News published on Federal Newswire in September 2015

Former Minnesota Real Estate Developer Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison And $1.5 Million Special Assessment For Tax Evasion, Mail And Wire Fraud

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the sentencing of BARTOLOMEA JOSEPH MONTANARI, 57, formerly of Bayport, Minn., to 78 months of imprisonment for tax evasion and fraud.

Cincinnati Area Residents Charged in Puerto Rican ID Theft Ring

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal grand jury has charged nine individuals in an indictment related to the trafficking of real, Puerto Rican identities in the Cincinnati area. Defendants were arrested in Cincinnati and in Puerto Rico today.

Sixth Member Of Colombian Cocaine Exportation Conspiracy Sentenced

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Julian Manuel Moreno Martinez, 31, of Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia, was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for his role in a cocaine manufacturing and distribution conspiracy centered in Colombia.

Reclamation Awards $11.8 Million Contract to Build Latest Portion of Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project

By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: Bloomfield, N.M. - Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Estevan López today announced that Reclamation has awarded a $11.8 million construction contract to Meridian Contracting, Inc. for work to be done on Reach 22A, a portion of the massive, historic Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project in New Mexico.

Florida Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Interstate Travel in Aid of an Unlawful Activity

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Inocensio Villarreal, 40, of Lantana, Florida, was sentenced today by Chief U. S. District Judge Louis Guirola to 30 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for interstate travel in aid of an unlawful activity, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis. Villarreal was also ordered to pay a $4,000.00 fine.

OPBAT Assists In $2.5 Million Drug Bust In The Bahamas

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A joint task force from Operation Bahamas, Turks and (OPBAT) seized 2,842 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated wholesale value of over $2.5 million during three separate law enforcement operations in the Bahamas this past weekend.

Engel Remarks on Implications of the Iran Nuclear Agreement

By State Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following statement at the Committee hearing addressing the implications of the nuclear agreement with Iran. This hearing is part of the 60-day review period allowing Members of Congress to assess the deal and its implications for U.S. national security and American interests abroad...

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Welcomes 4th Grade Students Through Every Kid In a Park Initiative

By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: San Francisco, CA - San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park invites all 4th grade students to visit the park as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. Starting Sept. 1, 4th grade students can now go to www.everykidinapark.gov to complete an activity and obtain a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.

Op-Ed: Police Officers Protect And Serve Our Communities

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: Residents of the United States of America enjoy a security system like no other country in the world. This system is based upon being able to call the police whenever we need them. Help or protection is never too far away. We know that they will come, regardless of the circumstances or potential danger involved.

An Evening at the Cape Lookout Lighthouse

By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC -Superintendent Pat Kenney is pleased to announce that the next Evening at the Cape Lookout Lighthouse programs will take place on Thursday, Sept. 24, Friday, Sept. 25, and Saturday, September 26. This is an excellent time to come experience a different side of your favorite...

Petrified Forest Artist-in-Residence Offers Painting Demonstration September 15 at NPC Painted Desert Campus in Holbrook

By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: PETRIFIED FOREST, AZ (September 9, 2015)-Painter Larry Hughes, current Artist-in-Residence at Petrified Forest National Park, will host a demonstration of his work at the Northland Pioneer College Painted Desert Campus in Holbrook on Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 5 to 6PM. The presentation takes place in the Tiponi Community Center, Room 209. It is free and open to the public.

National Park Service Seeks Input on Fire Island Wilderness Breach Plan

By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: Patchogue, New York -On Tuesday, September 8 Fire Island National Seashore Superintendent Chris Soller announced the National Park Service (NPS) is preparing a Breach Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (Plan/EIS) for the breach that opened in the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness Area during Hurricane Sandy. Public comments will be accepted through October 8, 2015 on the NPS Planning Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) website and by mail.

Defendants Arrested with Guns in Baltimore City Face Federal Charges in 14 Separate Cases

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Fourteen defendants arrested with illegal guns in Baltimore this summer will now face federal charges as a result of an alliance between local and federal officials. The defendants were transferred from state custody to federal court. All are charged with being a felon in possession of a gun and face a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.

Nitro woman pleads guilty to defrauding social security

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Linda Alford of Nitro West Virginia, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Charleston admitting she had defrauded the Social Security Administration, announced United States Attorney Booth Goodwin. Alford, 65, faces ten years in prison, a fine of $250,000 and three years of supervised release when she is sentenced on Dec. 21, 2015. As part of her plea, Alford agreed to pay more than $130,000 in restitution.

Bergen County, New Jersey, Man Admits He Conspired To Provide Material Support To ISIL

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he conspired to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, and Special Agent in Charge Richard M. Frankel of the FBI’s Newark Division announced.

USDA Allocates Additional GSM-102 Funds for FY 2015

By USDA Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) today allocated additional fiscal year 2015 funds for the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102).

Long Island Businessman Harendra Singh Indicted For Bribery, Fraud, And Obstruction

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015

News Release: Singh Allegedly Paid Bribes and Kickbacks to an Employee of the Town of Oyster Bay in Connection with the Town’s Guarantees of $20 Million in Loans to Singh.