News published on Federal Newswire in April 2021

News from April 2021


Four People Admit Roles in Bank Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Four individuals have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and related crimes, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.


Las Cruces man pleads guilty to cyberstalking and ramming gates at White Sands

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Anthony Clark Davila Garza, 39, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court on April 6 to cyberstalking and destruction of government property.


The United States and Nigeria: Strategic Partners

Release: “We look forward to rejuvenating our partnership based on our shared values of democracy, respect for human rights, and robust people-to-people relations.".


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 125 months in prison for nine robberies and two attempted robberies of businesses in Trenton, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


FBI Electronics Technician Charged With Child Pornography Crimes

News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - April 27, 2021 - An Antioch, Tennessee man employed by the FBI as an electronics technician was charged today with sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child pornography. Justin D. Carroll, 38, was arrested by FBI agents this morning when he arrived to work at the Nashville FBI office. He will appear before a U.S. Magistrate Judge later today.


News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Jonathan Leo Pope, 25, of Lewiston, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 46 months in federal prison for possession of stolen firearms, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also ordered Pope to serve three years of supervised release following his prison sentence and to pay $5,800 in restitution to the victims of his offense. Pope pleaded guilty to the charge on June 10, 2020.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- One resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a theft charge, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


Essex County Man Admits Drug Conspiracy and Distribution of Crack in Stephen Crane Village

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted distributing and conspiring with others to distribute more than 28 grams of cocaine base, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - As the EM Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) team moves closer to starting up the first of two melters inside the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility, plant contractor Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI) has launched a website that explains the WTP commissioning process, including critical activities such as the loss-of-power test and the melter heatup process.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - One resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


Salem Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Over Four Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills

News Release: BOSTON - A Salem man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with conspiring to distribute large amounts of fentanyl.


BLM plans controlled burn at Cosumnes River Preserve along Interstate 5

News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - Motorists should be aware that the Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office will be conducting a controlled burn of up to 45 acres at the Cosumnes River Preserve along U.S. Interstate 5 near the town of Galt in Sacramento County. The prescribed burn is scheduled to begin the week of May 3, but timing will depend on weather and air quality conditions.


News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has extended the REAL ID Act implementation deadline to May 3, 2023.


Northeast Philly Tax Preparer Charged With 29 Counts of Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Eric Amaefuna, 65, of King of Prussia, PA, was charged by Indictment with 29 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false income tax returns.


News Release: BOISE - Scott Koritansky, 54, of Meridian, pleaded guilty to income tax evasion, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today. Sentencing is set for July 27, 2021 before Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye at the federal courthouse in Boise.


News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On April 26, 2021 at approximately 11:00 a.m. MST, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a satellite phone report of a boating accident on the Colorado River near Kwagunt Rapid at river mile 56. A commercial river trip requested assistance with an overturned motorboat and reported boater injuries.


The United States and Nigeria: Strategic Partners

Release: “We look forward to rejuvenating our partnership based on our shared values of democracy, respect for human rights, and robust people-to-people relations.".


Chairman Neal Unveils Groundbreaking Proposal to Reshape the American Economy

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA-Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) unveiled a groundbreaking plan to reshape the American economy through universal paid family and medical leave, guaranteed access to child care, and permanently extending worker and family-related refundable tax credits...


Indiana Felon Charged with Violating Federal Drug and Gun Laws

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Edinburgh, Indiana, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on charges of violating federal firearms and narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


Islam Said Sentenced to 10 Years for Concealing  ‘10 Most Wanted’ Suspect from Arrest

News Release: An Irving man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for helping a capital murder suspect evade capture for more than a decade, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.