Brewer High School Students for a Day of Learning

News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced today that on March 21, 2019, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine the Brewer Police Department, the FBI, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will present the TRUST (Teach mutual Respect and Understanding through SimulaTion) Program to about 40 Brewer High School students at Brewer High School, 79 Parkway South, Brewer.


Illegal Alien Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Anildar Valdimir Roblero-Gomez, age 25, a citizen of Mexico who had been living in Ellisburg, New York, was charged in United States District Court with transportation and possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, New York State Police Acting Superintendent Keith Corlett, and Resident Agent in Charge Jake Healey, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Syracuse, New York.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 23-year-old Chinese national who resided in La Marque has been ordered to federal prison after admitting to possessing a firearm while being an illegal alien and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick along with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Mark Dawson and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Fred Milanowski.