News published on Federal Newswire in April 2017

News from April 2017


Iowa City Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Possessing a Firearm

News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On April 10, 2017, Keethan Re’shaun Roland, age 24, of Iowa City, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 51 months in prison for felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Roland was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his imprisonment and to pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.


Temporary TSA Pre✓® application center to open for appointments at the North Central West Virginia Airport terminal

Release: BRIDGEPORT, W.Va - Residents of northern West Virginia will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA Pre✓® application program at the North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) the week of May 1 to 5, where officials are hosting a temporary TSA Pre✓® Application Center.


News Release: Letter asks State Department for Obama-era documents


Two Members Of Manchester-Based Drug Ring Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms

News Release: APR 12 - CONCORD, N.H - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Samuel (37) and Jennifer (26) were given lengthy prison sentences for their roles in a large-scale oxycodone trafficking...


Federal Felon Pleads Guilty to New Drug and Firearm Offenses

News Release: BOSTON - A Haverhill man, with prior criminal convictions in New York, pleaded guilty recently in U.S. District Court in Boston to drug and firearm offenses.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Luis Antonio Zayas, age 47, of Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on April 10, 2017, before United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion, to drug distribution resulting in death.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M - Joshua Greene, 19, of Albuquerque, pled guilty today in federal court to heroin trafficking charges. Greene’s plea agreement includes a recommendation that Greene be sentenced within the range of 60 to 87 months in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined...


Lansdale Man Charge With Social Security Fraud And Identity Theft

News Release: Jon Vincent, a/k/a “Nathan Laskoski," 44, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, was charged by criminal Information today with one count of Social Security fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. According to the information,[1] after being convicted...


Mexican National Sentenced to Ten Years for Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy Conviction

News Release: Defendant Conspired with Others to Distribute Methamphetamine in Lea County.


News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The National Park Service (NPS) will open the Park Loop Road to motor vehicles on Saturday, April 15, to begin the summer season at Acadia National Park. The Hulls Cove Visitor Center, Thompson Island Picnic Area, and Echo Lake Beach will also open on April 15. The Hulls Cove Visitor Center will be open daily from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The Thompson Island Picnic Area will be closed to motor vehicles daily at dark throughout the summer.


News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions today spoke to Customs and Border Protection personnel at the United States-Mexico border in Nogales, Arizona.


News Release: A Louisiana tax return preparer, Finecia Draper of Simmesport, Louisiana prepares fraudulent tax returns for her customers, according to a new civil suit filed by the Justice Department. The suit, filed in federal court in Alexandria, Louisiana asks the court to permanently bar Draper from preparing federal tax returns for others. The suit also asks the court to order Draper to turn over a list of all taxpayers for whom she has prepared returns since Jan. 1, 2013.


News Release: A leader of the Vice Lords street gang was sentenced today to 162 months in prison for his role in the May 7, 2015, shooting of four members of a family with an AK-47 in Detroit.


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with the Baraboo Bancorporation, Inc.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: The Baraboo Bancorporation, Inc., Baraboo, Wisconsin Written Agreement issued April 30, 2013 Terminated April 7, 2017 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings from February 13 through March 15, 2017

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its interest rate meetings from February 13 through March 15, 2017.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.