News published on Federal Newswire in December 2020

News from December 2020


Drug User in Possession of a Firearm Sentenced to Federal Prison as Part of “Operation Crime Driver” in Tipton County

News Release: Memphis, TN - Isca Johnson, 24 of Covington, Tennessee has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for being an unlawful drug user in possession of a firearm. This case was developed as part of the first "Operation Crime Driver" in Tipton County. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.


Denali Opens All Portions of 1980 Park Additions to Snowmobiling for Traditional Activities

News Release: The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in all areas of the 1980 park additions.


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY2020: The Global Equality Fund. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0007451. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation:...


News Release: Defendant scammed elderly victims. BOSTON - A Lynn man was sentenced yesterday for his role in an online romance scam that robbed elder victims of more than $180,000. Fortune Aikorogie, a/k/a Imuetinyan Aikorogie, a/k/a Fortune Aikoriogie, a/k/a Imuetinyan Aikoriogie, 33, was sentenced by U.S. Senior...


Two Tampa Men Indicted For Ten Armed Robberies And A Shooting

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Jeffrey L. Davis (22, Tampa) and Tyee Spike II (18, Tampa) with participating in ten armed robberies that occurred in Tampa, Fishhawk, and Riverview between October 13 and Oct. 19, 2020. Davis...


Tonto National Monument Annual Christmas Bird Count

News Release: Roosevelt, AZ - Tonto National Monument invites the public to assist with the collection of bird species data for the National Audubon Society’s 121st Annual Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Pre-registration is not required. This drop-in event is free and open to the public. Two guided...


U.S. Marshals Looking for Fugitive with History of Shooting at Police $5,000 reward offered for info leading to arrest of man wanted for attempted murder

News Release: Omaha, NE - U.S. Marshals in Nebraska and Iowa are looking for a man wanted by the Council Bluffs Police Department on numerous charges and who has a history of shooting at police officers.


News Release: BOSTON - A Rhode Island man was sentenced today in connection with a conspiracy to launder funds derived from business email compromise (BEC) schemes, including one that targeted a Dorchester, Mass. real estate attorney.


Juneau Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Dillinger Jay Graham, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to 87 months in federal prison and four years of supervised release for a drug trafficking conspiracy.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul, Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement applauding Senate passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, which included elements of his Partnering and Leveraging Assistance to Stop Trash for Cleaner Seas (PLASTICS) Act. The PLASTICS Act aims to reduce marine debris and plastic waste in the ocean.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - U.S. Attorney Bill Powell expressed sorrow and offers his heartfelt sympathy to family and friends of Officer Cassie Johnson, as well as the Charleston Police Department.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Holsey Wedlow, 68, of Sodus, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to possessing with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine and being a felon-in-possession of firearms. The charges carry a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 50 years, and a $5,250,000 fine.


News Release: Southern Ute Indian Tribe hires full time drug investigator who played a key role in both investigations.


News Release: RENO, Nev. - Over 50 wildland firefighting positions with the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada are open now through February, with some positions closing as early as December 7. Previous firefighting experience is not a requirement for entry level positions. Additional positions will be advertised...


Robeson County Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Robeson County man was sentenced today to 195 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute 5 Kilograms or More of Cocaine and 280 Grams or More of Cocaine Base (Crack) and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.


News Release: MCALLEN, Texas - A Florida man was convicted Friday of aiding and abetting the export of defense articles from the United States.


News Release: DAYTON - A federal judge has convicted A. Philip Thomas Christian Daugherty, 25, of Dayton, with using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Daugherty previously pleaded guilty to two other crimes - carjacking and conspiring to commit carjacking - but contested the firearm charge.


Gary Man Sentenced To 144 Months Imprisonment

News Release: For Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. HAMMOND-Victor Wiggins, 38, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by Judge Philip P. Simon to 144 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to one count of Conspiracy to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. According...


News Release: CEDAR CITY, Utah- Purchasing a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) holiday tree permit for any Utah field office just became easier with a new online system at.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal appeals court today upheld the conviction of George Gilmore, a former partner in an Ocean County, New Jersey, law firm, on charges of failing to pay over payroll taxes to the IRS and making false statements in a loan application, Attorney for the United States Rachael A. Honig announced.