News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019


News Release: GREENVILLE - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that that today in federal court, Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard, sentenced Jordan Ray, 39, of Patterson, New Jersey, to 270 months’ imprisonment, followed by 6 years of supervised release. RAY was one of nine...


Raleigh Man Sentenced to 66 Months for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced SHAREEM UNIIKE MARSHALL, 31, of Raleigh, NC to 66 months’ imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release.


News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Danyer Moya-Gonzalez, 30, of Hartford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 66 months of imprisonment for trafficking heroin.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MOHAMMADREZA KAMALI, also known as “Reza," 19, of Willimantic, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally manufacturing and selling firearms.


Fall Pile Burning Projects to be implemented in Grand Teton

News Release: MOOSE, WY-Teton Interagency Fire personnel will be burning slash piles created from fuel reduction projects along the Signal Mountain Summit Road and Pacific Creek Road as well as other areas of Grand Teton National Park this month. Firefighters will burn these piles under low fire behavior conditions...



Hanford Employee Honored as Washington State Fire Mechanic of 2019

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Joshua Wright, an employee with EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA), was recognized as the 2019 Washington State Fire Mechanic of the Year by the Washington Fire Chiefs Association.


Belgian National Pleads Guilty to Scam Targeting Charities and Law Firms

News Release: BOSTON - A Belgian man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to charges that he participated in an e-mail scam that used counterfeit cashier’s checks to defraud charities and law firms.


NDTX Round-Up October 8, 2019

News Release: SENTENCING - Sylvia Diaz. On Sept. 30, Sylvia Diaz was sentenced to 4 years and 10 months in federal custody, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to acquire a firearm from a licensed firearms dealer by false or fictitious statement. She and her codefendant purchased in total 160 firearms in 50 separate...


Orchard Park Man Pleads Guilty To Drug And Gun Charges

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Felix Calderon-Valcarcel, 29, of Orchard Park, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, five kilograms or more of cocaine, and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, a maximum of life, and a fine of $10,000,000.


Three Gangster Disciples leaders convicted of racketeering, attempted murder, and other crimes

News Release: Jury heard about triple murder in nightclub, murder of witness, 50 pounds of cocaine, and shooting of teenager.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nathan Paul Barnes, 24, of Rancho Cordova, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute narcotics, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Pottawattamie County Woman Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance

News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced that on October 8, 2019, 53 year old Laura Lynn Schubert was sentenced by District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Schubert was sentenced to imprisonment for 92 months followed by a term of supervised release for 5 years.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Concrete Facility for Exposing Employees to Multiple Health and Safety Hazards

News Release: MOUNT VERNON, OH ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Prestress Services Industries of Ohio LLC for 20 safety and health violations at the concrete production plant in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The company faces penalties of $158,555.


Former Wall Street Trader Pleads Guilty To Running A Ponzi Scheme

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that PAUL A. RINFRET pled guilty to participating in a Ponzi scheme in which he obtained approximately $19 million in total from victims through a variety of lies and misrepresentations. RINFRET pled guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of securities fraud before U.S. District Judge Gregory H. Woods.


U.S. Attorney's Office Reaches ADA Settlement with Norwalk Urgent Care Provider

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with DRX NORWALK, P.C. doing business as AFC Urgent Care in Norwalk, to resolve allegations that the urgent care facility was not operating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA").


Oscar Martínez-Hernández, aka “Cali” Sentenced to Life in Prison for the Murder of Federal Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officer Osvaldo Albarati-Casañas

News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Today, Oscar Martínez-Hernández, a.k.a. "Cali;" was sentenced by US District Court Chief Judge Gustavo A. Gelpí for the of the murder of Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati-Casañas, a Federal Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officer, announced United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow. Lieutenant Albarati was murdered on Feb. 26, 2013. On Sept. 20, 2018, Martínez-Hernández was found guilty after an 11-day jury trial.


Centralia, Missouri Police Officer Charged with Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct with a Minor

News Release: St. Louis - Clint Baer, 41, of Centralia, Missouri, was charged in a federal complaint with using interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.


News Release: OAKLAND - A federal jury found Oakland area real estate developer James Tong guilty for funneling tens of thousands of dollars through straw donors into two consecutive congressional campaigns for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson, Assistant...


Release: LA CROSSE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and The La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) invite passengers to apply for TSA Pre ✓® at a temporary enrollment center open at the airport Monday - Friday, October 14-18, from 9:00 am -noon and 1:00 pm -5:00 pm. Passengers do not need to have an airline ticket to access the center.