News published on Federal Newswire in March 2016

News from March 2016


Henry County Man Sentenced to 204 Months for Unlawfully Possessing Assault Rifle, Attempting to Distribute Marijuana in Obion County Jail

News Release: Jackson, TN - A repeat offender has been collectively sentenced to 204 months in federal prison for two separate crimes. Markia D. Patton, 30, of Paris, Tennessee has been sentenced to 190 months for possession of an assault rifle while attempting to traffic marijuana. Patton received an additional sentence ...


Republic Woman, Lee's Summit Man Plead Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Republic, Mo., woman and a Lee’s Summit, Mo., man have pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine in Greene, Polk, Christian, Jasper, Laclede and Webster counties.


Rockford Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.


News Release: Former Executive of Defense Contractor Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for $30 Million Fraud Scheme.


News Release: CANON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced that it is seeking public nominations for open positions on the Front Range Resource Advisory Council (RAC), which advises the BLM on public land issues. As published in a notice in the Federal Register, the BLM will consider nominations for 45 days.


New Haven Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Crack

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PERRY FLOWERS, also known as “Mel," 46, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to approximately 21 months of imprisonment, time already served, and four years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.


"This is Our War Too"

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA:Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, invites the public to participate in a 90 minute historical hike at Chickamauga Battlefield, on Saturday, March 26, 2016, at 2 pm.This program will explore the Women's Army Corps (WAC) and its relationship to Chickamauga Battlefield. Visitors wishing to participate should meet at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center.


BLM Artist in Residence to Give Presentation on her Visit to the Fortymile Area

News Release: FAIRBANKS, AK - Artist Christine Nguyen of Long Beach, Calif., will give a public presentation of her art and experiences last summer as a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Artist in Residence on Thursday, March 24, 2016, at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center in Fairbanks. The presentation begins at 6 p.m. and is free to the public.


News Release: Savannah, GA - Two convicted felons, both from Savannah, Georgia, were sentenced earlier this week to lengthy federal prison sentences for possessing firearms.


Gateway Announces Finding of No Significant Impact for Staten Island Unit Maintenance Relocation

News Release: Superintendent Jennifer T. Nersesian announced today the next step toward completing the Relocation of Hurricane Sandy Damaged Maintenance Facilities to More Sustainable Locations within the Staten Island Unit: a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Preferred Alternative has been signed by the NPS Regional Director and is now available online.


News Release: TUPELO, MS -A special program of dulcimer music will be provided by the North Mississippi Dulcimer Association from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at the Parkway Visitor Center located at milepost 266 near Tupelo, Mississippi.


News Release: MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN - Stephen John Plowe, 62, of Menasha, Wisconsin was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr. announced today. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Robert Holmes Bell ordered Plowe to serve five...


News Release: Jackson, TN - A repeat offender has been collectively sentenced to 204 months in federal prison for two separate crimes. Markia D. Patton, 30, of Paris, Tennessee has been sentenced to 190 months for possession of an assault rifle while attempting to traffic marijuana. Patton received an additional sentence ...


Public comment period extended for Glen Canyon Dam LTEMP draft environmental impact Statement

News Release: PAGE, Ariz.-In response to several requests for an extension, the Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the National Park Service (NPS), is extending the public comment period for the Glen Canyon Dam Long-term Experimental and Management Plan (LTEMP) Draft Environmental...


Mexican Citizen in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: Council Bluffs, IA - On March 16, 2016, Jonathon Oros-Moreno, a 29 year-old citizen of Mexico, was sentenced by Senior United States District Court Judge James E. Gritzner, to 100 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel.


OSHA cites Montana company for exposing workers to respiratory hazards

News Release: Employer name: U.S. Minerals. Inspection site: 800 Main St., Anaconda, Montana. Citations issued: 16 serious violations. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued 16 serious violations to U.S. Minerals for failing to do the following: ...


Coachella Valley Doctor Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Scheme that Duped Insurance Companies into Paying for Cosmetic Surgeries

News Release: Dr. David Morrow Also Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud and Admits Failing to Report more than $1.6 in Income to Internal Revenue Service.


News Release: Saturday and Sunday March 26th and 27th 2016 Harpers Ferry National Historical Park invites the public to attend a Women’s History Month Program, Necessity the Mother of Invention from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Come see industrial revolution debuted machines, gadgets, and gizmos that helped offer Americans...


News Release: Jackson, TN - A repeat offender has been collectively sentenced to 204 months in federal prison for two separate crimes. Markia D. Patton, 30, of Paris, Tennessee has been sentenced to 190 months for possession of an assault rifle while attempting to traffic marijuana. Patton received an additional sentence...


News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Stacy Darnell Mitchell (48, Tampa) with theft of government property and theft of mail. If convicted on all counts, he faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison.