News published on Federal Newswire in September 2016

News from September 2016


News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge sentenced a Wilmette financial advisor to more than six years in prison for pocketing nearly $2 million of his clients’ money after falsely promising substantial returns on investments in Facebook stock and real estate funds.


News Release: Harkers Island, NC -Tropical Storm Hermine has shifted back towards the coast. The National Weather Service is forecasting the entire area to experience minor to moderate impacts.The area remains under a significant heavy rainfall threat. Heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding could begin as early...


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Bronx, New York, man today admitted driving to Clifton, New Jersey, to pick up a suitcase filled with 22 kilograms of heroin, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 29-year-old Brooklyn, New York man was sentenced to 135 months (11 ½ years) in federal prison on August 31 by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion in Scranton, for sex trafficking of a minor.


News Release: Tropical Storm Hermine is expected to impact Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial tomorrow evening through Saturday evening.


News Release: Tropical Storm Hermine is expected to impact Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial tomorrow evening through Saturday evening.


Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Bank Robberies in Columbus and Springfield

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lawrence W. Bell, Jr., 30, of Columbus, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to robbing two financial institutions two weeks apart in 2015 and brandishing a pistol during each robbery.


News Release: Olympic National Park road crew employees have made significant progress on repairs to the Elwha Olympic Hot Springs Road, which was severely damaged during last winter’s storms and flooding. Repairs will continue for another four to six weeks, with the road anticipated to reopen to motor vehicles in October.


“YGz” Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder And Other Crimes In Connection With Racketeering Conspiracy

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TERRANCE WILLIAMS, a/k/a “TA," pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni to his involvement in a racketeering conspiracy for which he participated in an attempted murder, a robbery...


Arrest of Eugenia Winston for Mailing Threatening Communications

News Release: Arrest of Eugenia Winston for Mailing Threatening Communications.


FBI Offers $5,000 Reward to Aid Central Bakersfield Shooting Investigation

News Release: FBI Offers $5,000 Reward to Aid Central Bakersfield Shooting Investigation.


Two Trials End in Guilty Verdicts

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Two men have been convicted of transporting illegal aliens in two separate, unrelated cases and trials, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Both verdicts were returned following one-day trials and less than an hour of deliberation.


OSHA cites Florida contractor again for allowing dangerous fall hazards

News Release: Employer name: AJ New Construction and Repair Inc.


Hyattsville Man Facing Federal Indictment Related to a Firebombing on March 4, 2016

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury charged Richard Butler III, age 34, of Hyattsville, Maryland, with being a felon in possession of an explosive, transportation of explosive materials with intent to injure, and use of a destructive device during a crime of violence, in connection with a firebombing on March 4, 2016. The indictment was returned on Aug. 31, 2016.


Reclamation Releases Draft Assessment for a San Joaquin River Restoration Program Groundwater Project near Wasco

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review the Draft Environmental Assessment for construction of a San Joaquin River Restoration Program groundwater recharge basin within Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District.


News Release: Those of us in law enforcement play an important role in reducing crime and protecting our community, and those of us in nonprofit educational work play a similar role in preventing crime by keeping kids on track to graduate. When we combine our efforts, we can make a bigger impact than we can by simply working alone.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Leo A. Kronert, Jr., aka Lee Kronert, of Frewsburg, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with health care fraud and false statements relating to health care matters. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ARTHUR RESPERT, age 25, of Kenner, pled guilty today to one-count of theft of mail.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has charged John S. Mattingly, age 70, of Charlotte Hall, Maryland, today for bank fraud in connection with a scheme to steal funds from St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, while he was the pastor. The indictment was returned on Aug. 29, 2016, and unsealed today after Mattingly’s arrest.


Murray Applauds New Head Start Program Performance Standards

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s comprehensive revision of the Head Start Program Performance Standards.