News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


Eight Members of Puerto Rican-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Charged and Arrested

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Jacques Orsini-Martinez, a/k/a “Papi" (43, Puerto Rico), Juan Orsini-Martinez a/k/a “Tio Cano" (44, Atlanta), Jose Manuel Robles Negron a/k/a “Chelo" (25, Puerto Rico), Pedro Javier Hernandez Sosa...


Parker Man Sentenced for Seven Counts of Willful Failure to File Tax Returns

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Parker, South Dakota, man convicted of Willful Failure to File Tax Returns was sentenced on November 4, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


Former Boy Scout Troop Leader Indicted on Charges of Trafficking Child Pornography

News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A grand jury today returned an indictment that charges Milton Forsberg, 79, of the 800 block of West Charles Street, in Champaign, Ill., with trafficking child pornography. The indictment charges Forsberg with one count each of receipt and possession of child pornography.


Chelsea Man Arrested for Bank Robbery

News Release: Defendant was on supervised release following a bank robbery conviction when he committed the charged offense.


Columbia Man Indicted for Meth, Illegal Firearms After High-Speed Chase, Crash in Ozark

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Columbia, Missouri, man who crashed his vehicle in a high-speed chase has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally possessing methamphetamine and firearms.


Johnson, Peters Urge President Trump to Nominate Homeland Security Secretary, Fill Department Vacancies

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) chairman and ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter Wednesday requesting President Trump swiftly address the absence of Senate-confirmed leadership at the Department...


South Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Forcing Man with Intellectual Disability to Work at Restaurant

News Release: South Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Forcing Man with Intellectual Disability to Work at Restaurant.


News Release: The 49th annual Fiesta at Tumacácori National Historical Park will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 7, and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 8, 2019. Admission is free. La Fiesta de Tumacácori is a celebration of all the cultures which have lived in and influenced...


Four Aliens Indicted on Illegal Reentry Charges

News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned indictments charging ANDRES CANDELA-CRUZ, age 39, of Mexico, DARWIN MIGUEL GODOY-CARCAMO, age 30, of Honduras, MELQUIADES HERNANDEZ­CASTRO, age 38, of Mexico and EDWIN LOPEZ-MEDRANO, age 46, of Honduras with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.


Detroit Man Sentenced for Multiple Drug Charges

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Sean Bernard Williams, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 51 months incarceration for his role in a major drug distribution operation that spanned two states, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Miami Super Bowl Host Committee and Partners Launch Outdoor Stop Sex Trafficking Campaign

News Release: “Station Domination" takes place at Knight Center Metromover Station.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) have launched an investigation into the Treasury Department’s Opportunity Zone designation of Storey County, Nev., and whether political appointees interfered in the process to potentially steer millions in tax breaks to longtime associates.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Somerset County, New Jersey, man is expected to appear in court today on an outstanding warrant charging him with narcotics offenses and fleeing from law enforcement, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: Three Individuals, Including A Former Texas Mayor, CEO and Owner, Found Guilty in a $154 Million Money Laundering and Health Care Fraud Scheme.


News Release: BOSTON - A Providence man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with a fentanyl conspiracy.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - Michel Verona Saavedra (20) and Yoandy Del Prado (26), both of Hialeah, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic in access devices and to possessing device-making equipment. Each faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


News Release: Indianapolis - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today that Larry Patton, 28, Indianapolis, Indiana, was indicted on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following an investigation conducted by the Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC).


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Peever, South Dakota, man convicted of abusive sexual contact was sentenced on November 4, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


Hebbronville man guilty of smuggling nearly 130 pounds of marijuana

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 48-year-old resident of Hebbronville has entered a guilty plea to conspiring to possess with intent to deliver 58.5 kilograms of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


Serial Bank Robber Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge James S. Moody today sentenced Myron William Ernst (61, Orlando) to 10 years in federal prison for bank robbery.