News published on Federal Newswire in January 2020

News from January 2020


Ohio County man admits to drug distribution

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Hermon Clemons, Jr., of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to drug distribution, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Richmond Hill man charged in 'intricate scheme' to frame former acquaintance in health care investigation

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Richmond Hill man who claimed to be a whistleblower has been charged with falsely accusing a former acquaintance of patient privacy violations.


Billings man admits meth trafficking crimes

News Release: Thirty pounds of meth, $11,380 cash found in his vehicle.


U.S. Attorney Christina E. Nolan Recognizes Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

News Release: Every year, we observe Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (LEAD) on January 9. On this day, we celebrate and honor our brave men and women in uniform. Every day, our law enforcement officers put their lives on the line to keep us safe, to combat dangerous crime, and to help preserve the Green Mountain...


Two Brothers in Warrensburg, KC Plead Guilty to Illegal Firearms

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Warrensburg, Missouri, man and a Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing firearms that they sold to an undercover federal agent.


St. Francis Man Sentenced for Assault by Striking, Beating, or Wounding

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault by Striking, Beating, or Wounding was sentenced on January 6, 2020, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.


Three Dominican Nationals Indicted for Fentanyl Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - Three Dominican nationals living in Lawrence were indicted today by a federal grand jury in a four-count indictment.


New York Man Sentenced for Assault Aboard Cruise Ship

News Release: BOSTON - A New York man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for assaulting a woman aboard a cruise ship.


Harrisonburg man sentenced for distributing fatal mixture of heroin and fentanyl

News Release: HARRISONBURG, Va. - Richard Mansfield, a Harrisonburg man who was previously convicted of distributing a fatal mixture of heroin and fentanyl, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg to nine years in prison, United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A former Supervisory Correctional Officer at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Beaumont, Texas, was sentenced today in federal court for aiding and abetting the assault of an inmate.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia Beach man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for his role in a heroin trafficking conspiracy that crossed most of South Hampton Roads.


Ranking Member Sam Graves Commends Secretary Chao’s Leadership on Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines

News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) today commended U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao and the Administration’s announcement of new guidelines for American leadership in autonomous vehicle technologies...


News Release: Newport and Spokane Valley, Washington Residents Sentenced in Federal Court.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Niles O’Neil, age 28, of Plattsburgh, New York, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for possessing and intending to distribute crack cocaine.


Hunters Point Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Kidnapping And Assault

News Release: PHOENIX - Last week, DaNeil Francis Wilson, II, 33, of Hunters Point, Arizona, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to 252 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. During a jury trial in April 2019, Wilson pleaded guilty to five counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, two counts of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, two counts of Kidnapping, and one count of Assault by Strangling or Suffocating.


News Release: Tampa, FL - Akbar Akram, a resident of Holiday, Florida, pleaded guilty today to illegally trafficking live water monitor lizards from the Philippines.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Franklin, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to narcotics trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Nashua Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy in Nashua Area

News Release: CONCORD - Lawrence Fortenberry, 66, of Nashua, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court to participating in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Detroit, Michigan man was sentenced to federal prison for a drug crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Ted Anthony Graham, 32, was sentenced to six years in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin.


News Release: Philadelphia-Area Doctor Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Oxycodone.