News published on Federal Newswire in June 2017

News from June 2017


Eagle Butte Man Charged with Perjury

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Perjury and False Declaration Before a Court.


News Release: BOSTON - A Mexican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston with a federal immigration crime.


NIST Awards $38.5 Million to Accelerate Public Safety Communications Technologies

News Release: BOULDER, Colo. - The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $38.5 million to 33 research and development (R&D) projects aimed at advancing broadband communications technologies for first responders.


News Release: Bangor, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Daniel Pallis, 29, of Dresden, Maine, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine base, commonly known as “crack.".


Juan Thompson Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Cyberstalking And Making Fake Bomb Threats To JCCs And Other Organizations That Serve The Jewish Community

News Release: Juan Thompson Admitted to Threatening Jewish Community Centers as Part of a Campaign to Harass and Intimidate His Victim.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Following an eight-day trial, a federal jury sitting in Lexington has convicted.


Disbarred Winter Park Attorney Sentenced to 10 Years for Defrauding Clients and Banks of $2.7 Million

News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Julie W. Kronhaus (52, Winter Park) to 10 years in federal prison for wire and bank fraud. In addition, she was ordered to pay over $2.7 million in restitution.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced today that members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Omaha Police Department, United States Marshals Service, Omaha Metro Fugitive Squad, Council Bluffs Police Department, and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force conducted ...


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Oneil Quinones, 32, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin and cocaine, was sentenced to 210 months in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.


Reclamation Announces Expected Water Levels in the North Platte River System

News Release: MILLS, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Reclamation expects above average flows on the North Platte River System for the remainder of June, decreasing to average flows later in the summer. "We will have average to higher than average reservoir levels due to above average carryover storage in the reservoirs and slightly above average inflows," said Wyoming Area Manager, Carlie Ronca.


Lake Andes Man Charged with Assault and Felony Abuse and Neglect of a Child Under Seven Years

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Lake Andes, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Felony Abuse and Neglect of a Child Under Seven Years.


Lake Andes Man Charged with Assault and Felony Abuse and Neglect of a Child Under Seven Years

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Lake Andes, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Felony Abuse and Neglect of a Child Under Seven Years.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Salih Zeki Uces (39) to 21 months in federal prison for international parental kidnapping. A federal jury found him guilty on March 2, 2017.


Orange County, Texas Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 45-year-old Vidor, Texas man has been sentenced to prison for federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: Spokane- Joseph H. Harrington, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Jesse Allen Shandy, of Burbank, Washington, was sentenced today after having previously pled guilty on Feb. 28, 2017 to production of child pornography. Senior United States District...


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for candidates to fill 13 member and 13 alternate positions on the Cotton Board.


Minnesota Man Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Identity Theft, and Methamphetamine Distribution

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Minneapolis, Minnesota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.


News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 56-year-old Fishers, Indiana man has been sentenced to federal prison for committing perjury in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


All Three Former Heads of the Air Traffic Control System Urge Support for Reform in New Letter

News Release: Each of the three past FAA Chief Operating Officers (COOs) have come out in strong support of air traffic control reform. Their support was expressed in a new letter to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) dated June 8, 2017.


News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jose Miranda, also known as “Omar," 52, of the Bronx, N.Y., was sentenced today by U.S. District...