News published on Federal Newswire in February 2015

News from February 2015


Two Martinsburg women charged with fraud

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging two Martinsburg, West Virginia women with fraud, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


News Release: COEUR D'ALENE B Camille Ellen Desautel, 45, and Twilla Marie St. Pierre, 37, both of Worley, Idaho, pleaded guilty today to theft from the Benewah Market, a Coeur d'Alene tribal organization, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Desautel and St. Pierre were indicted by a federal grand jury in Coeur d'Alene on Oct. 21, 2014.


Paul Ryan Op-Ed: We’re Offering an Agenda to Empower America

News Release: Paul Ryan Op-Ed: We’re Offering an Agenda to Empower America.


News Release: DEFENDANT WAS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER DUE TO A PREVIOUS CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CONVICTION.


Hackett Man Sentenced To 75 Months In Prison For Child Pornography Offense

News Release: Fort Smith - Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Raymond Freitas, age 42, of Hackett, was sentenced today to 75 months in prison followed by seven years of supervised release for Receipt of Child Pornography. The sentencing took place before the Honorable P. K. Holmes, III in the United States District Court in Fort Smith.


Jamaican Charged With Illegally Re-entering U.S.

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A citizen of Jamaica has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of re-entry of an illegal alien, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Flip Out! Noncommittal Material Could Make For Hypersensitive Magnetic Direction Detector

News Release: While the mysterious, unseen forces magnets project are now (mostly) well-understood, they can still occasionally surprise us. For instance, thin films of cobalt have been observed to spontaneously switch their poles-something that typically doesn't happen in the absence of an external magnetic field. Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland (UMD) have measured this phenomenon on the largest scale yet.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that 14 defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than $4 million worth of methamphetamine and heroin in the St. Joseph, Mo., area and elsewhere.


News Release: BOSTON - A Manchester man was sentenced today for stealing more than $160,000 in government benefits to which he was not entitled.


Logan County man sentenced for role in Arch Coal kickback scheme

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Stephen B. Herndon, 37, of Holden, Logan County, West Virginia, was sentenced by United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston to five years of federal probation for his role in a multi-million dollar scheme orchestrated at Arch Coal’s Mountain Laurel Mining Complex in Sharples, West Virginia.


Chairman Ryan to Deliver Address on America’s Trade Agenda

News Release: WASHINGTON - In his first major policy address since assuming the top spot at the House Ways and Means Committee, Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) will speak at the Washington International Trade Association (WITA) about the committee’s trade policy agenda for the 114th Congress. In his remarks, he will make...


Obed Coffee and Climb with a Ranger Programs on Saturday,

News Release: The Obed Wild and Scenic River announces two programs on Saturday, February 7. First, the public is encouraged to bring any questions and join National Park Service rangers for a free cup of coffee at Lilly Bridge from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (ET). Then, beginning at Lilly Bridge at 11 a.m. (ET), NPS rangers will be leading another Climb with a Ranger program.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 71 months in prison for robbing a TD Bank in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Flink Co. exposes workers to hexavalent chromium while cutting stainless steel

News Release: Employer name: Flink Co., 502 N. Vermillion St., Streator, Illinois


NPS SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED LAKE MEAD NRA FOUNDATION DOCUMENT

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -The National Park Service is in the process of preparing a foundation document for planning and management of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Tomorrow at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to examine the Obama Administration’s recent policy shift on Cuba. The hearing is entitled “Cuba: Assessing the Administration’s Sudden Shift.".


News Release: Efforts are underway at Big Bend National Park and more than 400 sites across the country as the nation prepares to celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service (NPS) next year.


Fort Smith Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For Distribution Of Methamphetamine

News Release: FORT SMITH, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Downing and Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Randal Jernigan, age 31, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, was sentenced today on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today alleging that Uniontown, Pennsylvania teacher Daniel S. McGarvey, 44, traveled to West Virginia with the intent to engage in sexual conduct with a minor, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.