News published on Federal Newswire in June 2017

News from June 2017


Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Firearms Scheme

News Release: Concord, N.H.- Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Matthew Bergeron, formerly of Fitchburg, Massachusetts was sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in the straw purchase of three firearms in New Hampshire.


News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has selected seven colleges and universities to receive $2.4 million for projects that advance fossil fuel technologies and also provide educational and research training opportunities. The projects were selected through the University Coal Research (UCR) Program and the Historically Black Colleges & Universities and Other Minority Institutions (HBCU/OMI) Program.


News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Danny Ray Murphy, 37, of Milton, was convicted today in the U.S. District Court in Pensacola of all counts, which charged conspiracy, receipt of child pornography, and possession of child pornography involving a minor under age 12. The verdict was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events...


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that two men involved in a multimillion dollar scheme to defraud banks participating in a USDA-backed export financing program were sentenced yesterday in New Haven federal court. Chief U.S. District Janet C. Hall...


Joint Statement on Shooting in Alexandria, Virginia

News Release: Joint Statement on Shooting in Alexandria, Virginia.


News Release: Mother and Daughter Co-Owners of Seven Miami, Florida-Area Home Health Agencies Each Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Roles in $20 Million Home Health Care Fraud Schemes.


News Release: MILL VALLEY, Calif. - The National Park Service (NPS) has completed environmental compliance for a project to improve parking, transit and visitor access to Muir Woods National Monument. The Muir Woods Sustainable Access Project will enhance safety, visitor experience and protection of park resources through the reorganization of parking areas, optimization of traffic flow and redesign of the visitor entry plaza.


Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Third Firearm Offense

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Christopher Rene, 26, of Providence, was sentenced on Tuesday to 72 months in federal prison and 3 years supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for violating the terms of his supervised release on a previous conviction in federal court for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


NOAA, USGS and partners predict larger summer ‘dead zone’ for Chesapeake Bay

News Release: Measurements for the Bay’s dead zone go back to 1950, and the 30-year mean maximum dead zone volume is 1.74 cubic miles.


Maine Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements During Purchase of a Firearm

News Release: BOSTON - A Maine man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to conspiracy to make false statements during the purchase of a firearm.


News Release: Stole custom design products when he resigned and took information.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On June 1 and 8, 2017, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned multiple indictments against 7 defendants charged with child pornography offenses, announced today Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) is in charge of the investigations.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - Brandon M. Crumady, 30, of Providence, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today to being a felon in possession of a firearm, and he admitted to violating the terms of federal supervised release on a previous conviction on a firearm charge, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch and Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr.


Fort Wayne Woman Charged

News Release: With Aggravated Identity Theft, Access Device Fraud and Theft of US Mail.


More Than Half of School Expenditures Spent on Classroom Instruction

News Release: JUNE 14, 2017 - Schools across the nation spent over 60 percent of day-to-day expenditures on classroom instruction in fiscal year 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Public Education Finances: 2015 report released today.


Erie Man Charged with Producing, Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Sage Andrew Yazzie, 21, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Farmington, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to voluntary manslaughter and firearms charges. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Yazzie will be sentenced within the range of 12 to 15 years in prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.


Former Chief Financial Officer of Arthrocare Corp. Pleads Guilty to Multimillion Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme

News Release: Former Chief Financial Officer of Arthrocare Corp. Pleads Guilty to Multimillion Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jerome Randolph, 33, of Philadelphia, PA, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin, was sentenced to 195 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.