News published on Federal Newswire in March 2016

News from March 2016



Hudson Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearm

News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Randall Jennings, 48, Hudson, Wis., pleaded guilty this week in U.S. District Court in Madison to unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.


Barbara Grice Sentenced Following Guilty Plea To A Federal Firearm Charge Of Possession Of A Firearm In A School Zone

News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announces today that Barbara Grice of Foley, Alabama, was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment following a November 2015 guilty plea to a charge of possession of a firearm in a school zone.


Select Roads in Yellowstone Begin Closing For Spring Plowing

News Release: Certain roads in Yellowstone Park will begin to close in preparation for the summer season. Park roads that serve commercial and non-commercially guided snowmobile and commercial snowcoach travel to iconic Yellowstone locations close in stages with the road from Mammoth south to Norris Junction closing at9:00 p.m.onSunday, March 6.


FAS Opens up New Market Opportunities for U.S. Dairy Cattle in Pakistan

Release: U.S. dairy cows are back in Pakistan for the first time in 17 years. More than 300 heifers arrived in Punjab Province on March 2, thanks to the efforts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service. It’s hoped the shipment will be the first of many from the United States and will provide a better breed of cow for the rapidly growing Pakistani dairy industry.


Final Defendant in Wentzville Pawn Store Burglarly Sentenced

News Release: St. Louis, MO - The final defendant involved in the Oct. 16, 2014, theft of firearms from Allstar Pawn in Wentzville, Missouri, was sentenced earlier today. Eugene Davis, St. Louis City, was sentenced to 87 months in prison by United States District Judge Catherine D. Perry. Co-defendants Keenan Thomas and Brandon Foster were sentenced to 188 months and 144 months, respectively last fall.


Final Defendant in Wentzville Pawn Store Burglary Sentenced

News Release: St. Louis, MO - The final defendant involved in the Oct. 16, 2014 theft of firearms from Allstar Pawn in Wentzville, Missouri, was sentenced earlier today. Eugene Davis, 23, St. Louis City, was sentenced to 87 months in prison by United States District Judge Catherine D. Perry. Co-defendants Keenan Thomas and Brandon Foster were sentenced to 188 months and 144 months, respectively last fall.


Major Methamphetamine Prosecution Sends Dozens to Prison

News Release: More than 40 Individuals Convicted for Distributing Methamphetamine.


Gasconade County Police Officer Indicted on Civil Rights Charges

News Release: St. Louis, MO - An indictment was unsealed earlier today charging former Gasconade County law enforcement officer Marty L. Rainey with multiple civil rights violations involving his sexual abuse of several women during his tenure in various law enforcement departments in Gasconade County, Missouri.


Local investment manager sentenced in investment fraud scheme

News Release: Three-year scheme defrauded central Indiana residents of more than $160,000.


Bipartisan House Members Rally for Jobs, Voice Support for the BRICK Act

News Release: On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Bill Johnson’s (R-OH), H.R. 4557, the Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns (BRICK) Act by a bipartisan vote of 238 -163. The BRICK Act would protect the brickmaking industry and thousands of jobs from being required to comply with the EPA’s costly “Brick MACT" rule before the completion of judicial review.


Cheektowaga Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Raymond Crum, 61, of Cheektowaga, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with production, receipt and possession of child pornography. The charges carry.


BLM seeks public comments in determining Areas of Critical Environmental Concern in southwest Colorado

News Release: DOLORES, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office is seeking comments regarding establishing Areas of Critical Environmental Concern in San Miguel, San Juan, Dolores, Montezuma and Montrose counties. The BLM is looking at 18 areas covering 130,000 acres identified for ACEC analysis in the Tres Rios Resource Management Plan.



Columbus Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Rico Conspiracy

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Robert Wilson III, 27, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy in connection with a case involving the organized criminal enterprise known as the Short North Posse.


Shiprock Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Assault Charge

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Matthew Yazzie, 26, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to assault charges.


Operation Heat Wave Targets Florida Identity Theft, Fraud

News Release: The State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service Miami Field Office, working with multiple federal, state, and local enforcement authorities, has apprehended nine individuals suspected of passport fraud.


Annual Easter Egg Hunt

News Release: William Howard Taft NHS Annual Easter Egg Hunt.


First of Seven Defendants Who Operated Illegal Online Pharmacy Sentenced to Prison

News Release: Registered Nurse helped Drug Ring Obtain Narcotics for Illegal Distribution across the Country.


Final Defendant in Wentzville Pawn Store Burglary Sentenced

News Release: St. Louis, MO - The final defendant involved in the Oct. 16, 2014 theft of firearms from Allstar Pawn in Wentzville, Missouri, was sentenced earlier today. Eugene Davis, 23, St. Louis City, was sentenced to 87 months in prison by United States District Judge Catherine D. Perry. Co-defendants Keenan Thomas and Brandon Foster were sentenced to 188 months and 144 months, respectively last fall.