News published on Federal Newswire in May 2019

News from May 2019


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Aaron Troquille, 32, of Shreveport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to possessing.40-caliber ammunition.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Donald Barlow, age 58, of Bedford, Virginia and his son, Matthew Barlow, age 28, an inmate at Allenwood Low Security Correctional Institution (LSCI), was charged by criminal information on May 9, 2019, with conspiracy to smuggle Oxycodone pills into LSCI in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.


News Release: HOUSTON - Fifty people are now in law enforcement custody following last week’s return of a 206-count indictment criminally charging 96 people for their alleged roles in a large-scale marriage fraud scheme.


Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man pleaded guilty in federal court in Springfield today to his role in a heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine conspiracy.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Peter E. Deegan, Jr., recognized the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal police officers on the occasion of National Police Week, which is being observed Sunday, May 12 to Saturday, May 18, 2019.


Matthew J. DeSarno Named Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Office

News Release: Matthew J. DeSarno Named Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Office.


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Julie Ann Cutright, of Elkins, West Virginia, has admitted to running a drug house, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A City of Paterson police officer today admitted conspiring with other officers to violate the civil rights of individuals in Paterson, and to filing a false police report to conceal his criminal activity, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Temporary TSA Pre✓® application center to open for appointments at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

Release: AVOCA, Pa. - Residents of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport from June 3 to June 7 where officials will host a temporary “pop-up" enrollment center in the airport terminal.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that the Republic of Costa Rica does not comply with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards and has been assigned a Category 2 rating based on a reassessment of the country’s civil aviation authority.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Recognizes Men and Women in Law Enforcement During National Police Week

News Release: U.S. Attorney Hosting Inaugural “Police Week Fun Run" Thursday in Flowood.


Felon in Possession of Firearm Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - BOBBY VON ROGERS, 38, of Moore, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.


Jackson Man Sentenced Under Project EJECT to Over 7 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Courtney Kentrell Chapman, 30, of Jackson, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate to 90 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana K. Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


News Release: BOSTON - Two California parents charged in the college admissions case pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County doctor has been charged with distributing opioids without a legitimate medical reason and falsifying medical records to cover it up, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that on Friday, May 10, 2019, a federal jury found Santo Benito Lara, 46, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, guilty of participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Yankton, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.


News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that John Homer Legros Jr., 40, of, Lake Charles, who sold hundreds of Oxycodone pills was sentenced May 9, 2019 by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter to 12 years in prison and three years of supervised release.


News Release: Every spring, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) holds a meeting of first responder minds to gain critical stakeholder input that will serve as a roadmap for research and development (R&D) efforts for years to come. Outcomes of this meeting will influence...


U.S. Attorney Recognizes Police Week

News Release: HARRISBURG - U.S. Attorney David J. Freed recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, and local police officers on the occasion of National Police Week, which is being observed Sunday, May 12 to Saturday, May 18, 2019.