News published on Federal Newswire in April 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., delivered the following statement on the Senate floor today calling on the administration to stand up to China’s market-distorting trade policies and support a new case by the United Steelworkers to defend U.S. aluminum producers...

Two Massachusetts Men Plead Guilty To Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Israel Garcia, 56, of Lawrence, Massachusetts and Maximo Brito-Tejeda, 36, a citizen of the Dominican Republic most recently residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to five counts of distribution of the Schedule II controlled substance fentanyl and one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice.

Opportunity Available for Local Teachers at American Memorial Park

News Release: Opportunity Available for Local Teachers at American Memorial Park.

United States Attorneys Available To Receive Election Complaints

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Robert L. Capers, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today that special telephone numbers have been set up to receive complaints of possible violations of federal election laws relating to the upcoming primary elections in New York City and other counties in their districts.

NIST Releases 2015 Department of Commerce Technology Transfer Report

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the Department of Commerce's (DOC) 2015 Technology Transfer Report. The annual report provides comprehensive statistics on the technology transfer activities of the three Department of Commerce (DOC) laboratories: NIST, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

Bakersfield Man Sentenced for Striking Sheriff’s Helicopter with Laser

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -Pablo Cesar Sahagun, 26, a citizen of Mexico and resident of Bakersfield, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for aiming the beam of a laser pointer at a Kern County Sheriff’s helicopter, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

22 Named in Federal Cases Alleging Theft of Social Security Benefits

News Release: LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities have charged a total of 22 defendants with defrauding the Social Security Administration by illegally receiving cash benefits and causing a cumulative loss of $2.6 million. Most of the defendants are charged with taking Social Security benefits for relatives after the family members had died and failing to alert the agency that the actual beneficiary had passed away.

Celebrate National Park Week at the Parkway Information Cabin in Ridgeland

News Release: RIDGELAND, MS: April 16 to 24, 2016 is National Park Week. In celebration of this event and the National Park Service Centennial, the Natchez Trace Parkway will host a Centennial Celebration at the Parkway Information Cabin onApril 23from10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Enjoy live music by Trace Traditions from11:00 am to 1:00 pm, see a Dutch oven cooking demonstration, and make a fun craft to take home.

Former High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child Porn

News Release: Project Safe Childhood. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former teacher at St. Elizabeth High School in St. Elizabeth, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court today distributing child pornography. Stephen Gregory Strobel...

Acting U.S. Attorney Announces Management Team

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Benjamin C. Glassman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, today announced the following appointments to his executive and supervisory staff. The appointments were effective last week.

Federal officials close review into the death of Wayne Jones

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against Martinsburg, West Virginia, Police Department (MPD) Officers in connection with the 2013 shooting death of Wayne Jones.

Fargo Man Sentenced for Gate City Bank Robbery

News Release: FARGO -U. S. Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on April 18, 2016, Jeremy Craig Fahleen, 35, Fargo, ND, was sentenced before U. S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to serve 5 years and 3 months for bank robbery. Judge Erickson also ordered that Fahleen pay restitution in the amount of $3,808, as well as pay a $100 special assessment to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

Celebrate Heritage Day at New Melones Lake on Saturday, April 30, 2016

News Release: SONORA, Calif. - Please bring the family and join the Bureau of Reclamation at the New Melones Lake Visitor Center on Saturday, April 30, for the lake’s second annual. Heritage Day. This special day will be a celebration of the Native American Me-Wuk peoples of Tuolumne and Calaveras counties and their...

Winnfield resident sentenced to 70 months in prison for failure to register as a sex offender

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Winnfield resident was sentenced last week to 70 months in prison for failing to register as a sex offender after moving to Louisiana from Michigan.

Grijalva, Hastings Lead Letter with 34 Democrats Urging NPS to Focus on Diversity and Inclusion

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Fla.) sent a letter today urging the National Park Service (NPS) to focus on diversity and inclusion as they prepare for NPS’s 100th anniversary celebration. The letter...

Hagerstown Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Cory Allen Kline, age 32, of Hagerstown, Maryland today to eight years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute heroin.

Southside York Gang Member Enters Guilty Plea To Racketeering Conspiracy

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced today that a member of the “Southside" located in York, Pennsylvania pled guilty to racketeering conspiracy.

Levin: On Tax Day, Republicans Fail to Make Tax Code Fairer for All Americans

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today issued the following statement to mark Tax Day - the filing deadline for IRS tax returns...

Bank Robber Sentenced In Federal Court

News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Brent H. Cox, 58, of Semmes, was sentenced today in federal court for robbing the Iberia Bank on the west I-65 Service Road in Mobile in August of 2015. Cox pled guilty to the bank robbery charge in December of 2015.

Celebrate new BLM trails near Norwood