News published on Federal Newswire in August 2017

News from August 2017


News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ROMAN WILLIAMS, age 36, of Pensacola, Florida, was charged yesterday in a two-count Bill of Information with theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that three more defendants have been indicted for their roles in a three-months-long conspiracy that included at least 27 armed robberies, culminating in the armed robbery of a Walgreens in Blue Springs, Mo., in which a suspect was fatally shot by law enforcement officers.


News Release: GALVESTON, Texas - Nine men and three women are in custody on allegations of conspiracy and sex trafficking of children among other charges in two separate, but related indictments, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.


Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Muharem Causevic, age 25, of Manchester, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl.


Two Albuquerque Residents Sentenced and Another Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Arising Out of ATF-Led Operation Targeting Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crime in Bernalillo County

News Release: Defendants Part of 104 Individuals Federally Charged as the Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.


News Release: ---. 9 AM August 11: WEST GLACIER, MT. - A storm that moved through the park late yesterday afternoon triggered approximately 150 lightning strikes throughout the park. Multiple fires have been reported. Fires are suspected or known in the Apgar Lookout area, the Nyack area, Sprague drainage, and Camas...


Trinity River releases scheduled for Boat Dance Ceremony

News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will increase releases from Lewiston Dam to the Trinity River in support of the Hoopa Valley Tribe's biennial Boat Dance Ceremony Aug. 22 in Hoopa, California.


Reclamation Announces Canyon Ferry Public Meeting

News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Bureau of Reclamation is hosting a Canyon Ferry Public Meeting on Aug. 23, 2017. Topics of discussion will include information on campgrounds, marinas, the Shoreline Management Plan, Off-Highway Vehicle use, Aquatic Invasive Species, and Silos Campground improvement planning.


Woman Charged for Defrauding Donors of Over $50,000 by Misrepresenting That She Had Terminal Cancer

News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Emil Califano, Chief of the Village of Ardsley Police Department, announced today charges...


News Release: Robbery team terrorized stores around the Midwest.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Hop Hing Produces Inc., New York, N.Y., for unlawful employment of an individual under PACA (Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act) employment restrictions after being given notice by the USDA that the company was not permitted to employ that individual without USDA approval and the posting of a surety bond.


News Release: The Thornton Police Department and the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force Need Your Help Identifying a Bank Robber.


Three More Indicted for Armed Robbery Conspiracy

News Release: Fatal Shoot-out with Police Ended Crime Spree of 27 Robberies in Three Months.


News Release: MINERAL, CA - Lassen Volcanic National Park, in collaboration with NASA, Astronomical Society of Nevada, and International Dark Sky Association will host the 2017 Dark Sky Festival, announced Park Superintendent Jim Richardson. This year's Dark Sky Festival, from August 11 to 13, is filled with exciting activities for all ages.


News Release: Conviction Arises Out of Scheme to Defraud 1st New Mexico Bank in Deming, N.M.


News Release: HOUSTON - La Espiga De Oro (Espiga) forfeited $1 million as a result of a felony conviction of conspiracy to induce and encourage unlawful immigration through a pattern and practice of hiring and employing illegal aliens at the tortilla factory, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez and Special...


New HSI special agent in charge, Buffalo native continues family tradition of law enforcement

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has named Kevin Kelly as the new special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) office based in Buffalo.


OSHA Investigation Finds Psychiatric Hospital Workers Remain Exposed to Serious Workplace Hazards

News Release: BOSTON, MA - A Massachusetts behavioral health facility faces $207,690 in proposed penalties from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for violations found while conducting a follow-up inspection.


BLM seeks public comment on proposed OHV trail system in northwestern Colorado

News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking comments from the public before beginning the environmental analysis for a proposed 364-mile off-highway vehicle trail system primarily in Rio Blanco County.


Reclamation announces C.A.S.T. for Kids event at New Melones Lake Saturday, September 9th

News Release: SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s Central California Area Office will hold a C.A.S.T. (Catch a Special Thrill) for Kids event Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the New Melones Lake Tuttletown Recreation Area. C.A.S.T. for Kids events “team up" sponsors and anglers with special needs children for a day of fishing and fun. Disabled and disadvantaged children ages 5 to 16 years of age may participate in this fun and educational activity free of charge.