News published on Federal Newswire in September 2016

News from September 2016


St. Francis Man Charged with Repeated Harassing Communications and Stalking

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Obscene Telephone Call, Anonymous Telephone Call, Repeated Telephone Call, Repeated Harassing Communications, and Stalking.


FBI Releases Documents in Hillary Clinton E-Mail Investigation

News Release: FBI Releases Documents in Hillary Clinton E-Mail Investigation.


Three Fingers Emergency Wild Horse Gather Concludes Successfully

News Release: VALE, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vale District has concluded an emergency gather of wild horses in the Three Fingers Herd Management Area (HMA). Between August 29 and Sept. 1, 2016, a total of 155 horses - 33 foals, 55 mares and 67 studs - were gathered.


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: A superseding indictment was returned yesterday adding new criminal charges against 13 Detroit-area men accused of conspiring to distribute heroin, crack cocaine and other drugs, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. Nine of the defendants were charged with distributing fentanyl and heroin resulting in overdose death and serious bodily injury.


Paving Project in Paradise Parking Lot in September

News Release: Beginning Tuesday, September 6, 2016, Mount Rainier National Park will begin a three week paving project in the Paradise area parking lots. Parking will be significantly limited throughout the project in both the upper parking lot near the Jackson Visitor Center and the Paradise Inn, and in the lower parking lot (map).


FAA Issues Record of Decision for Southern California Metroplex Project

News Release: WASHINGTON-The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact/ Record of Decision for the Southern California Metroplex project.


Multi-Jurisdictional Investigation into Drug Trafficking Culminates in Coordinated Law Enforcement Action in Four States and U.S. Virgin Islands

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Following a multi-jurisdictional investigation into drug trafficking in Pittsburgh, Penn., 14 individuals have been indicted in the Western District of Pennsylvania for violating federal narcotics laws. The multi-agency Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation revealed a...


News Release: DENVER - Kimberly S. Cileno, age 47, formerly of Thornton, Colorado, was sentenced on Aug. 29, 2016 by U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore to serve 24 months in federal prison for health care fraud, Acting United States Attorney Bob Troyer, James Purcell, Regional Director of the Kansas City...


News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - Following a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge John McBryde, late yesterday a federal jury convicted seven defendants, including members and associates of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas prison gang, for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that operated...


Jury Convicts Merced County Man of Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - After an eight-day trial in Fresno, a federal jury found Roger Cha, 30, of Atwater, guilty today of one count of possession of child pornography, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Rochester Man Sentenced on Gun Charge

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Tremmell Brown, 31, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, was sentenced to 12 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer.


Wyden, Pallone Question Mylan Payments to Medicaid for EpiPens

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., today sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell requesting additional information regarding EpiPen’s classification and...


News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC -Cape Lookout National Seashore announces the final opportunity to participate in the Evening at the Cape Lookout Lighthouse programs which will take place on Friday, Sept. 16, and Saturday, September 17. Bring your own flashlight and experience the island and the lighthouse as...


Former LCN Members Indicted in Connection with Murder of South Boston Club Owner

News Release: BOSTON - Frank “Cadillac" Salemme, a former boss of the New England Family of La Cosa Nostra (NELCN), and former NELCN associate Paul Weadick, were charged in an indictment unsealed today in connection with the 1993 murder of Steven A. DiSarro.


Anderson Women Plead Guilty to Mail Theft Conspiracy

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- Acting United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Karissa L. Miller, age 25, and Ruby A. Adams, age 54, both of Anderson, pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Greenville, to a conspiracy to commit mail theft, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section...


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

News Release: SAN JOSE - A former Monterey-area man, Manoel Antonio Errico, was extradited to the United States from Argentina on Aug. 23, 2016, to face fraud charges brought against him in September 2009, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch, Monterey County District Attorney Dean D. Flippo, United States Postal Inspection Service Inspector in Charge Rafael Nuñez, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.


Reclamation Releases Environmental Documents of Groundwater Pumping Costs Reimbursement for Gray Lodge Wildlife Area

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Agreement for Reimbursement of Groundwater Pumping Costs for Gray Lodge Wildlife Area between the United States and the State of California.


Hearing to Focus on Interagency Cooperation and Technological Change in Federal Maritime Navigation Programs

News Release: The Subcommittees on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and Water Resources and Environment will hold a joint hearing on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building to examine federal maritime navigation programs. The Subcommittees will hear from the United States Coast Guard, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).


News Release: MOOSE, WY -Grand Teton National Park Superintendent David Vela announced the release of the Moose-Wilson Corridor Final Comprehensive Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (Final Plan/EIS) today. The Final Plan/EIS is the culmination of a planning effort that began in December of 2013 and included...