News published on Federal Newswire in April 2017

News from April 2017


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee on Energy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Subcommittee on Environment Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting he fill the current and future vacancies at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).


News Release: Tampa, FL - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Carlos Mazariegos (40, St. Petersburg) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.


Former Weston Man Sentenced for $2.25 Million Internet Steroids Distribution

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former Weston, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a $2.25 million conspiracy to sell anabolic steroids over the Internet.


Florida Business Owner Pleads Guilty In Telemarketing-Related Fraud Scheme

News Release: Fort Myers, FL - A Florida business owner pleaded guilty today for his role in selling the personal information of tens of thousands of individuals to fraudulent telemarketers, who used the information to target potential victims for various fraudulent telemarketing schemes.


New Jersey Teenager Sentenced for Making Bomb Threats to Sul Ross State University and the Big Bend Regional Medical Center in Alpine

News Release: In Midland today, Senior United States District Judge Robert A. Junell sentenced a New Jersey teenager to time served followed by five years probation for making bomb threats to Sul Ross State University (SRSU) and the Big Bend Regional Medical Center (BBRMC) in Alpine, as well as threats to a former...


News Release: Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to File Fraudulent Tax Refund Claims.


Geauga County man indicted for possessing videos of children being raped and sexually assaulted

News Release: A Geauga County man was indicted on two counts related to possessing videos of children being raped and sexually assaulted, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja.


Walden, Upton, and Shimkus Ask POTUS to Fill Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vacancies

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee on Energy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Subcommittee on Environment Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting he fill the current and future vacancies at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TERENCE GARRETT, 46, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a previously convicted felon.


News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - A federal indictment was unsealed in U.S. District Court today, charging Leroy Miller, Jr., 51, and Joseph Samuel Davis, 42, both of Tryon, N.C., with federal program fraud conspiracy, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. The indictment...


News Release: Three people were indicted this week for illegally re-entering the United States, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja.


Virginia Couple Indicted for Tax Crimes and Structuring More Than $400,000

News Release: Virginia Couple Indicted for Tax Crimes and Structuring More Than $400,000.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Norman Hamlin, 47, of Utica, New York, pled guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Special Agent in Charge Ashan M. Benedict of the New York Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF).


Washington: BLM Seeks Nominations to Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council

News Release: Spokane, Wash. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced it is seeking public nominations for two open positions on the Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The nomination period is open until May 26, 2017.


North Royalton man indicted for credit card and Social Security fraud

News Release: A federal grand jury indicted a North Royalton man for credit card and Social Security fraud, said David A. Sierleja, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: Planning to get outdoors for the holiday weekend? Here are a few locations to consider for a holiday filled with hiking, mountain biking, camping, and picnicking. These locations are managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District and offer the public a variety of ways to enjoy their public lands located virtually in their backyard.


National Park Service Fire Management Officers Explore Facets of “Changing Climates”

News Release: Park fire management officers, along with regional and national fire management staff gathered in Boise the week of March 20 to focus on “Changing Climates - Environmental, Fiscal & Human.".


News Release: Due to recent moisture making roads impassable, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rio Puerco Field Office was not able to conduct prescribed burn operations on approximately 300 acres within the Ignacio Chavez and Chamisa Wilderness Study Areas. Staff will now conduct the burn anytime until the end...


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - David Mallicone, of Weirton, West Virginia, was arraigned today on a charge of illegal possession of firearms, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.


Austintown Man Indicted for Two Bank Robberies

News Release: Jarrett N. Dragic, 22, of Austintown, was indicted on two counts of bank robbery, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, FBI Special Agent in Charge.