News published on Federal Newswire in August 2016

News from August 2016


News Release: The Certification Management Team (CMT), comprised of leaders from four civil aviation authorities, has published a strategy to develop and implement policies that streamline certification. The team includes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Agencia Nacionalde Avia?ão Civil (ANAC) of Brazil, ...


Miami Resident Sentenced To 77 Months In Prison For Participating In A Conspiracy To Burglarize A Kentucky Cigarette Warehouse

News Release: Ordered to pay $1,486,164.45 in restitution for theft of cigarettes from Leitchfield, Kentucky warehouse.


News Release: Harkers Island, NC -Tropical Depression #9 is in the Gulf of Mexico and is getting more organized and could soon be a tropical storm. The National Weather Service is forecasting it to cross the peninsula of Florida into the Atlantic and move along the Southeast U.S. Coast.It will be near Cape Lookout...


Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty to Escaping from Prison

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - An inmate who served time at the Federal Prison Camp at Alderson pleaded guilty today to a federal crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Christina Kimble, 33, entered her guilty plea to escaping from federal prison.


Maryland MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Conspiracy, Attempted Murder in Aid of Racketeering, and Discharging a Firearm During a Crime of Violence

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland -Francisco Zamora-Flores, age 25, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, and using, carrying, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.


Winnemucca District Office Starts Building Renovation September 6th

News Release: Winnemucca, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District Office located at 5100 E. Winnemucca Boulevard in Winnemucca, Nevada will undergo renovation starting September 6, 2016 and is projected to last through December 2016.


News Release: Memphis, TN - A Dyersburg man has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for exchanging multiple sexually explicit pictures of minors online. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.


Man Involved in Shooting Death of His Father Sentenced to Prison

News Release: An Iowa man who illegally possessed firearms was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison.


News Release: DENVER - Timothy J. Tucker, age 53, of Westminster, Colorado, was sentenced on Aug. 30, 2016 by U.S. District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello to serve 78 months in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering, Acting United States Attorney Bob Troyer, Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting...


Delaware Real Estate Developer Sentenced To 21 Months For Bank Fraud and Environmental Violation

News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Joseph L. Capano, age 75, of Middletown, Delaware, was sentenced today to 21 months of incarceration followed by 12 months of home confinement, after pleading guilty in March 2016 to one count...


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - An inmate who served time at the Federal Prison Camp at Alderson pleaded guilty today to a federal crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Christina Kimble, 33, entered her guilty plea to escaping from federal prison.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - James Newland, age 31, was sentenced today to serve 33 months in prison and 5 years of post-imprisonment supervised release for failing to update his sex offender registration.


Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve Closed due to Possible Tropical Storm Conditions

News Release: The Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve which includes Fort Caroline National Memorial and Kingsley Plantation will be closed as of 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, due to the approach of Tropical Depression Nine (TD-9).The visitor center and grounds at Fort Caroline National Memorial and...


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Nomiki Vavlas, 50, and Michael Vavlas, 52, of Tarpon Springs, Florida, pled guilty to committing fraud against the United States today, U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


News Release: DENVER - Timothy J. Tucker, age 53, of Westminster, Colorado, was sentenced on Aug. 30, 2016 by U.S. District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello to serve 78 months in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering, Acting United States Attorney Bob Troyer, Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Ohio resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of Embezzlement from a Labor Union, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, George Ennis, Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), George P. Beach II, Superintendent of the New York State Police, Ramon Bethencourt, Chief of...


USDA Announces Initiative to Provide Transitional Housing for Rural Americans in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Aug. 31, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced an initiative that will use USDA's rural development resources to help fill the need for transitional housing for people recovering from opioid and other substance use disorders. In January, President Obama tasked Vilsack, who...


News Release: Las Vegas - Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area’s developed campground will reopen Friday, Sept. 2, in time for the beginning of its busiest camping season. Cooler temperatures during the fall and winter months make Red Rock Canyon a destination for visitors from around the world.


Former Prisoner at USP Lee Sentenced for 2008 Escape

News Release: Edward Porta to Serve Additional 18 Months in Prison.