News published on Federal Newswire in May 2015

News from May 2015


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Two Michigan men who were part of a conspiracy that funneled large quantities of heroin from Detroit to Huntington between 2012 and 2014 were sentenced to federal prison today, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Robert Lamar Payne, 31, of Detroit, was sentenced to 87 months in...


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Abel Martin Carreon, 57, formerly of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to one count of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme involving surety bonds and government contracts, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


Man Sentenced for Marijuana Operation and Sparking the Nicolls Fire in Sequoia National Forest

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Edgardo Fournier, aka Edgardo Fournier-Nigaglioni, 46, of Perris, was sentenced today to six years and 10 months in prison for his involvement in a large‑scale marijuana cultivation operation on federal land in Kern County and for his role in starting the Nicolls Fire, according to U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner.


Subcommittee to Continue Examination of Takata Airbag Recall

News Release: The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, June 2, at 2:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “An Update on the Takata Airbag Ruptures and Recalls."


News Release: HOUSTON - A criminal complaint has been unsealed in the Southern District of Texas following the arrest of a Spring man on allegations he conspired to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a foreign terrorist organization. United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson made the announcement along with Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner of the FBI’s Houston Division.


News Release: MISSOULA - Dan Wallen, 34, of Bigfork, Montana was sentenced today to $15,000 in restitution, and three years of probation for shooting three grizzly bears at his residence near Bigfork, Montana. Wallen is also required to serve sixty days of his sentence in a pre-release center. United States Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch sentenced Wallen after finding him guilty following a bench trial in March 2015, of three counts of Unlawfully Taking a Threatened Species.


News Release: OMAHA -Larry Johnson, a 32-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), has been selected as the new Superintendent of Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Riverways). Johnson is the Superintendent of Jewel Cave National Monument in South Dakota, and since January, 2015, has been on a detail assignment to the Riverways as Acting Superintendent.He begins his new assignment in mid-June.


Hearing Notice: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, June 2, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Medicaid Program Integrity: Screening Out Errors, Fraud, and Abuse."


Visit President Eisenhower’s Home in Gettysburg this Summer for Special Programs

News Release: Visits by world leaders to the President's Gettysburg farm, the President's Secret Service protection, his WWI experiences in the Tank Corps, the D-Day invasion and more are the focus of National Park Service programs at Eisenhower National Historic Site this summer.


News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, June 2, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Medicaid Program Integrity: Screening Out Errors, Fraud, and Abuse."



Senior Member Of Al-Qaeda Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Kill U.S. Soldiers In Iraq And Afghanistan And Providing Material Support To Al-Qaeda

News Release: Defendant Tried To Lure American Soldiers To A Compound In Afghanistan That Was Rigged With Explosives; Also Facilitated The Entry Of An American Citizen Into Al-Qaeda.


News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, June 2, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Medicaid Program Integrity: Screening Out Errors, Fraud, and Abuse."


News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, June 2, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Medicaid Program Integrity: Screening Out Errors, Fraud, and Abuse."


News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, June 2, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Medicaid Program Integrity: Screening Out Errors, Fraud, and Abuse."


Hearing Notice: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, June 2, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Medicaid Program Integrity: Screening Out Errors, Fraud, and Abuse."


Baltimore Career Offender Exiled to Over 17 Years in Prison for Drug Distribution

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr., sentenced Damien Riley, age 34, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 210 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for three counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin and one count of possession with intent...


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr., sentenced Damien Riley, age 34, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 210 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for three counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin and one count of possession with intent ...


News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, June 2, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Medicaid Program Integrity: Screening Out Errors, Fraud, and Abuse."


Media Advisory:

News Release: Cedar Rapids, Iowa - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa will join the Waterloo Police Department, Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office, and the Black Hawk County Attorney’s Office in holding a joint press conference on May 27, 2015, announcing federal gun-related criminal charges against seven individuals. This joint law enforcement action is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, which has as its purpose reducing incidences of gun violence.