News published on Federal Newswire in May 2016

News from May 2016


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOT Bans E-Cigarettes From Checked Baggage

News Release: Charging the devices and/or batteries on board an aircraft also prohibited


News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal grand jury has charged Angelia Zwick, a/k/a Angelia Strunk, 45, of Cincinnati, with one count of wire fraud and three counts of willfully filing a false income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).


Successful Eradication of Little Fire Ants

News Release: Release Date: May 19, 2016. Contact: Mike Gawel. Phone: 671-477-7278 Ext 1010. Successful eradication of Little Fire Ants at War in the Pacific National Park Asan Beach Unit. Asan, Guam - Originally from South America, Little Fire Ants (LFA) are considered among the world's worst invasive species. LFA...


BLM seeks comments on parcels offered in November oil and gas lease sale

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management is accepting public comments on its proposal to lease 35 parcels totaling 25,000 acres in the Royal Gorge, Grand Junction, Colorado River Valley and Tres Rios field offices at its Nov. 10, 2016, quarterly oil and gas lease sale.The Royal Gorge Field Office released a preliminary...


DEA Announces Release Of First Drug Situation Report For The State Of Delaware

News Release: DEWEY BEACH, Del. - Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggle of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Philadelphia Field Division announced today the publication of a statewide drug report for Delaware. The report, entitled The Drug Situation in Delaware, is the first comprehensive report of its kind for Delaware.


Menominee Man Sentenced for Facilitating Underage Prostitution

News Release: Help us combat the proliferation of sexual exploitation crimes against children.


Former Clayton County Police Officer Charged with Soliciting Bribes

News Release: ATLANTA - Former Clayton County Police Department Officer Grant Kidd, Jr., has been arraigned after being charged for soliciting a bribe to dismiss pending criminal charges against two Clayton County defendants.


Two Lansing "Homeless" IRS Scam Defendants Sentenced

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Two additional defendants connected to a Lansing, Michigan area family-run scam were sentenced in federal court, U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles announced today. Defendant Qasim Ibn-Ishaq Verser was sentenced to a term of three years’ incarceration, three years of supervised release...


Grijalva Works With Tribes to Protect Grand Canyon, Create New National Monument

News Release: On Nov. 3, 2015, Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) introduced the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act - a bill establishing a new national monument to the north and south of the Grand Canyon that protects a vital watershed and celebrates the long local history and deep cultural roots of the region’s Native American Tribes.


Payroll Service Company Owners Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Money Set Aside by Clients to Pay Federal and State Taxes

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced today payroll company owners Kevin Carden, age 56, to six years in prison for wire fraud, and his wife Beverly Carden, age 54, both formerly of Bel Air, Maryland, to five years in prison for mail fraud, both followed by three years of supervised release, arising from a scheme to steal money from their clients, the IRS and the Maryland State Comptroller.


News Release: Potential Evidence Found in Unsolved Murder.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that RAVEN HUGHES, age 28, of Hammond, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft for engaging in a multi-year tax fraud scheme.


News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in East St. Louis has indicted Michael E. Myers, 60, of Alton, Illinois, for Distribution of Child Pornography and Receipt of Child Pornography, James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today. After a detention hearing, Myers was held without bond pending trial.


Defendant Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2004 Triple Murder in Indian Country

News Release: Defendant Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2004 Triple Murder in Indian Country.


Levin Statement on ITC TPP Economic Impact Report

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today issued the following statement after the International Trade Commission (ITC) released a Congressionally-mandated report on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement’s projected impact on the U.S. economy...


U.S. Attorney Neronha Appointed to Attorney General's Advisory Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON - Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced today the appointments of Peter F. Neronha, U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, and John Huber, U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, to the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC), effective immediately.