News published on Federal Newswire in July 2015

News from July 2015


Chairman Royce Comments as Billions in Cash Being Negotiated for Iran

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement as U.S. negotiators work toward a final Iran nuclear agreement which would provide Tehran with tens of billions in sanctions relief. Earlier this week, a senior U.S. official said...


News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Michael Ray Mangum, 43, of Kingsport, Tenn., was sentenced on July 2, 2015, by the Honorable R. Leon Jordan, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 120 months in federal prison for his role in an extensive a-(alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone) distribution conspiracy centered in and around the Sullivan County area. A-PVP is a synthetic drug which is commonly referred to on the street as “gravel" or “flakka."


Samuel L. Bradbury Found Guilty By Jury Trial

News Release: HAMMOND - United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Samuel L. Bradbury, 23, of Pine Village, Indiana, was found guilty, late July 2, 2015, after a weeklong jury trial, of maliciously conveying false information.


Kansas Man Sentenced for Simple Assault

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Kansas man charged with Simple Assault pled guilty to and was sentenced on June 25, 2015, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Howes, South Dakota, man convicted of Larceny was sentenced on June 24, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Engel: U.S. Must Act on ISIS Cultural Property Destruction

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today renewed his calls for Congressional action to crack down on ISIS’s trafficking of looted artifacts to finance its campaign of violence. ISIS terrorists continue to ransack heritage sites and...


News Release: Katmai National Park and explore.org are pleased to announce that the popular bearcams are back for 2015. Each summer, brown bears gather to feed on sockeye salmon in the Brooks River. Several webcams along or near the Brooks River stream live HD footage, which reveal the drama of bears fishing for salmon.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on June 22, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: NASA Public and Media day at Craters of the Moon, Wednesday, August 5, 2015.


Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to an Intimate Partner and Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to an Intimate Partner and Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding was sentenced on June 22, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a published opinion issued June 30, 2015, affirmed all 26 felony fraud convictions and the nine-year federal prison sentence of Randal Kent Hansen. Hansen, age 67, is originally from Doland, South Dakota, and most recently from Sioux Falls.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Wakpala, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on June 22, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mobridge, South Dakota, man charged with Excavation of Archaeological Resources pled guilty to and was sentenced on June 25, 2015, by U.S. Magistrate Judge William D. Gerdes.


Chairman Royce Comments on U.N. Human Rights Council’s Gaza Inquiry Resolution

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following the United Nations Human Rights Council’s passage of a resolution in the wake of the report issued by its Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict...


Two Additional Defendants Charged In Kidnapping Of Jewelry Store Employee

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Salahudin Shaheed, 34, Khayree Gay, 31, and Basil Buie, 23, all of Philadelphia, PA, were charged today by superseding indictment with conspiracy, kidnapping, and attempted Hobbs Act robbery, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The superseding indictment adds the conspiracy charge to the existing indictment that charged Gay with attempted Hobbs Act robbery and kidnapping, and adds defendants Shaheed and Buie.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - The owners of popular Ocean City, New Jersey, restaurant chain Manco & Manco Pizza today admitted evading taxes, structuring cash payments to avoid reporting requirements and lying to IRS special agents, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Furniture plant workers repeatedly exposed to safety and health hazards in Northern New Jersey

News Release: Employers' names: The investigation was conducted at Sterling Seating Inc.'s furniture manufacturing plant at 9 Porete Avenue in North Arlington, New Jersey. On Target Staffing LLC, a staffing company that provided laborers for Sterling is located at 258 Clifton Avenue in Newark, New Jersey.


News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -Park rangers are anticipating more than 100,000 visitors at Lake Mead National Recreation Area this 4th of July weekend. Here are the latest launch ramp conditions, safety tips and weekend events.


New LED Lighting System Will Illuminate Statue of Liberty July 7

News Release: New York, NY -The National Park Service announces that the Statue of Liberty will shine as never before beginning the evening of July 7. Anew lighting system will be activated at sunset, approximately 8:45 p.m.,thanks to a generous donation of equipment by Musco Lighting of Oskaloosa,Iowa. Musco Lighting...


News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a Report of Investigation issued this week by the IRS Inspector General...