News published on Federal Newswire in November 2016

News from November 2016


Eight Trey Crips Gang Members Convicted of Murder of Federal Informant

News Release: Friday afternoon, Maliek Ramsey, also known as “Squinge," and Rodney Muschette, also known as “Stitch," were convicted of the 2008 retaliation murder of a federal informant. Ramsey and Muschette are members of the Eight Trey Crips, a set of the Crips street gang operating in and around Brooklyn, New York, and elsewhere. When sentenced, they will face mandatory life imprisonment.


News Release: A Sebring resident was sentenced to federal prison, for dealing firearms without a license and making a false statement to a licensed firearms dealer.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Aaron Travis Daniels, 20, aka Harun Muhammad, aka Abu Yusef of Columbus was arrested today for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.


News Release: Everywhere you look, support continues to build for 21st Century Cures.


Manhattan United States Attorney Announces Superseding Indictment Charging Turkish And Iranian National With Conspiring To Evade U.S. Sanctions Against Iran And Other Offenses

News Release: Superseding Indictment Further Alleges That Four Defendants Allegedly Used the U.S. Banking System to Conduct International Financial Transactions for Iranian Airline Sanctioned for Supporting Terrorist Groups.



News Release: Las Vegas - Whether you drive, bike, run or walk, you may visit the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for free on Veterans Day.


Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Document for the Central California Irrigation District Water and Energy Efficiency Grant Project

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Central California Irrigation District (District) Molasses Ditch. Lining Project (Project). The Draft EA details Reclamation’s proposed grant of $300,000 to the District through WaterSMART Water and...


News Release: California Man Sentenced to Life Plus 60 Years for 2013 Shooting Spree at Los Angeles International Airport and First-Degree Murder of Transportation Security Administration Officer.


News Release: Everywhere you look, support continues to build for 21st Century Cures.


Youth Arts in the Parks 2017 Art Contest Announced

News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia - Nature can be a great inspiration! Local students can celebrate their creativity and interest in nature through the Youth Arts in the Parks 2017 Appalachian Spring Wildflower Art Contest. This contest and April exhibition at Tamarack allows students to serve as community leaders...


News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man was sentenced Monday to 43 months in federal prison for helping his twin brother rob a payday lender’s store, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A former federal prison guard pleaded guilty Monday to taking bribes to smuggle tobacco to inmates, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


Champaign Felon Sentenced to Maximum 10 Years in Prison for Weapons Charge

News Release: URBANA, Ill. - Kevin Pettis, aka KP, 37, of the 400 block of South State Street, Champaign, was sentenced today to the maximum 120 months in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm by a felon, as announced by Jim Lewis, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois. Pettis has been in...


News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to operate an interstate sex trafficking business, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


Former Weston Man Pleads Guilty to $2.25 Million Internet Steroids Distribution

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a former Weston, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to leading a $2.25 million conspiracy to sell anabolic steroids over the Internet.


News Release: Everywhere you look, support continues to build for 21st Century Cures.


Applications Due February 1 for 2017 and 2018 Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency

News Release: Skagway - Together, the Yukon Arts Centre, Parks Canada, the Skagway Arts Council, and the National Park Service invite established visual artists to apply to the seventh year of the Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency. In the Artist Residency program, artists camp and experience the historic Chilkoot Trail, backpacking from Alaska to the Yukon Territory. Interested artists can apply by visiting the Yukon Arts Centre website.


News Release: DENVER - David Michael Ansberry, age 64, will appear in court at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang to be read his rights and advised of the charges pending against him. Magistrate Judge Wang’s courtroom is located at the Byron G. Rogers U.S. Courthouse, 1929 Stout Street, Courtroom 204.


A Better Lure to Detect and Control an Avocado Pest

News Release: An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researcher has developed a new tool to help Florida avocado producers concerned about a disease that is killing their trees. It's a lure that makes it easier to detect and control the invasive pest that spreads the disease.