News published on Federal Newswire in September 2016

News from September 2016


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Alejandro Navarro-Gonzalez, 34, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin, and maintaining a drug involved premises, was sentenced to 251 months in prison followed by 10 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced registered sex offender Gary Scott Conway, age 45, of Havre de Grace, Maryland, today to 20 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. Conway pleaded guilty to transporting child pornography, and admitted a 20 year history...


Cummings Condemns Republican Abuse of Taxpayer Funds to Affect Presidential Election

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Jason Chaffetz strongly condemning the Committee’s rapidly escalating abuse of taxpayer funds to conduct partisan investigations to harm former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s candidacy for president.


National Public Lands Day Stewardship Event at Ozark National Scenic Riverways

News Release: EMINENCE, MO -On Saturday, Sept. 24, volunteers across the country will visit their favorite parks, rivers, wildlife preserves, or forests to give back to the treasured lands where we play, learn, and relax. Ozark National Scenic Riverways will celebrate National Public Lands Day -the nation's largest...


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging 21 defendants for being part of the Hillside Enterprise, a drug distribution conspiracy which operated for 14 years in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore. The indictment alleges that member of the Hillside Enterprise committed...


Sacramento Man Sentenced to over 12 Years in Prison for Child Pornography

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Michael Bailey, 61, of Sacramento, to 12 years and seven months in prison for receipt of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced registered sex offender Gary Scott Conway, age 45, of Havre de Grace, Maryland, today to 20 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. Conway pleaded guilty to transporting child pornography, and admitted a 20 year history...


Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 9, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced more than $500,000 in grants to academic and nonprofit organizations who will work to make farmers markets and farm stands more accessible to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants. Farmers markets...


Royce, Engel Statement on Completion of Camp Liberty Resettlement

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) today issued the following statement on completion of the resettlement of Iranian dissidents previously living at Camp Liberty in Iraq...


News Release: TUPELO, MS - To commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Natchez Trace Parkway will host a living history encampment representing the expedition of Hernando de Soto on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. The encampment will be set up outside of the Parkway Visitor Center from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Through...


Rapid City Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession and Sale of a Stolen Firearm.


Glen Canyon Celebrates Fourth Grade Students with Free Passes and Local Field Trips

News Release: Fourth grade students around the nation are invited to visit Glen Canyon National Recreation Area for free over the next year as part of the Every Kid in a Park program.


New Citizens Sworn in at Naturalization Ceremony in Yellowstone National Park

News Release: On Wednesday, September 7, Yellowstone National Park hosted a ceremony for 35 immigrants as they became official US citizens. The Honorable Mark L. Carman, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Wyoming, held court at the base of the Mammoth Hot Springs terraces.


Long Island Attorney Is Sentenced To 28 Months In Prison For Stealing $1.3 Million From Trust Fund Clients

News Release: Trust Funds Diverted to Pay for Car, High-End Stereo Equipment, Home Renovations and International Vacations.


Former Deschutes County Sheriff Captain Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Theft of Public Funds and Money Laundering

News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - On Thursday, September 8, 2016, Scott Raymond Beard, 46, a former Deschutes County Sheriff Captain and resident of Deschutes County, Oregon, was sentenced to five years in prison by U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane for stealing over $200,000 in public funds he was entrusted to manage. At least sixty-three times over a two-year period, Beard falsified records to steal money designated for use in combating drug crimes.


Look Ahead: Committee Announces Hearing and Vote Schedule for the Week of September 12

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of September 12.


Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Names National Mango Board Members

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed six members to serve on the National Mango Board for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2017, and ending Dec. 31, 2019.


Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means Leaders Issue Statement on Increased Flexibility for MACRA

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ ...


Engel: Putin's Propaganda Mouthpiece is No Place for Presidential Candidates

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s recent comments about President of Russia Vladimir Putin and appearance on Russia Today (RT)...


News Release: Volkswagen Engineer Pleads Guilty for His Role in Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests.