News published on Federal Newswire in November 2016

News from November 2016


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Earl Brown, Sr., 55, of Houston, Texas, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and money laundering conspiracy, was sentenced to 135 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.


Kline, Walberg Respond to Judicial Decision on Overtime Rule

News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following statement in response to a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the Department of Labor's overtime rule...


News Release: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today issued the following statement in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos to become the next Secretary of Education...


CEO of Berlin, New Hampshire Business Sentenced in Multi-Million-Dollar Bank Fraud Case and Outside Accountant Pays Civil Penalty

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Arnold Hanson, 66, of Nashua, New Hampshire, was sentenced by Chief Judge Christina Reiss yesterday based on his conviction for conspiracy to make false statements to a financial institution. Chief Judge Reiss sentenced...


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that James E. Podolske Jr., 59, of Panama City, Florida, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of wire fraud and a violation of the Procurement Integrity Act.


Houston Man Sentenced On Drug Charge Involving LRGP Gang

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Earl Brown, Sr., 55, of Houston, Texas, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and money laundering conspiracy, was sentenced to 135 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.


Former U.S. Air Force Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Procurement Violation and Wire Fraud

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that James E. Podolske Jr., 59, of Panama City, Florida, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of wire fraud and a violation of the Procurement Integrity Act.


News Release: On Nov. 21, 2016, Todd Erling Becker, 46, of Stuart, Florida, was convicted of committing and conspiring to commit fives robberies with a firearm at business located in Stuart, Vero Beach, and Orlando, Florida and Lexington, Kentucky.


Lockport Man Sentenced On Gun Charge

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Bob Odrzywolski, 73, of Lockport, NY, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of firearms, was sentenced to time served and three years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Woldford.


News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on child pornography charges.


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- Acting United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Bradley Lewis Felder, 27, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Terry L. Wooten to a term of imprisonment of 144 months, or 12 years. Felder pled guilty in June of this year to his involvement in a...


News Release: A man who robbed the F&M Bank in Monticello on July 29, 2016, pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


Fairhaven Man Sentenced for Making Hoax Distress Calls to U.S. Coast Guard

News Release: BOSTON - A Fairhaven man was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with sending three false distress messages to the U.S. Coast Guard over the radio.


Five Men Convicted And Sentenced For Illegal Reentry

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Cruz Mejia, 21, and Sinai Aguilar-Rodriguez, 30, originally from Mexico but most recently of Buffalo, NY, along with Salustio Lopez-Marquez, 38, Everardo Lopez-Marquez, 36, and Joanathan Lopez-Marquez, 22, originally...


Florida Woman Guilty Of Interstate Stolen Credit Card Scheme

News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Chelsea Miller, age 19, of Stuart, Florida, pleaded guilty on Nov. 22, 2016, before United States District Court Judge John E. Jones, III, to conspiring to use stolen credit cards.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Bob Odrzywolski, 73, of Lockport, NY, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of firearms, was sentenced to time served and three years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Woldford.


Reclamation to Close the Delta Cross Channel Gates

News Release: WALNUT GROVE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will close the Delta Cross Channel Gates on Friday, Nov. 25 at approximately 9 a.m. The closure is due to the National Marine Fisheries Service Biological Opinion. The gates will remain closed until further notice. Please be advised that the decision to open or close the gates can be made on short notice based on requirements.


High School Teacher Arrested For Possessing And Receiving Child Pornography

News Release: Nicholas Pagliuca Downloaded Hundreds of Files Containing Images and Videos of Child Pornography.


Jason Cameron Selected as the New Deputy Area Manager for the Klamath Basin Area Office in Klamath Falls, Oregon

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that Jason Cameron has been selected as the Klamath Basin Area Office’s Deputy Area Manager. Cameron will begin his new duties Nov. 27, 2016.


Cohill Station Bridge Replacement

News Release: Hancock, MD- The Cohill Station Pedestrian Bridge will be closed between Nov. 29, 2016 and December 9, 2016. During this time, NPS maintenance staff will be replacing sections of the wood decking and surface coating the steel to defend against the elements. The bridge is located at mile marker 131.03...