News published on Federal Newswire in May 2016

News from May 2016


News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - National Park Service (NPS) fire managers anticipate initiating prescribed fire treatment in Grand Canyon Village Thursday, May 19, as weather and fuel moisture conditions allow.


News Release: Thomas A. Guerriero, 39, of Deerfield Beach was sentenced to 151 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Beth Bloom for orchestrating a $6.6 million securities fraud scheme. Guerriero was also ordered to pay $6.6 million in restitution and will serve three years of supervised release, upon his release from incarceration.


Tour and Service Providers Adopt Canyons Throughout Lake Powell

News Release: Lake Powell visitors can expect less trash to spoil the pristine scenery this summer. This is thanks to local tour and service providers adopting canyons throughout Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. As canyon stewards, these companies will remove trash from their canyons throughout 2016.


Chicago Restaurateur Charged with Failing to Pay Taxes on Cash Receipts from Nine of His Eateries

News Release: CHICAGO - The owner of several Chinese restaurants in the Chicago area intentionally withheld state taxes by underreporting the receipts paid in cash, according to federal criminal charges filed today.


Levin Urges DOT to Reverse Norwegian Air Decision

News Release: Dear Secretary Foxx: All too often in today’s globalized economy, multinational corporations develop creative ways to compete, whether it be seeking lower tax rates, weaker labor standards, or the more lax environmental provisions. In the context of aviation services, certain airlines have adopted “flags...


Felon In Possession Of A Firearm Sentenced In Federal Court

News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Willie James Henry, Jr., 40, of Mobile, was sentenced this morning in federal court on the charge of felon in possession of a firearm. Henry, whose previous conviction was for murder, pled guilty to the charge in January of 2016. Court documents identified three guns found in Henry’s apartment, one of which was an assault weapon described as an SKS rifle.


Former DMV Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Bribery

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Andrew Kimura, 31, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to two counts of conspiracy to commit bribery, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Thomas A. Guerriero, 39, of Deerfield Beach was sentenced to 151 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Beth Bloom for orchestrating a $6.6 million securities fraud scheme. Guerriero was also ordered to pay $6.6 million in restitution and will serve three years of supervised release, upon his release from incarceration.


Seven Persons Charged with Methamphetamine Offenses

News Release: Six southern Illinois residents and one Cape Girardeau man were indicted on May 3, 2016, for methamphetamine-related offenses, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois James L. Porter announced today.


Former Air Force Member Arrested, Charged with Assaulting and Sexually Abusing His Spouse While Both were Stationed Abroad

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Christopher Mroz, 23, of Sacramento, was arrested today at his residence, charged with aggravated sexual abuse, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events...


Defend and Protect: Arming America’s Soldiers

News Release: On Saturday and Sunday, May 29th and 30th from 11am to 4pm, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park will present a special program, To Defend and Protect: Arming the American Soldier. This program will highlight Harper Ferry's gun-making industry and the field use of those weapons. Park rangers and volunteers...


Telemarketer Sentenced For Role In Multi-Million Dollar Scam

News Release: James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Ms. Chedna Charles, 27, of Orlando, FL, was sentenced in federal court this morning on one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with telemarketing. Charles was sentenced to 18 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release. Charles was also ordered to pay $7,650.00 in restitution, a $300 fine, and a $100 special assessment.


Business Owner Indicted for Failing to Establish an Effective Anti-Money Laundering Program

News Release: ATLANTA - A federal grand jury has indicted Daniel Barrs for willfully failing to follow anti-money laundering requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering for his role in operating a money transmitting business that processed hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of financial transactions for entities located around the world.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former official with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), who went on to operate an immigration consulting service, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for participating in a scheme to pay bribes to other government employees to obtain “Green Cards" and citizenship for immigrants.


Battle of Ackia Commemoration and Pioneer Day at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center, May 28, 2016

News Release: TUPELO, MS- Homeland Affairs Manager Brady Davis from the Chickasaw Nation and Brian Mast from the Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama, will present programs at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Starting at 10:00 am, Davis will present a 30-minute Junior...


News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Jeffrey A. Martinovich, 50, formerly of Newport News, pleaded guilty today to charges of money laundering.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Diameter Akala, age 43, of Silver Spring, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and New York, pleaded guilty today to a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $1.4 million in unemployment benefits.


News Release: House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) joined U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Darrell Issa (R-CA) as well as legendary Four Tops founding member, Duke Fakir, T Bone Burnett, Roseanne Cash, and more than three dozen artists and musicians ...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - An illegal alien found in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to time served on his conviction of re-entry into the United States after deportation, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.