News published on Federal Newswire in April 2016

News from April 2016


The US Energy Department published a four page proposed rule on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


HSI Los Angeles completes inaugural Citizens Academy

News Release: On Saturday, March 12, a group of 12 community leaders graduated from the inaugural session of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Los Angeles-sponsored Citizens Academy.


News Release: HEADQUARTERS, TUPELO, MS: "During March 2016, the Natchez Trace Parkway experienced an increase in the number of recreational visits over the 2015 figures," stated Superintendent Mary Risser. "This year, 491,630 visitors used the Parkway during March 2016 compared to 484,650 who were counted in 2015.".


Mission Man Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Marijuana and Possession of Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


Acoma Pueblo Man Pleads Guilty to Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender Charge

News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.


Local Pizza Restaurant Owner Charged on Federal Child Exploitation Charges

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Loren Copp was charged in a criminal complaint alleging that he produced child pornography. He will appear for his initial appearance in federal court on Friday, April 8, 2016.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced that the agency will propose amending the organic livestock and poultry production requirements, in order to ensure consistent application of the USDA organic regulations for organic livestock...


Racketeering Conspiracy Charged In Payday Lending Case

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Charles M. Hallinan, 75, of Villanova, PA, and Wheeler K. Neff, 67, of Wilmington, DE, were charged by indictment, unsealed today, with two counts of conspiracy to violate the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO") relating to “payday lending" businesses, announced...


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter raising serious new questions about whether Michigan Governor Rick Snyder testified accurately before the Committee on March 17 when he claimed under oath that he...


Owner of Virginia Beach Tourist Attractions Sentenced for Tax Evasion

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - David A. Parker, 49, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for evading income tax assessment and payment. Parker was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,070,358.26 and a fine of $50,000.


News Release: A three-count indictment was filed charging a Maple Heights man with distributing heroin, said Acting U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon.


Former Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Narcotics from Hospital

News Release: BOSTON - A former nurse at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, Mass. was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Springfield for stealing pain medication from the hospital’s automated drug dispensing machine.


Terry Resident Charged with Bankruptcy Fraud

News Release: Jackson, Miss - Kenneth Bowman, Jr., 62, of Terry, Mississippi, has been charged in a federal indictment with three counts of bankruptcy fraud, announced U. S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis, Acting U. S. Trustee Henry G. Hobbs, Jr. of Region 5, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Donald Alway.


Stevensville Man Convicted of Manufacturing and Dealing Firearms Without a License

News Release: MISSOULA - Following a three day federal trial, a Montana jury found Kyle Robert Wick, 31, of Stevensville, guilty of manufacturing and dealing in firearms without a license. The charges stemmed from Wick’s advertisement and sale of “Uzi parts kits" on a gun sale website. Sentencing has been set for July 22, 2016.


News Release: As part of ongoing efforts to combat the spread of invasive and noxious weeds that threaten the health and productivity of millions of acres of public lands, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Final PEIS) that examines the use of...


Maryland Men Indicted for Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Goods

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury indicted William Albert Engel, Jr., age 40, of Baltimore and Brian Nelson Halsey, age 42, of Westminster, Maryland, formerly of Dundalk, Maryland, on charges arising from a scheme to steal property from shopping mall kiosks and sell the stolen property online. The indictment was returned on March 29, 2016 and unsealed today upon the arrest of Halsey.


Convicted Sex Offender from Albuquerque Sentenced to Ten Years for Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: Defendant Prosecuted Under Project Safe Childhood and Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.