News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019



News Release: BOSTON - A California man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with making violent threats against Boston Globe employees in retaliation for the newspaper’s editorial response to political attacks on the media.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Petroleum Refiner and Contractor After Fatality at Alabama Facility

News Release: TUSCALOOSA, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Turner Specialty Services LLC and Hunt Refining Co. for safety violations after an employee suffered a fatal injury at a refining facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The two companies collectively face $106,080 in penalties.


Hudson Man Admits to Role in Crack Cocaine Conspiracy

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Julan Morrison, a/k/a “Weez," age 38, of Hudson, New York, pled guilty on Monday to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 280 grams of crack cocaine between August and December 2017.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBI’s Miami Field Office, Chief W. Howard Harrison of the Planation Police Department, and Chief Dale Engle of the Davie Police Department, announced that on Sept. 27, 2019, a federal...


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jessica Jean Clark, a/k/a Jessica Jean Kidd, age 38, of Stilwell, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 7 years’ imprisonment, and 5 years of supervised release for Child Neglect In Indian Country, in violation...


News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Oct. 2, 2019 - Kedrick Ross, 27, of Nashville, Tennessee, was charged today with two counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.


News Release: UPDATE. John V. Palermo, a defendant in this case, was acquitted of the charges alleged in the indictment as described in the press release below. CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The former chairman of a North Carolina state political party pleaded guilty today to making a false statement to the FBI in connection...


Nearly a dozen drug traffickers off the streets and headed to prison

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A total of 12 area drug traffickers and money launderers have received their sentences following their convictions related to a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.


News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Sue Ann Larson, 63, of Coeur d’Alene, was sentenced to 43 months in federal prison for wire fraud and for making and subscribing a false tax return, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ordered Larson to pay over $1.4 million in restitution...


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that FELIX ANTONIO SANCHEZ-GOMEZ, age 54, a citizen of the Republic of Panama pleaded guilty on Sept. 26, 2019 to possession of fraudulent immigration documents, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ' 1546(a).


Repeat Federal Offender Pleads Guilty Under Project EJECT to Illegally Possessing Firearm

News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - Jonas A. Windham, 37, of Laurel, pled guilty today before Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Michelle A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Freddy Jorge Horna was sentenced yesterday to 102 months in prison for distribution of child pornography, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Special Agent in Charge Tatum King, Homeland Security Investigations. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Jeffrey S. White, U.S. District Judge.


Grand Junction Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Destroying Acres of Federal Land With A Bulldozer

News Release: GRAND JUNCTION - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Robert Timothy Allen was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Marcia S. Krieger to serve 13 months in federal prison for depredation of federal property. In addition to the prison sentence, Allen was ordered to serve...


U.S. Marshals Arrest Man Wanted for Chester, PA Gun Battle

News Release: Philadelphia, PA - On September 30th, at approximately 10:00am, members of the U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force, arrested Haneef Payne, 38. Payne was wanted by the Chester City Police Department for possession of a firearm, and related charges, in relation to a September...


Three Chairs Statement on State IG Briefing

News Release: Washington-Today, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement after committee staff received a briefing from the State Department Inspector General...


News Release: BOSTON - A California man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with making violent threats against Boston Globe employees in retaliation for the newspaper’s editorial response to political attacks on the media.


News Release: Glen Jean, WV - The National Park Service recently announced new a policy regarding the use of electric bikes (e-bikes) in national park units. The intent of this policy is to allow e-bikes to be used for transportation and recreation in a similar manner to traditional bicycles where safety or resource concerns are not an issue.


Prolific Wholesale Fentanyl Distributor Convicted After Trial on Federal Charges for a Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy and Related Firearms Charges

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury convicted Paul Alexander, a/k/a David Paul Hayes and Shorty, age 47, of Hanover, Maryland, on five federal charges including conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substances-specifically fentanyl, possession...