News published on Federal Newswire in December 2016

News from December 2016


South Whitehall Township Man Charged With Conveying False Information About A Bomb

News Release: Donald Lee Haas, 60 years old of South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment with three counts of conveying false information using a telephone, and one count of conveying false information about carrying a bomb onto an airplane, announced United States Attorney Zane David...


BLM Proposing Fuel Breaks to Improve Firefighting Capabilities, Protect Sage-Grouse Habitat

News Release: Boise, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to develop a network of strategic fuel breaks along existing roads on public lands in southwest Idaho and southeast Oregon to conserve and protect sage-grouse habitat and improve firefighter capabilities.


Five Plead Guilty to Kidnapping, Cocaine and Heroin Distribution, and/or Firearm Offenses in Case Where Numerous Shots Were Fired at Ennis Police Officer During High Speed Pursuit

News Release: DALLAS - Five defendants have pleaded guilty to kidnapping, cocaine and heroin distribution, and/or firearm offenses in a case related to the attempted kidnapping of an individual because of an unpaid drug debt. Today, Melissa Trevino, 23, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul D. Stickney...


News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A total of six individuals are in custody following the filing of a criminal complaint alleging the illegal receipt or possession of destructive devices that were not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, annouced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.


Motorized travel restrictions on Wolford Mountain begin Dec. 15

News Release: KREMMLING, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management will begin its annual winter restrictions on motorized travel north of Kremmling in the Wolford Mountain Travel Management Area on Dec. 15. The restrictions, which will remain in effect until April 15 in most areas, help reduce stress on wintering big game herds.


News Release: Photo/Video Opportunity for Statue Repatriation Ceremony.


Winner Woman Charged with Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Winner, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding.


News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Tremane Darnell Carthen (37), Kevin Levarius Martin (27), and Scottie Jeroma Groce (26), all from Montgomery have been sentenced for their participation in a series of armed convenience store robberies, announced George L. Beck, Jr., United States Attorney for the Middle District...


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Toronto couple who were extradited earlier this year to the United States have been sentenced for their roles in a mass marketing scheme that targeted hundreds of victims across the United States with counterfeit checks that accompanied bogus claims they had been selected to become “secret shoppers" at MoneyGram counters inside Walmart stores.


Barbour County man charged with illegal possession of a firearms

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - A Barbour County man has been indicted for possessing firearms while being subject to a domestic violence protective order, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


News Release: DENVER - Michael Todd Osborn, age 46, of New York, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello on last week to serve 77 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for wire fraud and money laundering, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert C. Troyer and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Steven Osborne. He was taken into custody at the end of the sentencing hearing.


Winner Woman Charged with Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Winner, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding.


Canadian Deputy Health Minister Impersonator Sentenced To 60 Months’ Imprisonment In $26 Million Fraud Scheme

News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - Earlier today, Howard Leventhal, the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of mHealth Technologies Corp., formerly named Neovision USA, Inc. (Neovision), was sentenced by United States District Judge Brian M. Cogan to 60 months’ imprisonment. In December 2013...


OSHA finds workers exposed to machine, electrical hazards

News Release: Employer Name: NN Metal Stampings Inc. NN Metal Stampings Inc. 510 Maple St. 510 Maple St. Pioneer, Ohio. Pioneer, Ohio. Citations issued: Dec. 2, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited NN Metal Stampings Inc. for nine serious...


McHenry County Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges

News Release: ROCKFORD - A Solon Mills man was indicted today by a federal grand jury on charges of child pornography.


Energy Department Launches Zero Energy Schools Accelerator

News Release: Six school districts & two states are among first aiming to make zero energy schools mainstream.


News Release: (FORT WORTH -, Texas - The last of three defendants convicted for their respective roles in the May 2013 murder of Juan Jesus Guerrero Chapa in Southlake, Texas, Jesus Gerardo Ledezma-Cepeda, a/k/a “Chuy" and “Juan Ramos," was sentenced this morning by Senior U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means to two life sentences to be run concurrently in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: SILT, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced appointments of members to its citizen-based Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council, which advise the agency on public land management issues in northwestern Colorado. The NW RAC is composed of members with diverse interests and backgrounds.


Ohio County man charged with illegal possession of a firearm

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - An Ohio County, West Virginia, man has been charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


Mustangs Trained by Rio Cosumnes Inmates Offered for Adoption in Rancho Murieta

News Release: RANCHO MURIETA, Calif. - Mustangs trained by inmates at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center will be offered for adoption Saturday, Dec. 10, in Rancho Murieta.