News published on Federal Newswire in September 2019

News from September 2019


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Monongahela, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting the straw purchase of multiple firearms.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CRUZ FERNANDEZ, also known as “Blood," 28, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl and heroin.


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - On Sept. 18, 2019, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against a California-based landlord who buys, sells and rents buildings in Las Vegas, and the Las Vegas-based contractor who was working for the landlord. The criminal indictment charges the two men with violating the...


News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SEAN STEWART, a former senior investment banker at two different New York-based investment banks, was convicted after a seven-day trial for illegally tipping his father, Robert Stewart, with material non-public information concerning five separate corporate acquisitions before they were publicly announced. U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff presided over the trial.


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


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Jamal Early, Frank Pridgeon, Miguel Williams, Catherine Prosser, Holly Mitchem, Robert Hill, Ebonynisha Casby, and Sharon Johnson Breeland, all former employees of the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), have pleaded guilty in federal court to offenses associated with accepting bribes to smuggle contraband into SCDC facilities.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $6.4 Million in Infrastructure Grants to McCarran International Airport in Nevada

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


Quality Control Officer of Connecticut Meat Supplier Admits Fabricating E. Coli Test Results

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Administrator Carmen Rottenberg, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, announced that DEBBIE L. SMITH, 60, of Ellington, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to a charge related to a Connecticut meat processing business’s falsification of numerous E. coli test results.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $2.6 Million Infrastructure Grant to Alabama Airports

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $390,794 in Infrastructure Grants to the Brookings Airport in Oregon

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb sentenced William Lamar Blessett, 40, of North Highlands, to 20 years in prison for possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. The 20-year sentence includes 18 years for Blessett’s December 5, 2018, jury...


Lower Brule Woman Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Sept. 10, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: CONCORD - Anthony Cabrera, 27, of Lawrence, was sentenced to 60 months for distribution of fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


Girl’s Softball Coach Indicted for Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against Dennis Cotto-Alvarado for transporting a female minor with the intent to engage criminal sexual conduct, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. Cotto-Alvarado was the coach of girls’ softball team called “Las Maratonistas de Coamo.".


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CRUZ FERNANDEZ, also known as “Blood," 28, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl and heroin.


News Release: Charlestown, MA - The National Parks of Boston will welcome LÉ Samuel Beckett, one of four offshore patrol vessels in the Irish Naval Service Fleet, at Pier 1 of the Charlestown Navy Yard, from October 3rd through October 7, 2019. During the port visit the ship will be berthed alongside America’s “Ship...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - Peter Rene Sanchez Montalvo aka Carlos has been charged by federal criminal complaint with illegal distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death and serious bodily injury, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady, FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Jones and Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich announced today.


USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case Against Camelot Cattle Company LLC, d.b.a. 101 Livestock Auction

News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Aug. 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Camelot Cattle Company LLC, doing business as 101 Livestock Auction (101...