News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019



News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Brandon Edward Nichols, 28, of San Leandro, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to three years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: A federal jury convicted a Wagoner man Thursday of sexual exploitation of a child and of possession of child pornography.



Three Charged with Distributing Methamphetamine in Chittenden County

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Shane Casey, 50, Kimberly Jones, 41, and Hamza Sharifshoble, 25, all of Chittenden County, VT, were indicted today by the federal grand jury on charges of distributing methamphetamine in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. If convicted, the defendants each face a maximum possible penalty of 20 years in prison and fines of up to $1,000,000 on each count.


Pasco County Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years for Stalking, Threatening to Kill Victim and Her Child

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich today sentenced Nicholas Marinkovic (29, Pasco County) to three years and four months in federal prison for stalking. Marinkovic had pleaded guilty on May 20, 2019.


News Release: BOSTON - The former owner of Giovanni’s Roast Beef & Pizza in Saugus was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for failing to report $800,000 in corporate and personal income to the IRS.


NOTICE OF INTENT: Funding for High Performance Computing

News Release: Energy Department Announces Notice of Intent to Issue a Funding Opportunity for the High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation Program.


News Release: POCATELLO - Stormy Ray Adakai, 24, of Fort Hall, Idaho, pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. Adakai was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pocatello on Nov. 27, 2018. Sentencing for Adakai is set for Jan. 22, 2020, before Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye at the federal courthouse in Pocatello.


Fort Belknap man sentenced to 22 years for sexually abusing girl

News Release: GREAT FALLS-A Fort Belknap man convicted of sexually abusing a girl on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation was sentenced this week to 22 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said today.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Progress and Ongoing Strategies in Combating Violent Crime in Chicago

News Release: CHICAGO - John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today announced continued progress in combating violent crime through a series of targeted strategies as part of the revitalized Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative.


ST. THOMAS MAN WHO USED A-15 RIFLE IN A ROBBERY SENTENECED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON

News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Arthur Greaves, Jr., 20, of St. Thomas, was sentenced today after being convicted of Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.


'DrFrosty' Sentenced for Distribution of Methamphetamine Using the Darknet

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Omar Isho, 37, of Modesto, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to five years and 10 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: HAMMOND - Temika Coleman, age 41, of Hammond, Indiana was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge James T. Moody upon her plea of guilty to wire fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Daryl Pierce, age 34, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Oct. 23, 2019, by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges.


Couple Operating Alabama Construction Company Sentenced to Prison for Payroll Tax Fraud

News Release: Couple Operating Alabama Construction Company Sentenced to Prison for Payroll Tax Fraud.


News Release: HARRISBURG - U.S. Attorney David J. Freed joined Mary Quinn, President and CEO at YWCA Greater Harrisburg today, in announcing $1,375,000 in grant funding by the U.S. Department of Justice to the YWCA Greater Harrisburg to assist victims of human trafficking and to support transitional housing for victims.


Federal Jury Convicts Disgruntled Employee of Arson at Savannah’s Historic Gryphon Tea Room

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah man is facing a substantial prison sentence after a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against him.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Dylan Ray Langley (25, Fort Myers) to two years and six months in federal prison for using of the U.S. Mail to threaten to injure an officer of the United States.


Chairman Thompson Subpoenas DHS Acting Secretary McAleenan and NCTC Acting Director Travers

News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued subpoenas to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan and Acting National Counterterrorism Center Director Russell Travers for an October 30th public hearing on terrorist threats facing...