News published on Federal Newswire in August 2016

News from August 2016


News Release: Grab your Blanket, Lawn Chair and Floating Candle Luminary!.


News Release: State of Connecticut Agrees to Resolve Claims of National Voter Registration Act Violations.


First State National Historical Park seeks residential Property Management Company

News Release: Wilmington, DE: The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a unique opportunity to manage approximately 350 acres of leased property within the First State National Historical Park (FRST) through a Request For Proposals (RFP). The leased property includes eleven single family homes, four horse farms and approximately 240 acres of agricultural land.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - David and Mung Nguyen were indicted on charges involving a bankruptcy scheme and concealing assets.


News Release: FBI Investigating Robbery of Fidelity Bank Branch in New Orleans.


News Release: United States Attorney Deirdre M. Daly and Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane today announced that a federal jury in New Haven has found KARL ROYE, also known as “Eagle," 25, of Hartford, guilty of committing the murder of Anthony Parker of Hartford in April 2011. Yesterday, after a week-long trial...


Tax Return Preparer Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns with the IRS

News Release: A tax return preparer was sentenced to 30 months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $163,865 for filing false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).


News Release: Haleakalā National Park will hold two public meetings regarding planning for the Kīpahulu District. The purpose is to better protect natural and cultural resources while improving visitor services and park operations. The meetings will be held on Monday, August 8, 2016, from 5pm-6:30pm at the Kīpahulu Visitor Center and on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, from 5pm-6:30pm at Helene Hall in Hāna.


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 498,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2016/2017 marketing year.


St. Joseph Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released unemployment data for July 2016...


Florida Man Sentenced in New Mexico for Defrauding Social Security Administration

News Release: Defendant Ordered to Pay $342,000 in Restitution to Social Security Administration and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.


Irving, Texas Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Federal Prison for Producing Child Pornography

News Release: DALLAS - Darryn Webb, 20, of Irving, Texas, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater to 180 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in February 2016 to an indictment charging one count of production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: A Miami-Dade County resident was sentenced to 39 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for using the names and credit card numbers of other individuals to steal $14,610.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Brian T. McClurkin, age 28, of Baltimore, today to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin.


News Release: Chad Allen Martin, 25, of Columbia, Tennessee, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Aleta A. Trauger to serve 20 years in prison, followed by 20 additional years of supervised release, for possession and distribution of child pornography, announced David Rivera, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Martin pleaded guilty on April 7, 2016.


News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Ariel Perez-Calvo, 28, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.


News Release: FBI Announces an Arrest in Connection with Bank Robbery in Dania Beach.


News Release: DALLAS - Muhammad Faridi, 40, the former owner of the McAllen Medical Clinic, appeared this afternoon before U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater and pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge stemming from his involvement in a “pill mill" operation, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. and U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: In celebration of the National Park Service turning 100 years old, Obed Wild and Scenic River will be hosting a combined birthday party and an art-in-the-park reception on Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Obed Visitor Center, located at 208 North Maiden Street in downtown Wartburg. The festivities will begin at 5:00 p.m. (ET).