News published on Federal Newswire in September 2019

News from September 2019


News Release: The Honorable Judge Paul Korslund will give a program at Homestead National Monument of America’s Education Center on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. on the landmark court case Daniel Freeman v. John Scheve, et. al. The case covered the separation of church and state in public education and originated at the Freeman School, today a part of Homestead National Monument of America. The case made its way to the Nebraska Supreme Court.


Hate Crimes in Houses of Worship

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, AL-The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s Birmingham Division will host their 14th annual joint conference on Sunday, September 29 and Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in downtown Birmingham.


Former law enforcement officer admits to extortion

News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 32-year-old former La Feria deputy constable has entered a guilty plea to extortion under color of official right, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


Man From Santa Fe County Faces Federal Charges of Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Rufino Jody Martinez, 40, of Santa Fe County, N.M., made an initial appearance in federal court today on a criminal complaint charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.


Eight Individuals Charged In Fraud Scheme Targeting Widows; Created False Identities, Feigned Relationships, Took Money

News Release: Charges allege they funneled $6 million through bank accounts over two years.


South Carolina Man Is Sentenced To More Than Three Years For Involuntary Manslaughter After Causing Car Accident On The Blue Ridge Parkway That Left One Passenger Dead

News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that Zachary Jorden Childers, 22, of Gaffney, S.C., was sentenced to 40 months in prison and three years of supervised release for involuntary manslaughter, after causing a car accident on the Blue Ridge Parkway that left one passenger dead. U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger presided over Childers’ sentencing.


Rock Hill Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison in Child Pornography Case

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina - United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Darrell Henry Adam, age 29, of Rock Hill, was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison for manufacturing child pornography.


Effingham Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy and Firearm Charges

News Release: CONCORD - Justin English, 35, of Effingham, pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy and possessing firearms in furtherance of his drug trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - “The DOE applauds and supports FERC’s action today on proposed regulatory reforms. Given the changes in U.S. energy production capabilities, regulatory revisions have been long overdue. Today, the Commission is proposing much needed, commonsense reforms that better reflect today’s competitive wholesale markets and availability of plentiful, affordable energy supplies from a diversity of sources." - Assistant Secretary Bruce J. Walker, Office of Electricity.


News Release: SAN JUAN, PR-Special Agent in Charge Douglas A. Leff of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office announced the arrest of Wilfredo Hernandez-Massa.


Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Possession of 65 Firearms Stolen From A Gun Show

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A trade show worker who pleaded guilty to stealing 65 firearms (including machine guns and silencers) from the 2019 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) show in Las Vegas was sentenced today to two years in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich of the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Ray Roundtree of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).


Former Law Enforcement Officer Admits to Extortion

News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 32-year-old former La Feria deputy constable has entered a guilty plea to extortion under color of official right, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


Fresno Man Charged with Possession of a Machine Gun and Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Walter Ryan Keith, 41, of Fresno, charging him with being a felon in possession of firearms and possession of a machine gun, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that Rudolph Carryl, 68, formerly of Oyster Bay, N.Y., was sentenced today to 74 months in prison and two years of supervised release for executing an investment scheme that defrauded retired victims of more than $440,000. U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. also ordered Carryl to pay $444,500 in restitution.


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Paul Andrew Talley, 51, of Coushatta, Louisiana, was sentenced Wednesday by Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. to 10 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for accessing the internet with intent to view child pornography. Talley is also required to register as a sex offender.


News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Tobais Deshawn McKay, 40, of Ft. Meyers, Florida, was sentenced in federal court in Mobile to 322 months’ imprisonment. In April of 2019, McKay pled guilty to three federal charges, attempt to distribute cocaine, felon in possession of a firearm and using, carrying or possessing a firearm in relation to or in furtherance of a drug trafficking felony.


Collin County Couple Indicted in Sex Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: PLANO, Texas - Two Plano residents have been arrested for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown and Homeland Security Investigation Special Agent in Charge Ryan Spradlin today.


U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2017 Economic Census  First Look Estimates

News Release: Number of Employer Businesses in 2017 Above 2012 and 2007 Levels.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A West Hollywood man is being taken in to federal custody this afternoon after being charged in United States District Court with providing methamphetamine to a man who died after receiving the drug intravenously.


Woburn Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition

News Release: BOSTON - A Woburn man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.