News published on Federal Newswire in August 2016

News from August 2016


News Release: OXFORD, Miss. Felicia C. Adams, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, and Luis Santiago, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, announced that.


Malden Man Sentenced for Armed Bank Robbery

News Release: Boston - A Malden man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for robbing the Hingham Institute for Savings Bank in October 2015.


News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz.- On July 25, National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis presented the 2015 National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Wildfire Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Award to the Grand Canyon Helitack Crew.


News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Cruz Flechita Ramon Soto, 34, of Plummer, Idaho, pleaded guilty Friday to assault resulting in serious bodily injury and use of a firearm during a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Soto was indicted by a federal grand jury on Nov. 17, 2015.


News Release: Case Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.


Sanbornton Man Sentenced For Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - -Euris Daniel Paulino Guerrero, 24, a citizen of the Dominican Republic most recently residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison after pleading guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to a federal indictment charging...


August Activities in National Parks of Southern West Virginia

News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia-What is your favorite national park? August is a great time to explore this question, especially at local National Park Service sites like New River Gorge National River and Bluestone National Scenic River. Join a ranger or park partner for free hikes, talks, and other programs.


Rainbow Falls Trail and Overlooks Open, Trail to Base of Falls Temporarily Closed to Complete Trail Work

News Release: Devils Postpile National Monument Superintendent Deanna Dulen announces the trail to base of Rainbow Falls is temporarily closed in order to complete needed trail work on the popular route to the base of the waterfall. The trail to the top of Rainbow Falls remains open, and visitors have access to the two viewpoints of the waterfall.


News Release: BOSTON - A former vice president at the former Lenox National Bank pleaded guilty on Friday, July 29, 2016, in U.S. District Court in Springfield in connection with embezzling more than $150,000 from the bank and attempting to conceal the theft.


Erie Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Crack Cocaine

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months in jail on his conviction of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - #Ride4Gabe 2016 is in the midst of cycling across the Empire State. Today’s trek - 190.3 miles - began at 5:30 a.m. in Oneida, NY, and is set to conclude at approximately 6:15 p.m., in Niagara Falls, NY. As the cycling trio continues to pedal their way toward Alabama, here’s a brief digital recap of their travels so far.


Portland Man Sentenced to a Year and a Day for Credit Union Embezzlement and Making False Entries in Credit Union Records

News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that John C. Barry, 69, of Portland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to a year and a day in prison for embezzlement and making false entries in credit union records. He was also order to pay $533,791 in restitution. He pled guilty to the charges on Nov. 18, 2015.


News Release: BOISE - Derrick Courtney Franklin, II, 28, of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty on Aug. 1, 2016, to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Franklin was indicted by a federal grand Jury in Boise on Oct. 14, 2015.


News Release: BOSTON - A former vice president at the former Lenox National Bank pleaded guilty on Friday, July 29, 2016, in U.S. District Court in Springfield in connection with embezzling more than $150,000 from the bank and attempting to conceal the theft.


News Release: Lorraine Lorini Fraudulently Collected a Pension in Her Deceased Mother’s Name.


#Ride4Gabe DAY 4: #Path2Cures Continues Across Central New York

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - #Ride4Gabe 2016 is in the midst of cycling across the Empire State. Today’s trek - 190.3 miles - began at 5:30 a.m. in Oneida, NY, and is set to conclude at approximately 6:15 p.m., in Niagara Falls, NY. As the cycling trio continues to pedal their way toward Alabama, here’s a brief digital recap of their travels so far.



News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 47-year-old former HEB principal has been sentenced for child exploitation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


Erie Man Admits Possessing Pornographic Images of Children

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today highlighted a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluating federal support for health care services provided by the nation’s hospitals...