News published on Federal Newswire in November 2016

News from November 2016


Property Manager Charged with Fraudulently Pocketing Fees from Chicago Condominium Association

News Release: CHICAGO - A property manager has been charged in federal court with fraudulently pocketing more than $150,000 in illegal fees from a condominium association in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood.


Castillo by Candlelight: The Enemy at the Gates

News Release: St. Augustine, FL - On the evening of Friday, December 2nd, 2016, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument staff and volunteers, in partnership with the St. Augustine Garrison, will present living history tours that highlight the events of 1740. Visitors will experience the evening before the Fort Mose...


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Vanita Gupta, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights for the Department of Justice, announced today that the United States has entered into an agreement with THE CITY OF YONKERS (the “City")...


Guatemalan man charged with illegally reentering U.S.

News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a Guatemalan citizen with re-entering the United States illegally, said said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: Coeur d’Alene, ID - The Bureau of Land Management in partnership with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and Lake Coeur d’Alene Cruises are pleased to offer our military veterans, active duty personnel and their families an opportunity to view our nation’s great symbol - the bald eagle - aboard cruise boats on Lake Coeur d’Alene. Two “Eagle Watch" cruises will be offered free-of-charge to veterans and military families on Saturday, Dec. 3.


BLM asks hunters to stay on roads and trails

News Release: (MILES CITY, Mont.) - Hunting season is in full-swing and the BLM would like to encourage hunters to keep their vehicles on established roads and trails.


Former Autonomy CFO Charged With Wire Fraud

News Release: Defendant Allegedly Defrauded Hewlett-Packard Company in the Acquisition of Autonomy for $11 Billion.


Huntington heroin dealer sentenced to over seven years in federal prison for drug crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man was sentenced today to seven and a half years in federal prison for a heroin crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Lamont Walter Haywood, 38, previously pleaded guilty to distribution of heroin.


News Release: FBI Releases 2015 Hate Crime Statistics.


Owner of Clackamas Property Management Companies Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - On Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez sentenced Cody C. Halsey, 37, to 33 months in federal prison followed by three years’ supervised release. Halsey plead guilty in July 2016 to defrauding nearly 250 clients of his former property management companies...


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that NATHAN ROWDEN GREEN, age 28, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, pled guilty to DRUG CONSPIRACY, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B), punishable by not less than 5 years or more than 40 years imprisonment, and up to a $5,000,000.00 fine or both.


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill today ordered Meriden-based SRC CONSTRUCTION, INC. to pay a $250,000 fine for filing a false tax return.



News Release: DALLAS - Two Dallas men who were convicted on methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy charges were sentenced last week by Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn to lengthy federal prison terms, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


Nine Southwest Missouri Residents Indicted for Meth Conspiracy

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that nine southwest Missouri residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury in relation to a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Jasper County, Mo.


Cape Cod National Seashore Announces  That Demolition of Highlands Center Buildings Is Getting Underway

News Release: Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent George Price announced that the contract to demolish dangerous structures to correct safety hazards at Highlands Center in North Truro will begin on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. A total of eight buildings, including two former barracks, the heating power plant...


ATF NRT arrives in Beaufort, S.C., supporting fire investigation

News Release: BEAUFORT, S.C. - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National Response Team (NRT) will begin a joint investigation today of the fire that destroyed the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce early Saturday morning. The total loss of the building after the Nov. 12 fire is estimated at more than $2 million.


ATF NRT Arrives in Beaufort, S.C., Supporting Fire Investigation

News Release: BEAUFORT, S.C. - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National Response Team (NRT) will begin a joint investigation today of the fire that destroyed the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce early Saturday morning. The total loss of the building after the Nov. 12 fire is estimated at more than $2 million.


News Release: Release Date: Nov. 14, 2016. Contact: Brooke Nevitt, Lead Ranger. Email address: e-mail us. Phone: 670-234-7207, Ext 2020. Holiday Closures at American Memorial Park Visitor Center. Park officials would like to inform the public the American Memorial Park Visitor Center will be closed in observance...


News Release: A federal jury in the Southern District of Texas convicted a Houston-based home-health agency owner for her role in a $13 million Medicare fraud scheme and money laundering. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of ...