News published on Federal Newswire in January 2020

News from January 2020


Owner of Tax Return Preparation Business Sentenced to Prison

News Release: Owner of Tax Return Preparation Business Sentenced to Prison.


Box Elder woman admits stabbing man

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Box Elder woman today admitted she stabbed a man in the hand and chest with a butterfly knife on the Rocky Boy’s Reservation last year, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - An Olathe, Kansas, man who was on parole after spending 38 years in prison for murdering two people in a bar robbery, one of whom was an off-duty police officer, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking in federal court today. The Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division investigated the case.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Prince William County man pleaded guilty yesterday to possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony.


Pair Indicted for Violent Convenience Store Robberies Plead Guilty to Crimes

News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - Two defendants indicted for a string of convenience store robberies in Albany, shooting and injuring two clerks, have pleaded guilty for their crimes, announced Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Anthony Parks, 29, and Javarius Mallory, 27, both...


Three Members of Trip-and-Fall Scheme Sentenced to Prison for a $31.7 Million Scheme to Defraud New York City-Area Businesses and Their Insurance Companies

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that BRYAN DUNCAN, ROBERT LOCUST, and RYAN RAINFORD were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein to prison in connection with their participation in a multimillion-dollar trip-and-fall fraud scheme. DUNCAN was sentenced to 80 months in prison; RAINFORD was sentenced to 68 months in prison; and LOCUST was sentenced to 60 months in prison.


ICE HSI, law enforcement partners, dismantle interstate marijuana trafficking conspiracy

News Release: PORTLAND - Jody Tremayne Wafer, 30, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for organizing and leading a conspiracy to traffic marijuana grown in Portland to Texas.


Dubuque Felon and Drug User Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Gun

News Release: A man who illegally possessed a firearm was sentenced January 6, 2020, to two years in federal prison.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-GA) released the following statement, calling for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide refund guidance to tax-exempt organizations that paid a 21...


Medical Doctor Arrested on Charges of Illegal Distribution of Adderall

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Fairfax medical doctor was arrested today on charges of illegally diverting Adderall.


News Release: Man Suspected in 2018 Double Murder & Related Violent Crimes Arrested in Mexico, Extradited to Los Angeles County.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Four Cuban men from Florida have pleaded guilty to charges that included conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.


Former Chief Lending Officer of New Jersey Bank Admits Making False Statements to United States in an Effort to Secure Federal Guarantees on Loans

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Pennsylvania man today admitted improperly securing a federal guarantee on a loan by making false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA) about the creditworthiness of those loans while serving as the chief lending officer of a New Jersey bank, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: TUCSON, Arizona - Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes was sentenced in federal court today to life in prison for his role in the murder of 40-year-old U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry on Dec. 14, 2010.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Prince William County man pleaded guilty yesterday to possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony.


Chippewa County Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Producing Images Of Child Sexual Abuse

News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of MATTHEW ERIC DOLVEN, 31, to 360 months in prison for producing and distributing images and videos depicting his sexual abuse of a minor.DOLVEN, who pleaded guilty to a two-count felony information on Feb. 26, 2019, was sentenced today before Judge Susan R. Nelson in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota.


News Release: VICTORIA, Texas - A ranking member of the Texas Chicano Brotherhood (TxCB) has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to possess and distribution of more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


D.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charge in ATF Firearms and Narcotics Investigation

News Release: Crack, Drug Paraphernalia, and a Firearm Were Seized.


Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking While on Parole for Murder Convictions

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - An Olathe, Kansas, man who was on parole after spending 38 years in prison for murdering two people in a bar robbery, one of whom was an off-duty police officer, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking in federal court today.


Former official to serve prison time for child porn convictions

News Release: HOUSTON - A 65-year-old resident of Seabrook has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of receipt and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.