News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brian Arnold, 48, of Elmira, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with embezzlement and false entries in required union records. The charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Wakpala, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that MICHAEL BELLE, also known as “MB," 21, of New Haven, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 87 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a violent street gang.


TSA discovers loaded firearm at Dayton International Airport checkpoint

Release: DAYTON, Ohio - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at a Dayton International Airport (DAY) checkpoint this morning.


News Release: Washington -. Yesterday, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Representative Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico), Representative Don Young (R-Alaska), Representative Darren Soto (D-Fla.) and more held a press conference on a bipartisan bill to guide the admission of Puerto Rico as a State of...


Odessa Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Firearms From a Pawn Shop in Odessa

News Release: In Midland today, U.S. District Judge David Counts sentenced 28-year-old Christopher Chase Mojica to 57 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for stealing firearms from a pawn shop in Odessa and for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, stated U.S. Attorney ...


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Charles Michael Stratton, 62, of Fairborn, offered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court today to wire fraud and money laundering. Stratton defrauded his former employer, Honda, out of more than $750,000.


Florida Man and Canadian National Plead Guilty to Hacking/Extortion Conspiracy

News Release: SAN JOSE - Brandon Charles Glover and Vasile Mereacre pleaded guilty in federal court today to their respective roles in an extortion conspiracy involving a plot to extract bounties from victim corporations in exchange for the defendants’ promise to delete stolen confidential data, announced United States...


News Release: WINNEMUCCA, NV - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Winnemucca District, Humboldt River Field Office (WD/HRFO) issued a Record of Decision approving the Marigold Mine - Mackay Optimization Project located approximately 35 miles southeast of Winnemucca, Nevada, in the Battle Mountain Range, Humboldt County, Nevada.


News Release: South Florida Resident Arrested for Attempting to Illegally Export Controlled Items to Libya.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Scott Trapp, 50, of Clarence, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The defendant was also ordered to pay approximately $10,000,000 in restitution.


Westlake Man Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison for His Role in a Conspiracy to Defraud the Cleveland Clinic Out of $2.7 Million

News Release: A Westlake man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the Cleveland Clinic out more than $2.7 million.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Scott Trapp, 50, of Clarence, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The defendant was also ordered to pay approximately $10,000,000 in restitution.


Ft. Pierre Woman Indicted for Theft of Federal Funds

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today a Ft. Pierre, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Theft from a Program Receiving Federal Funds.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that ARMANDO ENRIQUEZ-MORA, age 38, a citizen of Mexico, was charged Oct. 29, 2019 in a one-count bill of information with illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. ' 1326.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Selfridge, North Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender.


Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Oct. 21, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


Rockville Centre doctor indicted for allegedly selling opioid and amphetamine prescriptions

News Release: MINEOLA, N.Y. - DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder announced today that a Rockville Centre doctor has been arraigned on a 54-count indictment charging him with allegedly selling large amounts of opioid and amphetamine prescriptions to multiple individuals without examining them.


News Release: HOUSTON - Two women and two men residing in Houston are set to appear in federal court for making false statements during the acquisition of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year.