News published on Federal Newswire in September 2015

News from September 2015


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Marcus Anthony Maluhia Araiza Jr., 18, of Rancho Cucamonga, charging him with aggravated sexual abuse of a child and abusive sexual contact with a child under 12 years of age, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that DARION TINSON, age 33, of New Orleans, was charged today in a four count Indictment for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and the Federal Gun Control Act.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Brent Lee Newbold, 58, of Granite Bay, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and agreed to submit to a restitution order of at least $2.9 million, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


News Release: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore invites you to their annual Au Sable Day, Saturday, September 19. This special event includes free shuttle service to the lighthouse from the lower Hurricane River Campground day use parking areas and tours of the light station and fog signal building.


News Release: Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) is joined by local advocates in Buffalo, New York, to discuss the impact H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, will have on their lives. Kale Shiesley, a 14 year-old battling SMA said it best about #Cures2015, “ I don’t know much about politics, I just know I want to walk."


News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, September 9, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees." Subcommittee members will discuss H.R. 1624, legislation...


News Release: Buffalo, N.Y.‐‐U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that James M. Meyers, 29, of Lackawanna, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 30 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


News Release: Savannah, Ga. - Former ATF Task Force Officer Daryle McCormick has been arraigned on a charge that he fraudulently claimed to have worked approximately 800 hours of overtime resulting in more than $19,500 in additional wages.


Top House Dems Call on Chairmen to Suspend “One-Sided” Investigations of Planned Parenthood— Or Fully Investigate Numerous Allegations of Illegal Activity by David Daleiden and His Group

News Release: Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. John J. Conyers, Jr., Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, sent a letter calling on their Chairmen to suspend their “one-sided" investigations of Planned Parenthood, or to also fully ...


Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Bogus Loan Scheme

News Release: BOSTON - A Florida woman pleaded guilty today in connection with an advance fee scheme involving approximately 100 victims throughout the United States, including many in Massachusetts.


Men Plead Guilty to Federal Child Pornography Offenses

News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - In unrelated cases, two defendants appeared in federal court this afternoon and pleaded guilty to federal child pornography offenses, announced John Parker, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: In San Antonio today, federal and state authorities arrested 47-year-old Linda A. Perez for her alleged role in a an illegal driver’s license scheme announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steven C. McCraw and Acting Special Agent in Charge Aristides “Harry" Jimenez, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) San Antonio.


News Release: WASHINGTON - “SEVIS by the Numbers," a quarterly report on international students studying in the United States, was released Thursday, Sept. 3 by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The report...


Devils Tower National Monument Welcomes 4th Grade Students Through Every Kid In a Park Initiative

News Release: New National Program Encourages Families and Classes to Visit National Parks.


Eric Michael Johnson Sentenced To 240 Months In Prison On Federal Child Pornography And Travel Charges

News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Sept. 3, 2015, Eric Michael Johnson, 29, of Jamesville, Wis., was sentenced in the by the Honorable Pamela R. Reeves, U.S. District Judge, to serve 240 months in prison for using a minor to produce child pornography and traveling interstate for the purpose of having illicit sex...


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CASEY KERSHAW, 27, of Danbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in Danbury-area violent home invasion robberies of illegal drugs and drug trafficking proceeds.


Every Kid in a Park Program Begins at Richmond National Battlefield Park and Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site

News Release: Richmond, Va.-Richmond National Battlefield Park and Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site invite all 4th grade students to visit both parks as part of the White House's new Every Kid in a Park program. Launched on Sept. 1, 4th grade students can now go to www.everykidinapark.gov to complete an activity and obtain a voucher for a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.


Missing Hiker in Yosemite National Park Found After Two-day Search

News Release: Yosemite National Park rangers found the body of James Michael Millett, Jr. on Sept. 1, 2015, two days after discovering a car that had been left at a popular trailhead parking lot for an extended period of time.


E&C Through the Lens – Back Home Edition

News Release: Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) is joined by local advocates in Buffalo, New York, to discuss the impact H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, will have on their lives. Kale Shiesley, a 14 year-old battling SMA said it best about #Cures2015, “ I don’t know much about politics, I just know I want to walk."


News Release: Arizona Man and U.S. Citizen Residing in Germany Convicted of Sexual Assault.