News published on Federal Newswire in November 2016

News from November 2016


News Release: OXFORD, Miss. - A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of (ABM) gang was sentenced to life in prison for his participation in a variety of violent criminal acts, including racketeering conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, methamphetamine production and trafficking and other related offenses.


Arizona Strip: Christmas Tree Permits Available Beginning Second Week of November

News Release: Contacts: Rachel Carnahan, BLM Arizona Strip District Public Affairs Officer 435-688-3303.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - James M. DeGrandis, Jr., 54, of Fredericksburg, pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging him with making a false statement in relation to a document required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).


News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury last month indicted nine people as part of an illegal drug ring trafficking heroin, fentanyl and cocaine in Jefferson County, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam.


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Bayonne, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for paying $65,000 in bribes to a Bayonne public official in return for the public official’s assistance in securing projects funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


2016 a Year Of Life-Changing Milestones

News Release: It’s no secret that Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) is a proud, lifelong Chicago Cubs fanatic. He is an optimist through and through. And for the Cubs, “this was the year." After 108 years, “it happened." Chairman Upton is equally passionate, and optimistic, when it comes to 21st Century Cures.


Two District Men Found Guilty of Charges In Deadly 2009 Gun Battle in Northeast Washington

News Release: Two Killed, Including a 15-Year-Old Innocent Bystander; Three Others Wounded.


Saratoga Resident Sentenced To A Three Month Prison Term After Pleading Guilty To Managing Elephant Ivory Trafficking Operation

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Shahram “Ron" Roohparvar was sentenced on Nov. 2, 2016, to three months in custody followed by three months of home confinement for illegally trafficking elephant ivory announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services...


Former Veterans Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Medication

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Allison Rulli, 34, of Mineral, pleaded guilty today to charges of obtaining controlled substances by misrepresentation, fraud, or deception.


Pallone & Schakowsky Urge FTC to Strengthen Security of IoT Devices Following Recent Cyberattack

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), today sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez urging the agency to take action to protect consumers from insecure Internet of Things (IoT) devices following last month’s cyberattack that caused prolonged outages on popular websites across the U.S.


News Release: Inhofe, 13 Senators Urge Administration's Candidness of US Paris Agreement “Commitments" to International Community


Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy and Related Offenses

News Release: WASHINGTON - A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi (ABM) gang was sentenced to life in prison for his participation in a variety of violent criminal acts, including racketeering conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, methamphetamine production and trafficking and other related offenses.


2016 a Year Of Life-Changing Milestones

News Release: It’s no secret that Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) is a proud, lifelong Chicago Cubs fanatic. He is an optimist through and through. And for the Cubs, “this was the year." After 108 years, “it happened." Chairman Upton is equally passionate, and optimistic, when it comes to 21st Century Cures.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico, South Korea and Unknown Destinations

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


News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), today sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez urging the agency to take action to protect consumers from insecure Internet of Things (IoT) devices following last month’s cyberattack that caused prolonged outages on popular websites across the U.S.


Wheeling man sentenced for oxycodone distribution

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Ronnell A. Williams, 41, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced to 110 months in prison for distributing oxycodone, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Christopher James Baum, 36, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to six bank robbery charges. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Baum will be sentenced within the range of 20 to 30 years in prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.


Docks removed for season at Holter, Hauser lake sites

News Release: (BUTTE, Mont.) - The boat docks at the Bureau of Land Management campgrounds at Holter and Hauser lakes are moving to dry land for the season.


Warwick Resident Admits to Possessing, Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Sami-Joe Daou, 27, of Warwick, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today to possessing and distributing child pornography. A joint federal, state and local law enforcement investigation determined that Daou possessed images of child pornography, some of which he shared via Facebook.


Artists in Residence at Big bend

News Release: Big Bend National Park, in cooperation with the non-profit National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) and the Big Bend Natural History Association, welcome two artists in residence to the park this November.