News published on Federal Newswire in June 2016

News from June 2016


News Release: Company Knowingly Hired Unauthorized Aliens. A Woodinville, Washington drywall company and its owner were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to financial penalties and a probationary sentence for repeated violations of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, announced U.S. Attorney...


Three Time Convicted Felon Arrested In Otsego County On Drug Charges

News Release: (OTSEGO COUNTY, N.Y.) - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) and John M. Muehl District Attorney, Otsego County announced yesterday the arrest of three time convicted felon Paul James Velleca, 45, of 304 Main Street lot #11, Worcester, NY following the execution of a no-knock narcotics search warrant.


News Release: MOOSE, WY -Grand Teton National Park is hosting American Indian Artists at the Colter Bay Visitor Center this summer to share their traditional and contemporary art with park visitors.Participating artists will demonstrate and share the cultural traditions of their tribes through art forms such as painting, weaving, pottery, beadwork, and musical instruments.


Prescribed Burns Planned in Zion Canyon

News Release: Zion National Park will be implementing a series of three small prescribed fires totaling 10 acres this spring in Zion Canyon. The locations of the burns are in the vicinity of Zion Lodge. These burns are planned to be ignited during the week of June 6-10, 2016. Exact dates of the burns will depend on...



News Release: NEW BEDFORD, MA - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) spent the day touring the United States' highest grossing commercial fishing port in New Bedford, Massachusetts and meeting with Mayor Jonathan Mitchell, Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA) and local fishing leaders.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced today an Essex County, New Jersey, man admitted his role in a conspiracy to illegally obtain and distribute oxycodone in New Jersey.


News Release: Defendant Fraudulently Transferred Funds From Other Employees’ 401k Accounts Into Her Personal Checking Account.


News Release: HELENA - Ryan Scot Frankforter, 38, of Helena was sentenced to 30 months in prison and 3 years’ supervised release, Deejay Poynter, 37, of East Helena was sentenced to 70 months in prison and 3 years’ supervised release, Calvin Sturdivant Craver, 29, of Dallas, OR was sentenced to 120 months in prison...


Another Defendant Pleads Guilty in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: ABINGDON, VIRGINIA - Another member of a methamphetamine conspiracy that trafficked large quantities of the drug from Atlanta, Georgia to Southwest Virginia, pled guilty today in the United States District for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon, United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced.


Ozark National Scenic Riverways Hosting  Ozark Heritage Day Event at Big Spring

News Release: VAN BUREN, MO -Ozark National Scenic Riverways will be hosting the Ozark Heritage Day Event at Big Spring on Saturday, June 11, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The picking of banjos, the clanking of a hammer striking an anvil, the stomping of feet, and the neighing of a horse are just some of the sights...


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that MIHAI ALEXANDRU DINU, age 41, of Romania, pled guilty to one count of bank fraud related to the use of ATM “skimming" devices.



News Release: A former Hudson resident was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for leading a conspiracy that sent marijuana from California to the Cleveland area, then laundered the drug proceeds and sent the money back to California, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn.- William Corey McAllister and Phillip Eugene Woolwine, both of Johnson City, Tenn., were sentenced on May 31, 2016, by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 90 months, and 60 months, respectively, in federal prison. Both previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy...


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).


News Release: DALLAS - Gary Busby, 63, formerly of Flower Mound, Texas, made his initial appearance in federal court today on an indictment, returned by a federal grand jury in Dallas last week, charging one count of conspiracy to manufacture firearms without a license and four counts of structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: FBI Seeking Eric Michael Schuster for Alleged Child Pornography Crimes.


Two Harrisburg Men Charged Federally with Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that John L. Gilbert, III, age 36, and Timothy Rissmiller, age 44, both residents of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania were indicted yesterday by a grand jury in Harrisburg and charged with possession of child pornography.


Man Sentenced To Three Years For Threatening A Witness In His Brother's Federal Case

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Jermaine Carr, 34, of Riverdale, Illinois, received a three-year sentence in federal prison for tampering with a witness in his brother’s federal case. The witness was assisting law enforcement officers with the investigation into Jermaine Carr’s brother, Daniel Carr, for heroin...