News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


Federal jury convicts Post Falls man in drug distribution case

News Release: COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) acting Special Agent in Charge Eben Roberts and U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced Friday that a federal jury sitting in Coeur d’Alene convicted Adam Christopher Horty, 56, of Post Falls, ...


GBK Gang Member Sentenced to 12½ Years in Federal Prison for Drug Crime

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 12½ years’ (150 months’) imprisonment on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Justice Department Seeks to Shut down South Florida Tax Return Preparers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States filed a civil injunction suit seeking to bar Dimary Cordero, aka Dimary Cordero Torres, and her businesses-NMB Accounting and Tax Services LLC (NMB), and WFS Accounting and Tax Services LLC (WFS)-from owning or operating a tax return preparation business and preparing tax...


Founder Of Purported Snack And Pet Food Companies Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Defrauding Investors Of More Than $2.9 Million

News Release: Defendant also Sentenced for Aggravated Identity Theft, Money Laundering, a Firearm Offense, and a Narcotics Offense.


Chicopee Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Offenses

News Release: BOSTON - A Chicopee man pleaded guilty on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, in federal court in Springfield to receiving child pornography.


2 Colorado men sentenced to federal prison for buying and selling over 50 kilograms of cocaine on the darknet

News Release: DENVER - Two men from Colorado were sentenced to federal prison for buying and selling cocaine on the darknet using Bitcoin cryptocurrency to facilitate the transactions in the Denver metro area.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - To close the 2019 Fiscal Year, the United States Department of Justice awarded 51 grants, amounting to more than $72.4 million to support public safety and crime fighting initiatives throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky, announced Western District United States Attorney Russell Coleman and Eastern District United States Attorney Robert M. Duncan Jr.


West Side Crip Member Jarvis Thomas, AKA “Big Mice,” Sentenced to Over 26 Years in Prison for Narcotics Trafficking

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Jarvis Thomas, 34, of Bakersfield, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dale A. Drozd today to 320 months in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Former Erie Man Pleads Guilty to 12 Counts of Producing Child Pornography

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man was sentenced to federal prison for a gun crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Zachary Whitmore, 28, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A previously convicted felon pleaded guilty today to possessing a firearm with a high-capacity magazine.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of two counts of Failure to Pay Tax was sentenced on Nov. 22, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the proposed conveyance of approximately 141 acres of public land to the Town of Colorado City, Arizona, in order for the town to comply with Federal Aviation Administration safety zone recommendations at the Colorado City Airport.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations

Release: . WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2019-FAS Program Announcement FAS-ESR-069-19, issued at 9:00 a.m. on Nov. 18, which announced export sales of 132,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year was issued in error and FAS Program Announcement FAS-ESR-070-19, issued...


United States Attorneys Announce $72.4 Million In Grants Received From The Department Of Justice

News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - To close the 2019 Fiscal Year, the United States Department of Justice awarded 51 grants, amounting to more than $72.4 million to support public safety and crime fighting initiatives throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky, announced Western District United States Attorney Russell Coleman and Eastern District United States Attorney Robert M. Duncan Jr.


GBK Gang Member Sentenced to 12½ Years in Federal Prison for Drug Crime

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 12½ years’ (150 months’) imprisonment on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Latin King Gang Member Sentenced To Life in Prison

News Release: For Racketeering Conspiracy Including Murder of 16-Year Old Boy and Drug Conspiracy.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Quionte Jordan Crawford, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced to five life sentences to run concurrently for using his smart phone to convince minors to send explicit pictures and videos, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Holyoke Operation Results in Arrest of 42 Individuals

News Release: BOSTON - 42 individuals have been charged with federal drug and firearm offenses as part of a coordinated enforcement operation in the City of Holyoke dubbed “Operation Open Air.".


News Release: Arrest of Wilomar and Alexander Castillo-Betancourt.