News published on Federal Newswire in August 2021

News from August 2021


News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A federal grand jury today returned an indictment charging Brandon M. Knoff, 32, of the 2002 block of Willow Rd., in Urbana, Illinois, with transportation and possession of child pornography.


Marshall County woman sentenced for drug charge

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Dannielle L. Young, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to three years of probation for a methamphetamine charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.


News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - Eric Laneil Beale of Murfreesboro was sentenced today to 92 months in prison for interference with commerce by robbery and brandishing a firearm in connection with that crime. Beale pled guilty to the charges on March 9, 2021.


Federal Grand Jury Indicts San Antonio Man on Sexual Exploitation Charges

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A federal grand jury today returned an indictment charging Corbett Eugene Hayes, 40, of San Antonio, Texas, with sexual exploitation of a minor.


News Release: Jury Convicts Registered Sex Offender for Using Facebook to Conspire to Produce Child Pornography.


Chico Resident Sentenced to over 2 Years in Prison for Filing a False Claim for FEMA Assistance in Connection with the Paradise Camp Fire

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Evan Palmer, 32, of Chico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to two years and three months in prison and ordered to pay $26,490 in restitution for defrauding FEMA by filing a false claim for benefits offered to certain survivors of the November 2018 Camp Fire, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


DUF6 Conversion Project Reaches 1-Million-Hour Safety Milestone

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Employees of Mid-America Conversion Services (MCS), the maintenance and operations contractor for EM ’s Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Project, recently surpassed 1 million working hours without a recordable injury or lost-time accident.


News Release: TULSA, Okla. - A man who kidnapped and assaulted his ex-wife in April 2017 was sentenced today in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Judge sentences St. Louis man for his participation in store robberies

News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Court Judge Ronnie L.White sentenced Kirk Torrence, a/k/a “Blue," of St. Louis, Missouri, to a 10-year term of imprisonment on today’s date. Torrence pleaded guilty in September 2019 to gun and robbery-related charges.


U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Fugitive Wanted for Scranton Shootings

News Release: Scranton, PA - Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Jonathan Rohan Diaz, an 18-year-old Scranton man.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on Aug. 13, 2021, Lisa Hofschulz, a licensed nurse practitioner, and Robert Hofschulz, both owners and operators of Clinical Pain Consultants (“CPC"), were convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and unlawful distribution of controlled substances. Lisa Hofschulz also was convicted of unlawful distribution of controlled substances resulting in death.


Shelby County Couple Pleads Guilty to Selling Stolen Baby Formula Online

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A husband and wife pleaded guilty today for selling more than $300,000 in stolen items online, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis.


Madison Man Charged With Gun Crimes

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A Madison, Wisconsin man is charged with gun crimes in an indictment returned on Aug. 11, 2021 by a federal grand jury sitting in Madison. The charges are announced by Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A 26-year-old Columbus man was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 30 years in prison for participating in a local gang’s racketeering conspiracy.


News Release: Oxford, Miss. - A Killeen, Texas man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in stealing firearms from a pawnshop in Clarksdale, Mississippi.


Ninth Defendant Pleads Guilty in TRICARE Scheme

News Release: Final Co-Defendant Awaits Trial in December.


Hartford Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin and Fentanyl

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALEX SABO-SANTIAGO, also known as “Boricua," 42, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin and fentanyl.


WIPP Marks Milestone in Ventilation System Project Six Weeks Ahead of Schedule

News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - Workers at EM ’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently reached a key milestone six weeks early by completing the foundation for a building critical to the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS), which will be the largest containment fan system among DOE facilities when finished.


Patrick Suddath Selected as Superintendent of Bandelier National Monument

News Release: DENVER - National Park Service Regional Director Mike Reynolds announced the selection of Patrick Suddath as Superintendent of Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico. Suddath has most recently served as the deputy superintendent of Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. He will assume...


158th Anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: From Saturday, September 18 to Monday, Sept. 20, visitors are invited to join Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park staff and volunteers as we commemorate the 158th Anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga through a series of tours (including a bicycle tour), hikes...