News published on Federal Newswire in February 2017

News from February 2017


News Release: DENVER - Eric Michael Perez, age 20, of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced late last week by U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer to serve 70 months (nearly 6 years) in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and ATF Special Agent in Charge Debora...


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man today admitted distributing and possessing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.



Former Owner of Montana Area Chili's Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud

News Release: GREAT FALLS - Kenneth James Hatzenbeller, 52, of Great Falls, Montana, pleaded guilty to bank fraud today in U.S. District Court. He faces a maximum prison sentence of 30 years imprisonment and a $1 million fine. Hatzenbeller also agreed to pay at least $1,077,866 in restitution. U.S. District Court Judge Brian M. Morris presided over the change of plea and set sentencing for May 18, 2017 in Great Falls.


News Release: FEB. 27, 2017 - The U.S. Census Bureau will release the 2015 National Content Test Race and Ethnicity Analysis Report, which presents findings to the Census Bureau director and executive staff on the optimal design elements of the race/ethnicity question(s) as preparations continue for the 2020 Census.


Former College Patrol Officer Sentenced for  Sending Sexually Explicit Images to Minor

News Release: BOSTON - A former Massasoit Community College patrol officer, who was also a Somerset Police Department reserve officer, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with attempting to send sexually explicit images and videos of himself to an underage girl.


News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nicholas W. Pilchak (619) 546-9709 and C. Seth Askins (619) 546-6692.


News Release: Jermaine Jeffries to Serve an Additional 60 Months.


Former Corrections Officer at Sandoval County Detention Center Pleads Guilty to Federal Heroin Trafficking Charge

News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative Which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.


Former Navy Serviceman Sentenced to 10 Years for Enticing Minors to Engage in Sexual Activity Online

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ADAM M. SIMPSON, 30, a former member of the U.S. Navy who was stationed in New London, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for enticing minors to perform sexually explicit acts during online video chats.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former pharmaceutical company employee today admitted accepting thousands of dollars in exchange for filling medically unnecessary prescriptions for compounded medications for herself and her husband, causing losses of $956,885, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Shuster Statement in Response to President Trump's First Address to a Joint Session of Congress

News Release: Washington - Congressman Bill Shuster, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement on President Trump’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress...


News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Fluor Idaho, EM’s Idaho Cleanup Project contractor, expects to save more than $100,000 in tuition, contract development and procurement costs by using the DOE Training Institute's (DTI) electrical safety training.


Reclamation Announces Initial Water Supply Allocation for the Central Valley Project

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the initial 2017 water supply allocation for Central Valley Project contractors in the Friant Division, Eastside Division and Municipal & Industrial Water Service Contractors in the American River Division.


Silver Springs Man Arrested on Pornography Charge

News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ronald Caryl, 24, of Silver Springs, NY, was arrested and charged by complaint with receipt of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years in prison.


Acting EM Assistant Secretary Cange Stresses Role of Local Communities in Cleanup

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Acting EM Assistant Secretary Sue Cange emphasized the role and value of local communities in the DOE cleanup mission in remarks to the Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) on Feb. 23.


Hartford Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Narcotics, Selling Gun

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that VINCENTE RIVERA, also known as “Macho," 37, of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine and selling a firearm.



News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A U.S. citizen man residing in Nuevo Laredo has been charged with attempting to smuggle multiple firearms and ammunition magazines to Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Special Agent in Charge Fred Milanowski of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).


News Release: Lowey Announces Staff Changes on. Appropriations Committee. David Pomerantz to Retire After 34 Years of Service. Shalanda Young to Become Democratic Staff Director, First Woman of Color to Hold Position. Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today announced...