News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


Repeat Sex Offender is Sentenced to 15 Years for Child Pornography

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Matthew Stacks, 45, of Charlotte, was sentenced late yesterday to 15 years in prison for transportation of child pornography, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. also ordered Stacks to serve a lifetime of supervised release and to register as a sex offender after he is released from prison.


PATIENT OF THE DAY: Senator Murray Shares Story of Washington State Mother to Highlight Stakes in Fight Against Republican Attacks on Families’ Health Care

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), went to the Senate floor to share the story of Natasha, a mother from Washington state, and highlight what’s at stake for families’ health care due to Republicans’ continued political attacks. Senator Murray’s remarks are part of Senate Democrats’ ...


News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Willie D. Hayden (33, Cape Coral) to 17 years in federal prison for distributing a controlled substance, possessing with the intent to distribute a controlled substance, and violating his supervised release.


Georgia Man Sentenced for Traveling to Atlanta to Have Sex with an 11-Year-Old Child

News Release: ATLANTA - Devin Herman has been sentenced for attempting to have sex with someone he believed was an 11-year-old girl he met on the internet.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney, the Acting Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the release of a State Department Inspector General report on the Trump Administration’s mistreatment of career Department employees...


Montana man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison in methamphetamine trafficking case

News Release: MISSOULA, Mont. - A Montana man who admitted possessing methamphetamine for distribution was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in federal prison.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A South Texas man was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for robbing two convenience stores in Corpus Christi, Texas, kidnapping the clerks, and causing an interference with interstate or foreign commerce.


News Release: FORT WAYNE - Julian Hall Hurnes, age 30, of Chicago, Illinois was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Twelve Nuestra Familia Gang Members and Associates Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in Superseding Indictment

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 13-count superseding indictment today against 12 Nuestra Familia gang members and associates, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Barbour County woman sentenced for role in a methamphetamine distribution operation

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Destiny Hope Robinson, of Philippi, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 80 months incarceration for methamphetamine distribution, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: Initiative emphasizes enforcing gun prohibitions based on domestic violence convictions and mental health denials.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, man who worked as a corrections officer at a federal facility admitted today that he accepted cash bribes in exchange for delivering contraband to inmates, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Ohio man admits to firearms charges

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Kenneth Tribett, of Bellaire, Ohio, has admitted to a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


U.S. Department of Labor to Hold Meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor has scheduled a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, in Washington, D.C.


Man Who Victimized Immigrants in Kidnapping and Extortion Scheme Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FRANCISCO BETANCOURT, 70, a citizen of Cuba last residing in New York, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 168 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a kidnapping and extortion scheme.


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Randall G. Scott, age 50, of Richland County, was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition by an unlawful user of a controlled substance. Senior United States District...


News Release: The firearms were recovered from gang members and domestic abusers.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Kevin Blaine Cline, 46, of Fairfield, charging him with attempted online coercion of a child and distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Porcupine, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting a Federal Officer.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALLAN MANN, JR., also known as “Hailee Randolph DeSouza" and “Hailey R. DeSouza," 67, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 18 months of imprisonment for receiving federal benefits while living in the U.S. under an assumed name for approximately 30 years.