News published on Federal Newswire in March 2019

News from March 2019



News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that James Duncan, age 54, a prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood, was indicted on March 14, 2019, by a federal grand jury for assaulting a federal correctional officer.


News Release: A woman who lied to a federal grand jury about a shooting in Waterloo was sentenced today to two years in federal prison.


News Release: BISMARCK, N.D. - A convicted felon from the state of Washington was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess methamphetamine, and for illegally possessing a firearm.


McKees Rocks Man Sentenced for Role in Marriage Scam

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to one year of probation on his conviction of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to commit offenses against the United States, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that James Duncan, age 54, a prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood, was indicted on March 14, 2019, by a federal grand jury for assaulting a federal correctional officer.


Accountant Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Charge for Running Ponzi Scheme That Cheated Investors Out of More Than $27.5 Million

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A certified public accountant pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud charge for running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded her victims, many of whom were clients of her accounting firm, out of tens of millions of dollars over a span of two decades.


Man Sentenced to Prison for Heroin and Cocaine Trafficking

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to more than 10 years in prison for conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine.


Plymouth Man Sentenced to Three Months of Probation for Drug Trafficking

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Chad Eckrote, age 26, of Plymouth, Pennsylvania, received a probationary sentence of three years on March 19, 2019, by United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion, for conspiring to distribute heroin, crack cocaine, and fentanyl.


News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Niegel Broadus, age 23, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary, Allenwood, was indicted on March 14, 2019, by a federal grand jury for possession of a weapon.


Bureau of Reclamation finalizes Green River Water Rights Exchange with the state of Utah

News Release: ST. GEORGE, UTAH - The Bureau of Reclamation and state of Utah held a ceremony today to sign the Green River Water Rights Exchange contract. Under the terms of the contract, the state agrees to forbear its right to deplete water from the Green River and its tributaries, enabling Reclamation to meet Endangered...


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that DARIUS STOKES, age 30, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty yesterday to a one count federal indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Federal law prohibits individuals who have been convicted of certain crimes from possessing firearms after being convicted.


Arrest of Jose E. Saldana Perez for Transportation of a Minor to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

News Release: SAN JUAN, PR-Special Agent in Charge Douglas A. Leff, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office, announced the arrest of Jose Enrique Saldana Perez.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, waived indictment and pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of money laundering conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Teng Sun, a Chinese national, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being an alien in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Shawn Andrew Wilson (44, Yulee), a/k/a “Red Dog," has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony offense. Wilson faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


News Release: Company Provided Flooring and Installation for Defense Contractor’s Personal Residence as Part of Work at Bangor Submarine Base.


C3E Awards Nominations Now Being Accepted

News Release: Nominations for this year’s U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E ) Awards, which recognize rising women working in a variety of fields to advance clean energy, are now being accepted. The annual U.S. C3E Awards recognize rising leaders in Advocacy, Business, Education, Entrepreneurship, Government...


News Release: HAMMOND- Reilly Jackson, Jr, 23, of Griffith, Indiana was charged in a criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit robbery affecting commerce following his arrest on March 18, 2019, in Merrillville, Indiana, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. In addition, Delvin Perkins, 23, of South Holland, Illinois was charged in a criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm following his arrest on the same day.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Clayton Shinn, age 28, an inmate at United States Penitentiary, Canaan, in Waymart, Pennsylvania, to 30 months’ imprisonment on March 14, 2019, for assaulting another inmate resulting in serious bodily injury.