News published on Federal Newswire in September 2016

News from September 2016


Renowned Photographer Chris Peterson Retraces 1915 Journey Through Park

News Release: Tim Rains 406-888-7895. MEDIA16-51. Renowned Photographer Chris Peterson Retraces Mary Roberts Rinehart's 1915 Journey Through Glacier National Park. Public Invited to Brown-Bag Luncheon Presentation. WEST GLACIER, MT.-The Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center at Glacier National Park is hosting...


Second Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Illegal Online Pharmacy Scheme

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Thibodaux, Louisiana, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Voting for Western District of Louisiana

News Release: SHREVEPORT, LAFAYETTE, MONROE, ALEXANDRIA, LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley reminds voters that today is National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), which is dedicated to ensuring every American is registered to vote at their current address in time for the next election. National...


Former Director of Detroit Office of Departmental Technology Services Pleads Guilty to Bribery

News Release: Former Director of Detroit Office of Departmental Technology Services Pleads Guilty to Bribery.


News Release: Shortly before midnight, federal and state authorities arrested 26-year-old Marcellus Antoine Burgin of Cypress, TX, without incident in New Orleans, LA. Burgin, 28-year-old Chimene Hamilton Onyeri of Houston, and 24-year-old Rasul Kareem Scott of Marrera, LA, are all charged in a federal grand jury...


News Release: I want to preface my remarks regarding today’s hearing, which deals with community policing policies, by observing that our Nation’s conscience continues to be rocked by a series of tragic events involving law enforcement and the loss of too many black lives.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man convicted of Felon in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on Sept. 26, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to import prescription drugs, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Glendale man has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for his role in the large-scale manufacture and distribution of synthetic drugs that are commonly called “spice.".


News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge today sent to prison four members of one of Birmingham’s largest cocaine- and heroin-trafficking rings, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton, IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Veronica Hyman-Pillot and Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale.


Cultural Landscape Treatment Plan

News Release: Put-in-Bay, Ohio -Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial will host an open house on October 5, 2016 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm held in the Visitor Center. The park is preparing a Cultural Landscape Treatment Plan and Environmental Assessment (EA) to identify maintenance and operational issues regarding the memorial's designed landscape and provide schematic recommendations for protecting the memorial while accommodating visitor use.


Mexican national sentenced for immigration crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Mexican national was sentenced yesterday to four months for an immigration crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Edilberto Sanchez-Galvan, 35, previously pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States. Sanchez-Galvan is also subject to immediate deportation proceedings.


News Release: Effective 12:01 am on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, fire restrictions will be lifted for the State of Utah, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Park Service (NPS) on lands in Carbon, Emery, Grand and San Juan counties. Monsoon moisture has moderated wildfire behavior, growth and indices; green up of vegetation is occurring in many areas.


News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A grand jury returned a federal indictment today, charging North Carolina State Senator Fletcher Lee Hartsell, Jr. with multiple counts related to fraudulent campaign fundraising and reporting and associated money laundering, announced the United States Attorney’s Office, John A.


News Release: Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey provide communities with the information they need to make informed decisions. A new video highlights how the New Orleans Fire Department and the New Orleans Office of Performance and Accountability used block group-level data from the...


News Release: An associate of the Vice Lords street gang pleaded guilty today to witness tampering for obtaining and disclosing private health information of Vice Lords shooting victims and victims’ family members to a member of the gang.


BLM to Host Public Meetings for Fire Restoration Project

News Release: Salem, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host two public meetings on October 11 and 12, 2016 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The meeting on October 11th will be held at the Salem District Office (lobby level conference room) at 1717 Fabry Road. S.E. in Salem, and at the Eugene Public Library (Bascom-Tyson...


Vice Lords Associate Pleads Guilty to Obtaining and Disclosing Private Hospital Information of Victims and Their Families

News Release: Vice Lords Associate Pleads Guilty to Obtaining and Disclosing Private Hospital Information of Victims and Their Families.


News Release: Expert Technical Assistance Clears Path for Groundbreaking Interconnection Agreement.


Mexican citizen arrested in Bossier Parish sentenced to 10 months for reentering the country illegally

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Mexican citizen was sentenced Monday to 10 months in prison on charges that he reentered the United States illegally.