News published on Federal Newswire in April 2017

News from April 2017


News Release: Defendant Admits Obtaining Drugs Through Supplier in New York, Selling Them in Culpeper County, Virginia Area.



Engel Statement on Russia's Ban on Jehovah's Witnesses

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...


News Release: BILLINGS, MT. - April marks the time to celebrate science and history. Bureau of Land Management and Montana State Parks invite you to celebrate Archaeology Month with them at Four Dances Natural Area, Pompeys Pillar National Monument and Pictograph Cave State Park on Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.


News Release: Beginning at 12:01 am April 24, 2017, and remaining until further notice, the Superintendent has closed all federal land located within the Porcupine Bay Campground and Boat Launch area under the authority granted by 36 CFR §1.5. This closure is due to a landslide of the access road that took place on...


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Joaquin Archuleta, 41, of Santa Fe, N.M., pled guilty this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to violating the federal firearms laws by unlawfully possessing a firearm. The plea agreement includes a recommendation that Archuleta be sentenced to 63 months of imprisonment followed by a period of supervised release to be determined by the court.


Chairman Johnson Joins DHS Sec. Kelly and AG Sessions at the Border in San Diego

News Release: San Diego - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, joined Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a visit to the southwest border near San Diego Friday. During the visit, Chairman...


Kevin Darnell Williams Convicted of Robbery, Drug, and Firearms Offenses

News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On April 20, 2017, Kevin Darnell Williams, also known as “Splash," 23, was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, robbery, discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime and a crime of violence, and felon in...


Nampa Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charge

News Release: BOISE - Joe Angel Trujillo, 24, of Nampa, Idaho, pleaded guilty yesterday to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. A federal grand jury indicted Trujillo on Sept. 14, 2016. The superseding information alleges that Trujillo possessed with the intent to distribute over fifty grams of actual methamphetamine.


Visitors Spent $108m in Local Economy

News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that visitors to Death Valley National Park spent $108,000,000 in communities near the park last year. That spending supported about 1,500 jobs in the local area.


Felon Who Threatened to Kill a Woman Convicted of Illegally Possessing a Firearm

News Release: A man who threatened to kill a Cedar Rapids woman was convicted by a jury today after a two-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


Eight Members of Mexican Sex Trafficking Enterprise Plead Guilty to Racketeering, Sex Trafficking, and Related Crimes

News Release: Eight Members of Mexican Sex Trafficking Enterprise Plead Guilty to Racketeering, Sex Trafficking, and Related Crimes.


An Urban Garden: The Wildflowers of Orchard Knob

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Sunday, May 7, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special 90 minute wildflower walk at Orchard Knob Reservation in Chattanooga. Meet at the reservation entrance at the intersection of Ivy Street and Orchard Knob Avenue to explore the surprising beauty of Orchard Knob with park staff, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) Botanist Dr. Joey Shaw, and local wildflower enthusiasts.


Russian National Charged with Multiple Offenses in Connection with Kelihos Botnet

News Release: Russian National Charged with Multiple Offenses in Connection with Kelihos Botnet.


News Release: A man who distributed drugs that caused an overdose death and two serious injuries was convicted by a judge on April 19 after a four-day trial in federal court in February in Cedar Rapids.


Myron Bernard, aka “Hood,” and Kevin “Kyle” Forman Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Cocaine Base

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Myron Bernard, aka “Hood," of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Kevin “Kyle" Forman of Burlington, Vermont were indicted by the federal grand jury yesterday, and charged with conspiring to distribute and distributing heroin and cocaine base in Vermont.


News Release: Former Officers Conspired to Assault Inmate at Jackson County Detention Center.


Volkswagen AG Sentenced in Connection with Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests

News Release: Volkswagen AG (VW) was sentenced in federal court in Detroit today after pleading guilty on March 10, 2017, to three felony counts of: (1) conspiracy to defraud the United States, engage in wire fraud, and violate the Clean Air Act; (2) obstruction of justice; and (3) importation of merchandise by means...


News Release: Volkswagen AG Sentenced in Connection with Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests.


News Release: $25,000 Reward Offered in Eco-Terrorism Arson Case.