News published on Federal Newswire in August 2016

News from August 2016


Morgantown man charged with multiple oxycodone distribution charges

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Shawn Collins, 43, of Morgantown, West Virginia with distribution of oxycodone, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


OSHA finds hazards at two Kansas Dollar General stores;retailer cited for more than 100 safety violations at its stores nationwide

News Release: WICHITA, Kan. - Federal safety inspectors have again found blocked exits and other hazards at stores operated by national discount retailer, Dollar General - this time in Wichita and Clay Center.


News Release: On July 30, 31, and Aug. 1, 2016, Haleakalā National Park celebrated its 100th birthday with cultural demonstrations, music, and activities in both districts of the park.


California Attorney and Two Brothers Charged in Stock Manipulation Scheme

News Release: BOSTON - A California-licensed attorney and his two brothers were charged in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with a scheme to manipulate the market for the stock of a publicly traded microcap company.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - David Keith Stover, Jr., 37, of Stonewood, West Virginia, pled guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm in federal court today, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 25 months’ imprisonment on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute a quantity of crack cocaine, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Sunday Story Time in August at American Memorial Park

News Release: Sunday Story Time in August at American Memorial Park.


News Release: A Miramar, Florida resident was convicted by a Southern District of Florida jury of access device fraud and aggravated identity theft following a two-day trial.


Israeli Man Charged With Operating FOREX Ponzi Scheme

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today that FADI EWIESS, a/k/a “Fadi Awise," was arrested Saturday morning on wire...


Pollinator Bioblitz 2016

News Release: TUMACÁCORI, AZ - In celebration of the National Park Service's 100th anniversary, Tumacácori National Historical Park is hosting a "BioBlitz" on Aug. 20, 2016 focused on locating and identifying pollinator species. The objective of this event is to document as many pollinator species in the park in...


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 252,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2016/2017 marketing year.


News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A former private in the U.S. Army who was stationed at Fort Riley pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for stealing his fellow soldiers’ identities, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said today. In addition, he was ordered to pay more than $23,400 in restitution.


Roofing company did not provide adequate fall protection to worker who died after 33-foot fall at Watertown Community Center project

News Release: WATERTOWN, S.D. - Federal investigators found a 24-year-old roofing worker, who fell more than 33 feet to his death lacked an adequate fall protection system and his employer failed to train him to work safely at heights.


Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of Walmart Store and Agrees to 18 Year Prison Sentence

News Release: Defendant and Six Co-Defendants Prosecuted under Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.


News Release: FBI Releases Information About an Armored Car Robbery Today in Sunrise.


California Attorney and Two Brothers Charged in Stock Manipulation Scheme

News Release: BOSTON - A California-licensed attorney and his two brothers were charged in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with a scheme to manipulate the market for the stock of a publicly traded microcap company.



News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - Railfest 2016, an annual celebration of railroading past, present and future that is held on the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend at Steamtown National Historic Site, will take place on September 3 and 4. The park announced today Mr. Charles Liberto has been named Grand Marshal for this year's event.Mr. Liberto will be honored at an event opening ceremony on Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. hosted by Park Superintendent Deborah Conway.


News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today up to $11.3 million for three projects that support the development of biomass-to-hydrocarbon biofuels conversion pathways that can produce variable amounts of fuels and/or products based on external factors, such as market demand. Producing high-value...


Heroin Trafficker Convicted at Trial, Faces Life in Federal Prison

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- Acting United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Kenneth Kennedy Shannon, 51 years old, from Vance, South Carolina, who was a defendant charged in a conspiracy involving more than a kilogram of heroin, has been convicted after a trial in federal court in Charleston.