News published on Federal Newswire in August 2017

News from August 2017


News Release: On the weekend of August 26 and 27, 2017 from 11 am to 5 pm, experience a Historic Bread and Baked Goods Sale sponsored by the Harpers Ferry Park Association. The public is invited to purchase (first-come, first-served) fresh baked sour dough, leaven rolls or street corner food, and large soft pretzels-just...


News Release: AUG. 17, 2017 - The U.S. Census Bureau’s International Data Base update provides revisions for 16 countries and areas. Revised estimates and projections are available for American Samoa, Angola, Botswana, Burma, Guam, Iran, Jordan, Liberia, Mali, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Tunisia, United States, U.S. Virgin Islands and Zimbabwe.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two Detroit, Mich., men were sentenced in federal court today for robbing a Springfield, Mo., jewelry store.


Investment Advisor Who Stole Millions in Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Wire Fraud and False Statement

News Release: A long-time Bellevue investment advisor was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison, three years supervised release, and $3,660,216 in restitution for wire fraud and making false statements, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. CHRIS YOUNG YOO, 44, pleaded guilty...


Brazilian National Charged With ATM Skimming

News Release: BOSTON - A Brazilian national was indicted today in federal court in Boston in connection with using gift cards to withdraw over $6,000 from bank accounts that did not belong to him.


SRNL Improves Hydrogen Powered Forklifts Through DOE Small Business Program

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and Hawaii Hydrogen Carriers (HHC) are collaborating on a new generation of hydrogen powered forklifts thanks to DOE’s Small Business Vouchers (SBV) Pilot.


Former Manhattan City Attorney Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A former city attorney of Manhattan pleaded guilty today to federal child pornography charges, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


News Release: Defendants Fraudulently Submitted Reimbursement Claims for School Meals That Were Never Served.


News Release: Arches National Park will offer a special presentation to share findings from the recently completed Ethnographic Overview and Assessment of Arches National Park.


ORP Decommissioning Challenges with Tank Farms Building Demolition

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Michael Stevens has worked his share of demolition projects across the DOE complex.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The former senior vice president of sales at Cinelli Iron & Metal Co. (CIMCO) today admitted participating in a 17-year conspiracy that defrauded customers out of millions of dollars, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.


INTERPOL, ICE seek public’s help to identify unknown female suspect in child sex abuse and exploitation case

News Release: WASHINGTON - INTERPOL Washington, the U.S. National Central Bureau (USNCB), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are urging the public to help identify an unknown suspect wanted for questioning in an unsolved case of child sexual abuse and exploitation.


Colorado National Monument to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint

News Release: As part of the National Park Service Traffic Safety Coalition’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" initiative, park rangers, in cooperation with Colorado State Patrol and other agencies, will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at Colorado National Monument in the early evening of Saturday, August 20th. The...


News Release: Defendant was ordered to pay more than $500,000 in restitution.


News Release: DALLAS - Following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey, a federal jury has convicted Hugh Michael Glenn, 47, of Dallas, Texas, of two child pornography offenses. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


Statement from Acting General Superintendent Cicely Muldoon on the Patriot Prayer First Amendment Event Application

News Release: We have heard and take very seriously the concerns expressed by the public and elected officials regarding the proposed August 26 Patriot Prayer First Amendment event at Crissy Field. Our highest priority is to ensure public safety, while honoring our obligation to uphold one of our nation’s most cherished Constitutional rights, the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.


View the Solar Eclipse with Gettysburg Rangers

News Release: Gettysburg National Military Park invites the public to view the 2017 Solar Eclipse on the Gettysburg battlefield. This unique celestial event is anticipated to begin at approximately 1:15 PM, obscuring 78% percent of the visible sun. Viewing stations will be set-up at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, as well as at Auto Tour Stop 15, near the High Water Mark, on Hancock Avenue.


Arcadia Residents Pleads Guilty To Filing False Tax Return

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Anthony Arroyo and Maria Maybelene Arroyo pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to filing false tax returns, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Michael T. Batdorf. The plea was accepted by the Honorable William H. Orrick, U.S. District Judge, following the June 16, 2017, filing in federal court charging the Arroyos with filing false tax returns.


HSI El Paso special agents discover 23 illegal aliens, 250 pounds of marijuana in tractor-trailer; driver and passenger arrested on criminal charges

News Release: EL PASO, Texas - The driver of a tractor-trailer carrying 23 illegal aliens, and a passenger, were arrested on criminal charges Wednesday on eastbound Interstate Highway 10 near the city limits by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).


Deputy Secretary Bernhardt Announces $25.6 Million in Historic Preservation Grants to States and to Tribes

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt with the National Park Service today announced the distribution of an additional $21 million in historic preservation grants to every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories, and partnering nations as well as $4.6 million...