News published on Federal Newswire in November 2016

News from November 2016


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 44-year-old Corpus Christi man has admitted to possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Jason Michael Ehret, an active duty Marine Corps major serving as an aviation flight instructor, pleaded guilty today.


News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Dumont Dunes subgroup to the Desert Advisory Council (DAC) will be holding its next meeting on Sat., Nov. 26 at 10:00 a.m. in the Dumont Dunes Off-highway Vehicle (OHV) recreation area near the visitor center.


Park Tudor Deferred Prosecution Agreement

News Release: PRESS RELEASE. Indianapolis-United States Attorney Josh Minkler announced today that a Deferred Prosecution Agreement has been reached between the United States Attorney’s Office and Park Tudor School. The document outlines an agreement reached as a result of an investigation by the United States Attorney’s...


Three More Minnesota Men Sentenced for Providing Material Support to ISIL

News Release: Three More Minnesota Men Sentenced for Providing Material Support to ISIL.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Wesley Paul Hadsell, 38, of Norfolk, was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition.


News Release: Winter will officially arrive at the mountain tonight with snow forecast to the 3000' elevation. The road between Longmire and Paradise has officially transitioned to winter hours of operation due to expected snow accumulation.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - MedNet Inc., a Ewing, New Jersey-based remote cardiac monitoring company and a subsidiary of BioTelemetry Inc., has agreed to pay more than $1.35 million to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to induce physicians to use the company’s cardiac monitoring services, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.


News Release: Contact Person: Nancy Wicker (803) 929-3000.


Two Members of New Haven Drug Ring Sentenced

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JEFFREY HARRISON, also known as “Biscuit," 36, and CHRISTOPHER HILTON, also known as “C.J.," 34, both of New Haven, have been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert Chatigny in Hartford for their involvement...


Bureau of Reclamation Releases Funding Opportunities for Drought Contingency Planning and Drought Resiliency Projects

News Release: WASHINGTON - Two funding opportunities are now available from the Bureau of Reclamation for entities to develop drought contingency plans and build long-term solutions to drought. These two funding opportunities are part of Reclamation's Drought Response Program.


Florida Man Admits Defrauding Bergen County, New Jersey,  Company Out Of More Than $1.5 Million

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Windermere, Florida, man today admitted using phony invoices to fraudulently obtain over $1.5 million from a factoring company in Bergen County, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J Fishman announced.


News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - On Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane sentenced Darryl Tyrone Norwood Jr., 29, of Lane County, Oregon, to 160 months in prison for sex trafficking of a minor. Following his prison sentence, Norwood will be on lifetime supervised release.


Towpath Detour at Lock 3

News Release: Washington, DC - On Thursday, Nov. 17, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (C&O Canal) will implement a towpath detour around the Lock 3 plaza located between 30th Street and Thomas Jefferson Street in Georgetown. The detour is needed because the towpath and surrounding area will...


Federal Jury Convicts Last Two of Eight Individuals in Money Laundering Scheme

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury yesterday found Erick Estrada-Lopez (41, Jacksonville) and Michael Rounsville (48, Callahan) guilty of crimes arising out of a money laundering scheme. Estrada-Lopez was convicted of conspiracy to commit ...


News Release: Faceless Bandit Linked to Four Robberies in Orange and Los Angeles Counties Arrested in Ventura.


Pine Ridge Man Sentenced for Assaulting a Woman

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation was sentenced on November 9, 2016, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on H.R. 866 (Rep. Diane Black), the “Federal Lands Freedom Act of 2015." This bill will delegate control over responsible energy exploration to states.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that two Eagle Butte, South Dakota, women convicted of Assault With a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury were sentenced on November 7, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: AMARILLO, Texas - Guadalupe Reyes, a/k/a “Lupe," 49, of Etter, Texas, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater to 188 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in June 2016 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana. U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas made today’s announcement.


Florence Man Sentenced 180 Months for Methamphetamine and Firearm Offenses

News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - A Florence, Ky., man, who previously admitted to conspiring to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and possessing a firearm to further his drug trafficking, has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison.