News published on Federal Newswire in April 2017

News from April 2017


News Release: Washington, D.C. - A new memo detailing internal documents produced by the Department of the Interior in response to a request by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform shows a years-long record of extensive contact between agency officials and a wide array of federal, state, and local...


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man was sentenced today to five years and 10 months in federal prison for a gun crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Miguel Quinones, 38, previously pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: The Bureau of Land Management today announced that it is seeking public nominations for open positions on 36 Resource Advisory Councils (RACs). As published in a notice in the Federal Register, the BLM will consider nominations for 45 days.


Nahant Man Indicted on Extortion Charge

News Release: BOSTON - A Nahant man was indicted today in connection with arranging and paying for a local business owner to be assaulted.


Wyden statement on Trump administration’s health care hostage-taking

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in reaction to the president threatening to withhold cost sharing reduction payments that help to hold down out-of-pocket health care costs for low-income Americans...


News Release: A Modesto, California resident was convicted today after a 10-day jury trial on 14 child exploitation offenses for his role in a child exploitation enterprise, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Daniel L. Lemisch of the Eastern District of Michigan.


Gravette Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement of Government Funds and Tax Fraud

News Release: Fayetteville, AR - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, Tracey D. Montaño, Special Agent in Charge for IRS Criminal Investigation, and L. Diane Upchurch, Special Agent in Charge for the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced today that Connie Guild, age 52, of...


News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield for drug distribution.


Former Correctional Officer Sentenced To Imprisonment for Accepting Bribes from Inmates

News Release: WAYCROSS, GA - Mathew Stone, 28, a former correctional officer from Kingsland, Georgia, was sentenced to 18 months in prison by Chief U. S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood for accepting a bribe from inmates at Correctional Institution D. Ray James, a privately operated facility which houses federal inmates through a contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, in Folkston, Georgia.


News Release: Jury deliberated 38 minutes before reaching unanimous verdict.


News Release: Rangers Continue Search for Jacob Gray.


Two Terrorists Charged in Connection With the 2010 Murder of a U.S. National in Israel

News Release: Two Terrorists Charged in Connection With the 2010 Murder of a U.S. National in Israel.


News Release: Drug Trafficking Organization Distributed Quantities of Marijuana from El Paso to Roswell to Lubbock.


MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of Rival Gang Member

News Release: BOSTON - A member of MS-13’s East Boston Loco Salvatrucha (EBLS) clique pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with the assault of a rival gang member in East Boston.


Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Using An Improvised Explosive Device To Damage A Building

News Release: Defendant Detonated a Pipe Bomb inside a Walmart in 2007.


ATF NRT Activated to Investigate Lake City Army Ammunition Plant Explosion

News Release: INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - The National Response Team (NRT) of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) arrived on-scene Wednesday to join agents from the Kansas City Field Division to investigate the fatal explosion that happened early Tuesday afternoon at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant.


Celebrate National Park Week 2017 with Sleeping Bear Dunes

News Release: National Park Week, April 15-23, is America's largest celebration of national heritage. It's about making great connections, exploring amazing places, discovering open spaces, enjoying affordable vacations, and enhancing America’s best idea-the national parks! It's all happening in your national parks.


Franklin County Man Pleads Guilty To Production Of Child Pornography Involving An Infant And Toddler

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Evan Matthew Lawbaugh, age 33, of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to production of child pornography.


BLM Seeks Northern California District Resource Advisory Council Nominations

News Release: EUREKA, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public nominations for five open positions on the Northern California Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The RAC works closely with BLM managers in Alturas, Arcata, Cedarville, Redding and Susanville, providing guidance on the full range of the BLM's responsibilities. As published in a notice in the Federal Register, the BLM will consider nominations until May 30.


Conway Man Sentenced on Drug Distribution Charge

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Quentin Bernard Myers, age 42, from Conway, South Carolina was sentenced in federal court in Florence, South Carolina, for Possession with Intent to Distribute and to Distribution of a Quantity of Heroin and a Quantity of...