News published on Federal Newswire in March 2019

News from March 2019


News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, John Wolf, a former Manhattan dentist, was sentenced in federal court in Brooklyn to 121 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge William F. Kuntz II for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possessing child pornography. As part of his sentence, Wolf...


News Release: Attempted to enter Meskwaki Casino using fraudulent identification.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Two residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges related to a series of bank robberies that occurred in West Mifflin, McCandless, Penn Hills and Bloomfield, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


New Director for the United States Marshals Service

News Release: WASHINGTON - On March 14th, the U.S. Senate confirmed Donald W. Washington to be the new Director of the U.S. Marshals Service. Washington, a 1977 West Point graduate, served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve until 1987. In 1989, he received his Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law, Houston, ...


Grassley on the Green New Deal

News Release: I appreciate the majority leader bringing the Green New Deal to a vote this week so every senator had an opportunity to go on record.


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Employees with EM’s Office of River Protection Hanford tank operations contractor recently helped area students discover the wonders of engineering.


News Release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE) virtual training platform provides a safe, immersive environment where first responders, and now educators, can hone their skills and prepare for a multitude of incident...


Denver Doctor Charged with Transportation of Child Pornography and in Federal Custody

News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney for the District of Colorado has obtained a criminal complaint against a doctor practicing family medicine in Colorado, charging him with the transportation of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn and FBI Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Dean Phillips...


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Rocky Douglas Idleman, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to life plus 60 months incarceration for methamphetamine distribution and firearms charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Engel Statement on World Tuberculosis Day

News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the following statement on World TB day...


Lake Charles man sentenced to 57 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine

News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Paul Loudin, 40, of Lake Charles, was sentenced Monday to four years and nine months in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter for distribution of methamphetamine.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - EM Assistant Secretary Anne White emphasized the invaluable role of American Indian tribes in a renewed focus on completing cleanup across the DOE complex during a keynote address at this week’s Reservation Economic Summit 2019.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Charleston methamphetamine dealer pled guilty today to federal drug and firearm offenses, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Gregory Alan Johns, 37, entered his guilty plea to possession with the intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine, possessing firearms...


Three sentenced for smuggling cocaine in children’s toys and laundering drug money through car rental business

News Release: ATLANTA - Marlon Matthew Pittman, the last of three defendants operating a cocaine smuggling and money-laundering ring, has been sentenced to federal prison. The men routinely shipped their drugs from Puerto Rico to Atlanta through the U.S. Mail hidden inside children’s toys and cans of powdered milk...


Morris County Man Sentenced On Child Porn Charges

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Morris County man was sentenced Monday to eight years in federal prison for downloading child pornography from the internet, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. In addition, he was ordered to pay $29,000 in restitution to victims.


Former Fort Wayne Attorney Sentenced in Federal Court

News Release: FORT WAYNE - Randall Stiles, 45 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Theresa L. Springmann after pleading guilty to making a false oath in a bankruptcy proceeding, embezzlement from a bankruptcy estate and failure to file a tax return, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Final Defendant in Virginia Beach Fentanyl Ring Sentenced

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia Beach man was sentenced today to more than 11 years in prison for his role in a heroin and fentanyl distribution conspiracy that resulted in an overdose death.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Kenneth Dewayne Williams, 45, of Meridian, pled guilty today before Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams of a detectible amount of cocaine hydrochloride, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge J. Derryle Smith.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $70 million for a Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute to develop technologies that will advance U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, energy efficiency, and innovation. This Institute will focus on early-stage research for advancing cybersecurity in energy efficient manufacturing.


News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that two Lake Charles felons were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter for illegal possession of a firearm.