News published on Federal Newswire in September 2019

News from September 2019


Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Attempted Travel to Philippines to Have Sex With Minors

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that defendant Jack Russell Bristol, 62, of Troy, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to thirty years’ incarceration and ten years’ supervised release by United States District Court Judge Gerald J. Pappert for child exploitation offenses.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.


Indiana Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison for String of Twin Cities Drugstore Robberies

News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of MICHAEL IMAN WHITE, 20, to 120 months in prison for the robbery and attempted robbery of multiple Walgreens pharmacies. WHITE and his codefendant JAVONN T. LEWIS, 24, were charged in a superseding indictment on Nov. 20, 2019.


Henderson Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Heroin and Gun Convictions

News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced JERMILL BLACKNALL, 31, of Henderson, North Carolina, to 81 months’ imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised released.


Engel & McCaul Oppose Cutting Assistance to Ukraine

News Release: Dear Director Mulvaney and Acting Director Vought...


U.S. Department of Labor Urges Workers and Public To Be Aware of Hazards After Hurricane Dorian

News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urges response crews and residents in areas affected by Hurricane Dorian to be aware of hazards created by flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees, and storm debris.


News Release: New Hampshire Drywall Business Owner Indicted for Tax Fraud.


Lima Man Charged with Sex Trafficking Minor Girl

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A registered sex offender has been charged with federal crimes related to sex trafficking a 14-year-old girl.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former broker and investment adviser was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for stealing millions of dollars from his clients in order to pay for personal expenses, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Local Plaintiff’s Attorney Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Corruptly Obstructing an IRS Audit

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb sentenced Stephen J. Dougan, 57, formerly of Granite Bay, now residing in Utah, to three years in prison and one year of supervised release for corruptly endeavoring to impede the due administration of the Internal Revenue Laws, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Derby Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL VADAKIN, 28, of Derby, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to one count of possession of child pornography.


Minnesota Man Sentenced for Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eden, Minnesota, man convicted of Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography was sentenced on Aug. 30, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Robert B. Fitzgerald, age 81, of St. Regis Falls, New York, was arrested on Wednesday on a criminal complaint charging him with sexually exploiting a child.


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Aug. 27, 2019, Joshua Pratchard, 38, of San Diego, California, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to seventy-five months imprisonment, to be followed by a term of five years of probation and two years of supervised release, to be served concurrently. Pratchard previously pleaded guilty to multiple counts of Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by Convicted Felon and Transferring a Firearm to an Out-of State Resident.


Honduran National Pleads Guilty To Illegal Re-entry

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that PEDRO MANOLO ARAGON-HERNANDEZ, age 39, a citizen of Honduras, pled guilty on September 4, 2019 to a one-count bill of information with illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. ' 1326. ARAGON-HERNANDEZ was immediately sentenced following the guilty plea.


Call for 2020 Community Artist in the Parks Applications

News Release: The Southeast Utah Group of parks is now accepting applications for the 2020 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP) program.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Maryland man was sentenced today to four years in prison for stealing the identity of an Alexandria resident and withdrawing funds from the victim’s retirement savings account.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A federal grand jury sitting in Lexington has charged four men for their involvement in a kidnapping that resulted in the deaths of two Lexington men. Rosario Diaz Barraza, 29, Ramon Camacho Zepeda, 51, Josė Felix Tlatenchi, 37, and Tomás Tlatenchi, 37, were each indicted Thursday for offenses related to the kidnapping and homicide of Josė Olascoaga, 29, and Marco Antonio Tunai Ortiz, 27, both of Lexington.


Lexington Woman Indicted for Making Fake Bomb Threats to City’s 911 Emergency Response Center

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington woman was indicted Thursday for making multiple false bomb threats to Lexington’s 911 emergency response center.


News Release: Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve will reopen on Saturday September 7 at 9:00 a.m. now that the threat of Hurricane Dorian has passed.