News published on Federal Newswire in June 2016

News from June 2016


Sleeping Bear Dunes Joins Great Lakes National Parks Centennial Poetry Installation

News Release: This summer, unusual nature poems masquerading as official park signs can be found in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) and the four other Great Lakes national parks at trails, vistas, and beaches as part of the National Park Service (NPS) Centennial celebration.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Alfred Drechsel, 47, of Voorhees, NJ was charged by Information with one count of wire fraud in connection with a scheme that defrauded borrowers and title insurance companies, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.


Nine Arrested For Running Methamphetamine, Cocaine And Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Nine west Texas residents, including four alleged members of the Texas Syndicate, remain in federal custody following their arrests earlier this week on federal charges stemming from their roles in a methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


Ozark National Scenic Riverways Plans Centennial Programs at Round Spring

News Release: EMINENCE, MO:Ozark National Scenic Riverways will offer several activities at Round Spring in the next several weeks as part of the celebration of the 2016 National Park Service Centennial.


Brazilian Man Sentenced For Illegal Reentry After Deportation

News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE -United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced today that Elismar Dasilva-Gomes, 40, of Brazil, pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after having been previously deported. He was sentenced to the time served since his arrest on Feb. 29, 2016. Dasilva-Gomes will now be deported.



Jury Convicts Lockport Contractor of Defrauding City of Chicago’s Women-Owned Business Entity Procurement Program

News Release: CHICAGO - A federal jury today convicted a Lockport subcontractor on fraud charges for scheming to help a general contractor falsely satisfy its female hiring requirement on city of Chicago construction projects.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Howard County gymnastics coach Paul Daniel Bollinger, age 56, of Windsor Mill, Maryland was charged by federal complaint today with possessing and distributing child pornography.



FBI Statement on Orlando Shooting

News Release: FBI Statement on Orlando Shooting. In May 2016, while following up on an unrelated investigative matter, FBI agents made contact with the Lotus Gunworks. During this visit, Lotus personnel advised that there had been an individual who had been in the store days earlier asking about a specific type of...


In the Rear, With the Gear: Supplying an Army for Battle

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend a special program at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center on Saturday, July 9, 2016, exploring the role of civilians, quartermasters, and other support staff in preparing the armies to fight at...


Indiantown Resident Sentenced to Maximum Penalty for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: Today, an Indiantown resident was sentenced to the statutory maximum penalty for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Roanoke Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking, Methamphetamine, and Gun Charges

News Release: ROANOKE, VIRGINIA - A Roanoke man, who conspired with others to distribute drugs and engage in sex-trafficking, pled guilty this afternoon, United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced.


Riverhead Physician Assistant Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Illegally Prescribe Oxycodone

News Release: Defendant Issued Prescriptions for Pills to be Sold in Exchange for Cash.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Alfred Drechsel, 47, of Voorhees, NJ was charged by Information with one count of wire fraud in connection with a scheme that defrauded borrowers and title insurance companies, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALFRED CATINO, also known as “Alphonse Catino," “Frank Ross," “Frank Russo," “Anthony Vitacco," “Chico," “the Old Man" and “Herbie," 75, of Danbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking narcotics.


News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Ervin Morrison III, 23, of Gardiner, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to wire fraud charges.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Child Abuse was sentenced on June 13, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Commission of Fine Arts votes on concept approval for  refined preliminary White House fence designs

News Release: (WASHINGTON) -The United States Secret Service (USSS) and the National Park Service (NPS) today presented concepts for a new White House fence to the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) for concept approval. The CFA voted to approve the essential components of the agencies' preferred concept, which will be further developed and refined in the coming months.


Justice Department settles disability-based housing discrimination lawsuit with developer and architect

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Dean Windham and Milton Studer, a real estate developer and an architect in Ohio, as well as several companies that they owned and controlled, have agreed to pay a total of $160,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the Fair Housing Act by designing and constructing two neighboring condominium complexes in Hartville, Ohio, with a variety of features that made them inaccessible to persons with disabilities.