News published on Federal Newswire in February 2015

News from February 2015


Lakewood Man Indicted for Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: Cory A. Buckholz, 24, of Lakewood, was charged with distributing and possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming State Office has posted its proposed list of parcels for the quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at the Holiday Inn in Cheyenne, Wyo. Doors open at 7 a.m. with the auction beginning at 8 a.m.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced Tuesday that Bryant Donavan Taylor, 35, of Detroit, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting possession of heroin with the intent to distribute.


Jury Finds Rosebud Man Guilty of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm and Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Clyde Aquallo, age 40, of Rosebud, South Dakota, was convicted of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm and Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm, following a four-day jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on Jan. 30, 2015.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - David Enriquez, 27, of Las Cruces, N.M., pled guilty this morning in Las Cruces federal court to methamphetamine trafficking charges.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr., sentenced Rodney Russell, age 52, of Baltimore, today to nine years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute heroin.


News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Fernando Canales-Mendoza, age 52, a Mexican citizen living in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, was found guilty on two counts of Distribution of Methamphetamine, one count of Possession with Intent...


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Box Elder, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Feb. 2, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury returned indictments today alleging that two Wheeling area men, including a local high school teacher, were discovered in possession of child pornography, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


North Ridgeville Man Faces Child Pornography Charge

News Release: Sean M. Barnhill, 36, of North Ridgeville, was charged with distributing and possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: Las Vegas - Nevada Bureau of Land Management (BLM) State Director Amy Lueders announced today that she will extend the public comment period for the Las Vegas and Pahrump Field Offices Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The extended timeframe means that the comment period on the Draft RMP/EIS, which is currently set to close February 6, 2015, will now close on March 9, 2015.


News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, A.D. Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, DEA, Miami Field Division, Amos Rojas, Jr., U.S. Marshal, U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Hugo Barrera, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), John Burke and Troy Walker, ...


News Release: Within the National Park Service, there are 405 national parks, 23 national scenic and national historic trails, and 60 wild and scenic rivers that National Park Service is charged with preserving for their cultural and historic significance, scenic and environmental worth, and educational and recreational...


One Labor Union Officer And Three Labor Union Members Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Accepting Bribes In Exchange For Labor Union Memberships

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), Cheryl Garcia, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Regional Office of the United States...


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Whitney Reanne Kent, 26, of London, Kanawha County, West Virginia, pleaded guilty to possession of oxycodone with the intent to distribute.


Park Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Cape Sable Dams Restoration – Phase II Project Environmental Assessment

News Release: The National Park Service (NPS), in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), plans to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the evaluation of dams on four waterways -House Ditch, Slagle Ditch, Raulerson Canal, and East Side Creek -in the Cape Sable region of Everglades...


News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Yellowstone National Park. P.O. Box 168. Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190. February 4, 2015 15-007. Al Nash. (307) 344-2015. YELL_Public_Affairs@nps.gov. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE. Yellowstone Making Changes To Backcountry Permit Fees...


Owner of Hobbs Gun Shop Sentenced to Twelve Months for Federal Firearms Conviction

News Release: Carlos Jonathon Cruz and his Co-Defendants to Forfeit 165 Firearms, More than 25,000 Rounds of Ammunition and 6 Silencers.


Mission Man Sentenced For Assault Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on Feb. 2, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Garda Armored Car fails to train drivers on fire extinguisher use

News Release: ST. LOUIS - Garda Armored Car failed to train its employees to use portable fire extinguishers, despite being cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for the same violation in March 2013. Responding to a complaint, OSHA inspected the armored car company on Oct. 20, 2014, and found that the business had not trained employees as instructed.