News published on Federal Newswire in May 2019

News from May 2019


Washington Man Charged With Sexual Exploitation Of A Child

News Release: Defendant recently released from prison after serving sentence for manslaughter; arrested on outstanding warrants for kidnapping and probation violation.


Self Described "One Stop Shop" for Drugs and Guns Sentenced to More Than Eleven Years in Federal Prison

News Release: CHICAGO - A southwest suburban man who described himself as a “one stop shop" for narcotics and firearms has been sentenced to eleven and a half years in federal prison.


Federal Jury Finds Two Tampa Doctors Guilty Of Conspiracy To Illegally Distribute Opoids

News Release: Tampa, Florida - A federal jury has found Dr. Kendrick Eugene Duldulao (45, Tampa) and Dr. Medardo Queg Santos (66, Lakeland) guilty of conspiracy to distribute and dispense controlled substances for no legitimate medical purpose and outside the course of professional practice. Santos was also found...


Amado Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Planting Explosive Device that Activated, Causing Injuries

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On May 22, 2019, Constantino Varela, 64, of Amado, Arizona was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James Soto to 72 months’ imprisonment. Varela pleaded guilty on Aug. 1, 2018 to two counts of Unlawful Possession of an Unregistered Destructive Device, and one count of Possession of Firearms by a Convicted Felon.


Taylor County Man Sentenced to Prison for Firearm Offense

News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on May 29, 2019, Leonard David Capp, III, age 61, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge John A Jarvey for prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Capp was sentenced to 46 months in prison, to be followed by a term of supervised release of two years.


Jackson County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crimes

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Jackson County man pled guilty to federal gun crimes, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Robert Logan Gorman, 28, pled guilty to being a drug user in possession of a firearm and to illegally possessing a firearm silencer.


News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that RAUL BURDEN, a 27-year old resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. As a result of his conviction, BURDEN now faces a maximum sentence of ten years in federal prison, significant fines and a period of supervised release.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on May 28, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: Richard “Rob" Walker, the former Chief Deputy County Executive of Nassau County, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Central Islip to obstruction of justice in connection with a federal grand jury investigation of a cash payment that Walker received from a contractor while in office. The proceeding was held before United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack. When sentenced, Walker faces up to 20 years’ imprisonment.


Raleigh Man Receives More Than 21 Years for His Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

News Release: NEW BERN - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced JARMAINE ANDERSON, 30, of Raleigh to 262 months’ imprisonment, followed by 6 years of supervised release. On August...


Two Men Indicted for False Invoice Scheme Against Birmingham Water Works Board

News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted two men on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises was sentenced on May 29, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


'Fugitive of the Week' Surrenders

News Release: Concord, NH - “Fugitive of the Week," Joseph Brodie, 50, heard that he was the “Fugitive of the Week," saw the poster and did the right thing by turning himself in to the U.S. Marshal’s Service. Brodie surrendered this morning at the U.S. District Court in Concord, NH, where he was processed on an outstanding arrest warrant alleging he possessed controlled drugs with the intent to distribute them.


News Release: BOSTON - C-Mart Supermarket Inc. (C-Mart) was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with an $110,000 SNAP benefit fraud scheme that the corporate defendant operated out of a Chinatown supermarket.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


U.S., Canada, Japan, Netherlands, and European Commission Launch New Hydrogen Initiative Under The Clean Energy Ministerial

News Release: VANCOUVER, B.C. - At the 10th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM10) meeting today, a new international hydrogen partnership was announced under the leadership of the United States, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands and the European Commission with participation of several other CEM member countries. The International...


Charges Dismissed on March 17, 2020

News Release: Trenton and Delran-Based Doctor Charged in May 2019 with Fraudulently Billing Medicaid and Medicare for Treating Patients while He was Out of State.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) advanced its commitment to promoting clean energy, job creation, and economic growth by approving additional exports of domestically produced natural gas from the Freeport LNG Terminal located on Quintana Island, Texas. The announcement was...


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 419,931 visitors to Fort Pulaski National Monument in 2018 spent $27,257,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 355 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $33,606,000.


News Release: HOUGHTON, MICH - In late March, the NPS discovered a translocated wolf’s GPS collar transmitting a mortality mode signal. The wolf (W006M) was a black-coated male translocated to the park from Ontario, Canada, in late February. NPS personnel, unable to access the island, had to wait until the park reopened...