News published on Federal Newswire in April 2016

News from April 2016


Rock Hill Man Charged with Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: Contact Person: Beth Drake (803) 929-3000.


OSHA fines Little Rock contractor $41K for endangering brick workers on scaffolds at Hot Springs worksite

News Release: Employer name: ABC Equipment Inc., doing business as C. B. Masonry Inc.


OSHA cites residential contractor for exposing workers to dangerous falls, other hazards; proposes $140K in fines

News Release: Employer name: Jasper Contractors Inc. Inspection site: 3524 Waverly Dock Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32223. Citations issued: Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration observed employees performing roofing activities without fall protection at a residence...



News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Tricia N. Bryan, age 30, of Gwynn Oak, Maryland, today to 30 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for wire and bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Judge Motz ordered Bryan to pay restitution of $65,356.84...


News Release: Pipestone National Monument News Release. For Release: Immediate Release. Contact: Cody GoraczkowskiPhone: 507-825-5464 Ext. 213Email: e-mail us. "Find Your Park" National Park Week is April 16 -24. Free Admission and Events Nationwide. Pipestone, MN: Superintendent Glen H. Livermont invites everyone...


Bossier City resident sentenced to 15 years in prison for receiving child pornography

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Bossier City man was sentenced Monday to 180 months in prison for receiving child pornography.


News Release: DALLAS - Donshay Jones, 24, of Dallas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade to serve a total of 168 months (14 years) in federal prison, following his guilty plea to felony offenses stemming from the February 2014 armed carjacking of a young woman and her young child in Dallas, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


Atlantic County, New Jersey, Tax Preparer Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Tax Fraud

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, tax preparer was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for including fraudulent credits and deductions on federal tax returns for his clients in an effort to gain repeat business, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in on charges of deprivation of civil rights and falsification of a record, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Former St. Louis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating Civil Rights by Assaulting Arrestee

News Release: Former St. Louis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating Civil Rights by Assaulting Arrestee.


Jury Convicts Woburn Woman of $1.3 Million Fraud

News Release: BOSTON - Following a six-day trial, a Woburn woman was convicted yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with defrauding over $1.3 million from investors.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - The owner of a tax preparation business in Kansas City, Kan., pleaded guilty today to preparing false income tax returns, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom and Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division announced.


Mexican national sentenced to 2 years in prison for reentering the United States without permission

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Mexican national was sentenced Monday to 24 months in prison for reentering the United States without first obtaining permission.


Manitowoc Couple Indicted on Drug and Firearm Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on April 5, 2016, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Dominique M. Hope (age: 23) and Tamara R. Rudd (age: 23) both of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.


Energy Department Announces Funding to Train Engineers, Provide Energy Assessments for Small- and Medium-sized Manufacturers

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced approximately $35 million in funding, subject to congressional appropriations, to assist small- and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers with increasing their energy efficiency, productivity, sustainability and competitiveness and to help address the shortage...


Nashville Tax Preparer Sentenced for Conspiracy and Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: Joshua Gotwe Chinamora, 37, of Plano, Texas, was sentenced on April 4, 2016, to 18 months in prison, followed by three years supervised release, on charges of conspiracy and filing false tax returns, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee and Tracey D. Montaño, Special Agent in Charge, IRS - Criminal Investigation. United States District Court Judge Todd J. Campbell also ordered Chinamora to pay restitution of $140,705.00 to the IRS.


Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Document for Long-term Warren Act Contract with El Dorado Irrigation District

News Release: FOLSOM, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review a Draft Environmental Assessment for the execution of a long-term Warren Act contract with the El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) to allow for the diversion of non-Central Valley Project water from Folsom Reservoir.


News Release: VAN BUREN, MO:The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to replace failing utilities and infrastructure in the Big Spring District at Ozark National Scenic Riverways (the park). The National Park Service is currently analyzing the potential effects of the proposed action on the human environment and...


News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Rudger S. Ellis, 23, of Gardiner, Maine was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to five years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for committing two pharmacy robberies. He was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and $726 in restitution.