News published on Federal Newswire in April 2017

News from April 2017


New Orleans Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Interstate Heroin Case

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LARRY DUPOR, age 44, of New Orleans, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and one count of attempted distribution of 100 grams or more heroin.


Field Exercise Hones Child Abduction Response

News Release: Field Exercise Hones Child Abduction Response.


Iowa’s Insurer Exodus: Wellmark BCBS and Aetna Announce Departures from Obamacare Marketplace

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - It’s been another bad week for the so-called “Affordable Care Act."


Man Arrested in Northeast Albuquerque Bank Robbery

News Release: Man Arrested in Northeast Albuquerque Bank Robbery.


Member of Trenton Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Trenton, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a drug trafficking organization that allegedly distributed hundreds of grams of heroin in Trenton and the surrounding area, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced today.


Top House and Senate Democrats Blast GSA For New Partisan Policy That Allows Agency to Ignore Democratic Requests

News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, top Democrats on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works sent a letter to Acting Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Timothy Horne, requesting documents and information related ...


News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - This week, Grand Canyon National Park trail crew was able to repair a section of the Colorado River Trail damaged by a rockslide. The trail between Pipe Creek and Silver Bridge is now open to foot traffic and remains closed to stock use. Hikers can access Phantom Ranch via the Bright Angel Trail and the South Kaibab Trail.


News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Curtis Kennedy Williams, 31, of Gainesville, has been sentenced to 43 years and 9 months in federal prison for kidnapping, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Williams was convicted on July 27, 2016, following a jury...


Pallone Blasts Last Minute TrumpCare Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after a last minute Rules Committee hearing was convened to consider half-baked changes to the TrumpCare proposal...


BLM Rawlins to Host Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Development Review Team Meeting

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management Rawlins Field Office will host the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Development Review Team meeting at 9 a.m., April 20, at 1300 N. Third St., Rawlins, Wyoming.


Outdoor Adventure Demonstration Day on the Upper Current River

News Release: VAN BUREN, MO: Ozark National Scenic Riverways will partner with Missouri State Parks to host “Outdoor Adventure Demonstration Day" at Current River State Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 15. Visit with local outfitters, vendors, and agencies to discover activities available in the local...


News Release: Nash was wearing a Hillary Clinton mask when he forced entry into victim’s home and fired a shot.


USDA Seeks Nominees for American Lamb Board

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominations for positions on the 2018 American Lamb Board.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges related to a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene County, Mo., and for illegally possessing firearms.


News Release: A Bloomdale man was indicted on multiple charges related to a chase in which he lit and threw bottles of explosive chemicals at law enforcement officers, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Restaurant Owners Charged in Tax Fraud Scheme

News Release: BOSTON - Three restaurant owners were charged yesterday in a superseding indictment with tax fraud in connection with the operation of three Boston-area restaurants.


News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Patrick C. Harris, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Dax Roberson, United States Department of Agriculture-Office of Inspector General, Special Agent in Charge, Tracey D. Montaño, Special Agent in Charge, IRS-Criminal Investigation, and Diane Upchurch, Special...


Hatch, Wyden, Isakson, Warner Introduce Bill to Address Chronic Illness

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, (R-Utah), and Ranking Member Ron Wyden, (D-Ore.), along with Senators Johnny Isakson, (R-Ga.), and Mark Warner, (D-Va.), co-chairs of the Finance Committee Chronic Care Working Group applauded the reintroduction of the Creating High-Quality...


Pallone Blasts Last Minute TrumpCare Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after a last minute Rules Committee hearing was convened to consider half-baked changes to the TrumpCare proposal...


Wilmerding Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Sex Traffic a Child

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 48 months imprisonment, followed by five years supervised release, on a charge of Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking of Children, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.