News published on Federal Newswire in May 2016

News from May 2016


Oakland Dentist Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion

News Release: OAKLAND - Jack Carlo Isaacs pleaded guilty today to tax evasion announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Michael T. Batdorf.


Media Advisory: Dubuque Hosts Hate Crimes/Bias Incident Forum

News Release: CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa is joining with the FBI, DOJ’s Community Relations Service, Dubuque County Attorney and Sheriff’s Offices, Dubuque Police Department, and the city’s Human Rights Commission to host a forum designed to identify and...


Two Commercial Trash Haulers Sentenced for Bribing Baltimore City Landfill Employees

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced Quentin Turgot Glenn, age 50, of Hanover, Maryland, who owned and operated Glenn Services, LLC, a trash hauling business, today to three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy and bribery in connection...


Murray Urges Continued Action to Improve Access to Financial Aid for Unaccompanied Homeless Students

News Release: Dear Secretary King: Throughout my time in the Senate, I have fought to remove educational barriers for homeless children and youth. As I expressed to you in a letter earlier this year, I am particularly concerned about the serious roadblocks unaccompanied homeless students face in applying for and...


Preservation_Campaign

News Release: Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site announced today that it is participating in Partners in Preservation (PIP), a community-based partnership of American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation to raise awareness of the importance of preserving historic places, which is embarking...


Centennial Summer Celebration

News Release: Devils Tower, WY -. Superintendent Tim Reid announces the Centennial Celebration Series at Devils Tower National Monument. In celebration of the 100th birthday of the National Park Service, Devils Tower National Monument and the Devils Tower Natural History Association present a spectacular summer concert...


News Release: St. Croix, USVI - On Thursday, May 26, 2016, Chief Judge Wilma A. Lewis sentenced Raymond Mathurin, 48, to three years of probation, six months of home detention, and a $2000 fine on one count of manufacturing marijuana, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.


Resource Advisory Council Meeting Scheduled

News Release: Idaho Falls, ID-- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet June 6-7, 2016 in Idaho Falls, Idaho at the BLM/Forest Service Office located at 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho.


News Release: Former Fugitive Convicted of Kidnapping and Alien Smuggling, Both Resulting in Death.


News Release: We invite the public to join us in celebrating National Trails Day at Acadia from 8 am to noon on Saturday, June 4, with a program about the park's hiking trails followed by opportunities to participate in volunteer trail work projects.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held the hearing, "Tomah VAMC: Examining Patient Care and Abuse of Authority." Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del) submitted the following statement for the Record...


News Release: FBI Agent’s Stolen Weapon Recovered. A weapon that was stolen from an FBI agent’s vehicle on Pierce Street in San Francisco over the weekend has been recovered. An FBI SWAT team executed a federal search warrant at a residence near the intersection of Keith and Thomas streets at approximately 11 a.m.


Businessman Charged with Sex Trafficking a Minor

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Lewis Valenti, 41, a West Kingston, R.I., businessman with residences in Reading, Mass., and East Greenwich, R.I., made an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Providence today on a criminal complaint charging him with conspiracy to transport a minor interstate for prostitution and transporting a minor interstate for prostitution.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - On May 24, 2016, a federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted both Jaswant Singh Gill, also known as Jason Gill, the Chief Executive Officer of JSG Capital Investments LLC in San Diego (“JSG Capital"), and Javier Carlos Rios, the Strategic Relationship Manager at JSG Capital, with one...


News Release: Hillis Bresee, Bresee Trucking Company Provided Advanced Noticed of Safety Inspections.


News Release: LONE PINE, Calif. - The Alabama Hills Stewardship Group and the Bureau of Land Management will help celebrate the American Hiking Society's National Trails Day with a volunteer work day on Saturday, June 4.


News Release: VICTORIA, Texas - A former fugitive who was illegally residing in Houston has entered a guilty plea today, admitting he engaged in an alien smuggling conspiracy that resulted in two deaths and kidnapped two women, one of whom was killed.


Back to Work, Finance Committee Continues Success in 2016

News Release: Building off of last year’s historic successes, the Finance Committee of the 114th Congress continues to accomplish more for the American people by enhancing the committee process and restoring regular order.


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


Former U.S. Soldier Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 20 Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Murder A DEA Agent And A DEA Informant And Other Crimes

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JOSEPH HUNTER, a former member of the U.S. Army, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison based on his convictions for conspiracy to murder an agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA") and...