News published on Federal Newswire in September 2016

News from September 2016


California Man Pleads Guilty in 2013 Shooting Spree at Los Angeles International Airport and Admits to First-Degree Murder of Transportation Security Administration Officer

News Release: A Sun Valley, California, man pleaded guilty today to charges related to a 2013 shooting at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in which he murdered a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer.


News Release: Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge in Confrontation with Law Enforcement Near the White House.


Dallas Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty

News Release: DALLAS - Curtis Demond Johnson, who operated an income tax preparation business in Dallas, appeared in federal court this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver and pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a fraudulent tax return, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Daleo G. Powell, age 34, of Harrisburg, was sentenced to 43 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin by Senior U.S. District Court Judge William W. Caldwell in Harrisburg.


Former Trucking Company Owner Sentenced for Federal Tax Evasion

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - The former owner of a trucking company in Kansas City, Kan., was sentenced Tuesday to 33 months in federal prison for evading federal income taxes, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. He was ordered to pay $939,408 in restitution.


Cedar Rapids Woman Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft, Stealing from the Government, and Lying to Receive Housing Assistance

News Release: A woman who unlawfully used another person’s identity to file a fraudulent tax return and steal money from the government pled guilty last week in federal court in Cedar Rapids. She also pled guilty to lying to a government agency in order to receive housing assistance benefits.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Daleo G. Powell, age 34, of Harrisburg, was sentenced to 43 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin by Senior U.S. District Court Judge William W. Caldwell in Harrisburg.


Notice of Flight Operations for September 2016

News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces the following upcoming flight plans for September 2016.


Former Orange County Detective Guilty in HUD Fraud Scheme

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 47-year-old former Orange County Sheriff’s Detective has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


Lee County Postal Employee Charged With Delay Or Destruction Of Mail

News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the return of an indictment charging Angelica M. Morman (28, Fort Myers) with delay or destruction of mail. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.


News Release: The Melrose mansion at Natchez National Historical Park will be closed from Thursday, September 8 through Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. During this brief closure, contractors and artisans will replaster and repaint portions of the mansion interior as well as installing reproduction bed hangings on the antique beds.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a man who lived in his travel trailer pleaded guilty in federal court today to a counterfeiting scheme that victimized businesses across the United States.


Guatemalan Man Sentenced For Illegal Reentry After Deportation

News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced today that Sebastian Castro-Mejia, of Guatemala, was sentenced today after pleading guilty to illegally reentering the United States after having been previously deported.


Benton City Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking

News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced Roberto L. Llerenas, Jr., age 36, of Benton City, Washington, was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison as a result of his convictions on four counts of trafficking two children under 18 for commercial sex.


Fall 2016 Prescribed Fire Burning Notice

News Release: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area may implement up to 3 of the following prescribed fires during the fall of 2016.


News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced today that Silverio Lopez-Gutierrez, of Guatemala, was sentenced today after pleading guilty to illegally reentering the United States after having been previously deported.


News Release: FBI and Health Experts to Screen 'Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict' Film.


News Release: Washington -Leaders from seven state departments of agriculture and 23 U.S. agribusinesses and organizations will accompany Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services Alexis Taylor on a trade mission to Hong Kong and Shanghai Sept. 7 to Sept. 15 to extend USDA's Women in Agriculture initiative abroad and expand export opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products.


United Kingdom Man Sentenced for His Role in Child Exploitation

News Release: FARGO - U. S. Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on September 6, 2016, Simon William Riley, 21, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, was sentenced before Judge Ralph R. Erickson to 12 years in prison on one Count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, two Counts of Advertising Material Involving the...


Houston Man Sentenced for Crosby Bank Robbery

News Release: HOUSTON - A 32-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions for aggravated bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Dominic Renard Lindsey pleaded guilty March 23, 2016.