News published on Federal Newswire in March 2016

News from March 2016


Mount Pleasant Woman Indicted for Wire Fraud and Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: Charleston, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced an indictment charging Cynthia Cave, age 45, of Mount Pleasant, with Wire Fraud, a violation of Title 18, U. S. C. § 1343, and Filing a False Tax Return, a violation of Title 26, U. S. C. §7206(1).


News Release: The drug problem in West Virginia is complex with many moving parts and seemingly few concrete solutions. Enforcement, prevention and treatment are all important but one strategy that deserves additional attention is that of supply-side intervention. This involves taking steps to reduce the number of...


York Man Sentenced To 120 Months In Prison For Coercion And Enticement Of A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Gabriel Palmer, age 22, York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 120 months in prison by United States District Court Judge John E. Jones, III, in Harrisburg, for coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity.


Sierra National Forest Marijuana Cultivator Pleads Guilty

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Francisco Javier Gomez-Rodriguez, 38, of Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana grown in the Sierra National Forest in Madera County, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


At Murray, Senate Democrats’ Urging, Dept. of Ed Enhances Proposal to Protect Student Borrowers Who Attended Schools Engaged in Deceptive Practices

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee applauded the U.S. Department of Education’s move to help student loan borrowers who have attended a college or university that engaged in deceptive or fraudulent practices.


News Release: Today, the second of two bald eagles hatched in a nest in Sauces Canyon on Santa Cruz Island. This is the first successful hatch for this nest after three years of attempts by the adult bald eagle pair.


Expect Long Lines, Full Parking Lots and Plenty of Fun at Grand Canyon this Spring

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park this spring break can expect long lines and full parking lots. Last year, Grand Canyon's visitation hit an all-time high. Based on visitors coming to the park this spring, 2016 will probably set another record. As a result of increased spring...


News Release: Glen Jean - New River Gorge National River fire managers are preparing for several prescribed fires this spring, between March 15 and May 31, weather permitting. Current plans include burning four separate units ranging in size from four to 45 acres, totalingapproximately 120 acres. Fuel and weather conditions must be within certain parameters and that will determine the exact dates of the fires.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, kicking off Sunshine Week, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting documents to better understand the Office of Legal Counsel’s (OLC) ...


News Release: TOPEKA KAN. - A Topeka man was sentenced Monday to 18 months in federal prison for carjacking, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.


News Release: The Bureau of Land Management is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for shooting and killing a wild horse in early October 2015 at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center, near Carson City, Nevada.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Bolingbrook, Illinois, has been sentenced in federal court to a term of three years of probation and restitution in the amount of $25,310.26 on her conviction of conspiracy and using unauthorized access devices, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Laddie Leon Guerrero Aguigui Sentenced for Receipt of Explosive Materials by Non-Licensee

News Release: ALICIA A.G. LIMTIACO, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant LADDIE LEON GUERRERO AGUIGUI, age 27, was sentenced on March 9, 2016, in the District Court of Guam to three (3) months imprisonment and, upon release, three (3) years of supervised release to include three (3) months home detention.


News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. today sentenced Jamie Lynn Swartz, 36, formerly of Sylva, N.C. to serve 70 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release on drug conspiracy charges, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.



Reclamation, Lake Solano County Parks and Putah Creek Council to Host an Every Kid in a Park Feature Event

News Release: WINTERS, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation, Lake Solano County Parks and the Putah Creek Council will host an Every Kid in a Park (EKIP) Feature Event on Saturday, March


Two drug dealers plead guilty to Federal charges in Charleston

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Two men pleaded guilty today to federal drug crimes, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto.


OSHA orders JP Morgan Chase Bank to reinstate fired operations manager who raised concerns about financial transactions' validity

News Release: March 14, 2016 BOS 2016-036. NEW YORK - JP Morgan Chase Bank terminated a loan delivery operations manager at its Iselin, New Jersey offices illegally after he raised concerns about financial transactions to his superiors, a whistleblower investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety...