News published on Federal Newswire in September 2016

News from September 2016


News Release: NEW BERN - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that Wednesday, a federal jury in New Bern found RAMON SANMARTIN, JR. guilty of conspiracy to possess and possession with the intent to distribute three kilograms of cocaine.


United States District Court Affirms Piedmont Woman’s Conviction and Sentence for Collecting Signatures on United States Postal Service Property

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announces that the United States District Court has affirmed the federal conviction and sentence of Roberta Helmerick. Helmerick was convicted in federal district court in Rapid City of Collecting Signatures on United States Post Office Property, after being...


FAA Moves Forward with SoCal Airspace Modernization

News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration’s effort to modernize Southern California’s airspace is moving forward.


News Release: Due to potential impacts from Tropical Storm Hermine, visitor services and facilities at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial, will be temporarily suspended. Starting on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, the following are in effect.


BLM Announces Public Input Opportunities for the First of "Section 368" Energy Corridor Regional Reviews

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management today announced public input opportunities for six regional reviews that will analyze the existing energy corridors designated for oil, gas, and hydrogen pipelines and electricity transmission and distribution facilities on Western Federal lands under BLM or U.S. Forest Service management.


Natchez Trace Parkway Launches Second Year of Every Kid in a Park Pass

News Release: Fourth Graders and their Families Eligible for Free Access to Public Lands and Waters Nationwide.


Houston Woman Found Guilty on Charges of Sex Trafficking of Minors

News Release: HOUSTON - A jury sitting in Houston has returned guilty verdicts against a Houston woman for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors and sex trafficking of minors, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The jury convicted Jazsmine Arielle Joseph, 27, this morning following a week-long trial and approximately six hours of deliberation.


Local Teacher Charged After Attempting to Engage in Sexual Conduct with a Minor

News Release: HOUSTON - A 30-year-old teacher has been arrested on multiple charges surrounding his travel across state lines to engage in sexaul activity with a minor male, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Drew Dillon Watson is a Physics teacher at a local school serving approximately 1,000 students in grades 6-12.


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that NICKOLLE DENISE DIXON, age 24, of Fort Smith Arkansas, was found guilty, by a federal jury, for EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT FROM INDIAN TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1163. The jury trial began with testimony on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 and concluded the same day with the guilty verdict.


Chairman Johnson On FBI Release Of Secretary Clinton Investigation Documents

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, had this to say on Friday after the FBI released documents related to its investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server.


Reclamation Announces Seasonal Changes to Park Hours and Seasonal Recreation Area Closures at New Melones Lake

News Release: SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled annual recreation area closures at New Melones Lake from Oct. 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017. These annual


News Release: HANCOCK, MI -There will be several opportunities to explore and learn about the historic Quincy Smelter on Saturday Sept. 10, 2016.


President of O.C.-based Bulk Mail Company Pays $3 Million to Resolve Investigation into Scheme to Defraud U.S. Postal Service

News Release: LOS ANGELES - The president of an Anaheim-based bulk mailing company this week paid the United States $3 million to resolve a federal investigation into allegations that the mailer systematically misclassified postage and defrauded the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) out of millions of dollars in postage fees.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Today, after a three-day trial, a federal jury found Kenneth William Kirkland, 48, of California City, guilty of being a felon in possession of firearms, being a felon in possession of a destructive device, being a felon in possession of explosives, and possession of a destructive device not registered in the National Firearms Registry, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man has been sentenced to 365 months in federal prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl that resulted in the death of a 29 year-old woman, who had given birth just two weeks before her death.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man is scheduled to appear in federal court today in connection with the robbery of a TD Bank in Hawthorne, New Jersey, on Feb. 17, 2016, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Neptali De La Cruz Hernandez, 32, of New York, New York, appeared in United States District Court in Concord, New Hampshire on Friday and pled guilty to transporting two women in interstate commerce for prostitution, announced United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice.


International Fugitive Extradited To United States To Face Charges Regarding Alleged Cedar Funding Investment Fraud Scheme

News Release: Former Monterey-area man accused in multi-million-dollar fraud scheme apprehended in Argentina after nearly seven years.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Delvin Macarthy, aka “Brian Macarthy," 37, of Alexandria, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Macarthy was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $734,458 in restitution.


News Release: King of Prussia, PA - Valley Forge National Historical Park encourages all fourth graders to visit the park for free this year as part of the Every Kid in a Park program. The program gives fourth grade students, and those accompanying them, free access to more than 2,000 federally managed lands and waters. Visit www.EveryKidinaPark.gov to download the pass and obtain more information.