News published on Federal Newswire in March 2015

News from March 2015


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Thursday, March 12, 2015. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KENYA MALCOLM, 36, of Surprise, Ariz., pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to operating...


North Little Rock Drug Ring Dismantled

News Release: LITTLE ROCK - Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas and David Downing, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Agency, announced the unsealing of a 77-count superseding indictment charging multiple defendants in central Arkansas with numerous...


Virgin Island’s History Featured at Christiansted

News Release: CHRISTIANSTED -The Eastern National bookstore, a cooperating association with the National Park Service, will sponsor this month's Virgin Island's history lecture in the Steeple Building of the Christiansted National Historic Site. Ms. Monica Auradou will host a program that brings three local authors...


10th Street Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Rico Conspiracy Involving A Murder; Five Others Also Plead Guilty To Rico Conspiracy

News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that 10th Street Gang member David Deynes, 33, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) conspiracy, was sentenced to 84 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As part of the Department of Justice’s ongoing commitment to strengthening the relationship between law enforcement and the communities they serve and protect, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Stockton, California has been selected as one of only six cities to serve as a pilot site for the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice.


News Release: The March/April 2015 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on weather forces, sources, and resources. Articles review some basic causes of weather activity, how certain conditions can affect pilot safety, and the tools you can use to aid your weather decision-making process.


News Release: An indictment was unsealed today charging a Toledo man with crimes related to child pornography, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Exide Technologies Admits Role In Major Hazardous Waste Case And Agrees To Permanently Close Battery Recycling Facility In Vernon

News Release: Facility that has Polluted East L.A. for over 90 Years will be Cleaned Up Pursuant to Agreement Designed to Allow Exide to Emerge from Bankruptcy.


Joint Law Enforcement Task Force Announces Arrests And Continuing Efforts To Capture Child Predators

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Federal, state and local law enforcement joined arms today to announce the results of a six-month arrest surge of child predators in southern Nevada, and to discuss their ongoing efforts to identify and prosecute persons who are committing sex crimes against children in Nevada, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.


News Release: VAN BUREN, MO: Mary Ficker and Teresa McKinney, Park Rangers at Ozark National Scenic Riverways, retired on February 28 after long careers with the National Park Service (NPS).


Sen. Carper Statement on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a statement following the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence approval of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA). In February, Sen. Carper introduced the Cyber...


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Kevin Justin Esquivel, 24, of Corpus Christi, has pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.


Ten Members and Associates of Decavalcante Organized Crime Family Arrested

News Release: Charged With Murder Plot, Cocaine Distribution and Prostitution Business.


Crews complete new campsites at North Fruita Desert

News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- The Bureau of Land Management today announces the completion of new campsites in the North Fruita Desert.


Army Contracting Official Pleads Guilty in Pentagon Bribery Scheme

News Release: Manassas man, a retired Army Sergeant Major, was working as a civilian contracting official for the Army at the Pentagon.


News Release: Dear Ambassador Lenhardt: We write to urge you to use existing Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) funding to support organizations in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador that protect the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals. In Fiscal Year 2015,...


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A former Mexican political appointee from the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been indicted for conspiring to launder monetary instruments, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.


Natural Resources Committee Leaders Urge U.S. Forest Service to Permanently Withdraw Controversial Groundwater Directive

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 12, 2015 - House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) sent a letter today to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, urging the agency to withdraw its Proposed Directive on Groundwater Resource Management. The letter was also signed by Committee Vice-Chairman...


News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph W. Shepherd and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that, after a two-day trial, a federal jury found a Guatemalan guilty of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute more than $1.5 million worth of cocaine and $75,000 worth of methamphetamine.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Robert Wendell Landis, 30, of Morgantown, PA, was charged today by indictment with possession, receipt and production of child pornography and online enticement, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.