News published on Federal Newswire in March 2019

News from March 2019


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on Monday arrested a Canadian man with an expired visitor’s visa, who has twice been convicted of trespassing at the California home of fashion model and television personality Kendall Jenner.


News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on March 26, 2019, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against two people who allegedly distributed controlled substances on the Menominee Indian Reservation and led to the death of a man, and another...


Informational: Federal Court arraignments

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


Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa Sentenced to Federal Prison for Failing to File Tax Returns

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced former Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa, age 54, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 10 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for three counts of failing to file individual federal tax returns.


News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Yesterday, Eddie Guerrero-Narváez and Keyvan Cartagena-Suárez, were found guilty of working together to commit a carjacking against a mother and her two young children, announced United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. United States Senior Judge Juan M. Pérez-Giménez presided over the trial.


Kansas Man Sentenced in Texas for Use of Child Pornography in Southeast Asia with Intent to Import into the U.S.

News Release: HOUSTON - A retired Kansas native who was residing in Panama has been ordered to serve a 210-month prison term, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick and Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China and Iraq

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


Ukranian Man Extradited to the United States to Face Charges in International Money Laundering and Fraud Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON - South Korean authorities extradited to the United States a Ukranian man in connection with allegations that he conducted an extensive money laundering and fraud campaign that targeted dozens of victims, including a corporation based in the Western District of North Carolina.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) led a bipartisan letter urging Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to prioritize the implementation of the dairy provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill.


Two Louisiana Residents Charged With Conspiring to Harbor Aliens and Tax Crimes

News Release: Two Louisiana Residents Charged With Conspiring to Harbor Aliens and Tax Crimes.


News Release: West Glacier, MT - Recent observations of bear tracks in the snow indicate bears are emerging from hibernation and venturing out looking for food in and around Glacier National Park. Both grizzly and black bears live and travel in the park. The bears hibernate during the winter months and begin to emerge from dens when temperatures warm. The bears are hungry and looking for food, especially carcasses of winter-killed animals.


Informational: Federal Court Arraignments

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


2 Los Angeles-area corporate executives indicted in first-ever criminal prosecution for failure to report under consumer product safety act

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury returned an indictment Thursday against two corporate executives for their roles in a scheme involving defective and dangerous consumer products - the result of an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Los Angeles.


Fatal Overdose on the Menominee Indian Reservation Leads to Murder and Drug Distribution Charges for Two People

News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on March 26, 2019, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against two people who allegedly distributed controlled substances on the Menominee Indian Reservation and led to the death of a man, and another...


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced former Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa, age 54, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 10 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for three counts of failing to file individual federal tax returns.


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - ODIS AUBREY KING, 74, of Edmond, has pleaded guilty to embezzling over $750,000 from his employer and filing a false federal income tax return, announced Robert J. Troester of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.


Chair Grijalva Denounces Racist, Pro-Trump Attack on Oklahoma Native Americans, Calls for GOP Leadership Pushback & Policy Response

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said today that yesterday’s racist, pro-Trump attacks on the Chickasaw Nation and the Oklahoma Democratic Party headquarters need to result in a substantive policy response and comprehensive pushback from Republican Party leadership. Grijalva thanked...


Chairmen, Norton Request Documents from Secretary DeVos on D.C. School Voucher Program

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), the Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos...


Brevard Man Sentenced To 80 Years For Committing Sex Crimes Against Children

News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Keneon Fitzroy Isaac (45, Cocoa) to 80 years in federal prison for production and possession of child pornography. The court also ordered Isaac to forfeit the smart phones that he used to commit the offenses.


Rockville Man Who Posed as a Modeling Agent to Obtain Sexually Explicit Images of Minor Female Victims Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Child Pornography Charges

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Stephen McGrath, age 44, of Rockville, Maryland, today to 22 years in federal prison, followed by 25 years of supervised release, for federal charges of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity in order to produce...