News published on Federal Newswire in June 2017

News from June 2017


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 201,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2016/2017 marketing year.


News Release: MILL VALLEY, Calif. - The National Park Service (NPS) has completed environmental compliance for a project to rehabilitate aging water and wastewater lines at Muir Woods National Monument.


News Release: The Justice Department today announced the indictment of Adam W. Purinton, 52, of Olathe, Kansas. Purinton was indicted by a federal grand jury on hate crime and firearm charges for shooting three men-including two Indian nationals-at an Olathe bar on Feb. 22, 2017.


Lafayette man sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding illegal aliens in federal custody

News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that a former Lafayette stockbroker and financial consultant was sentenced to 18 months in prison for operating a scheme to take money from the families of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees on the false promise that he would provide the ICE detainees assistance in their immigration proceedings.


Administrator Of Camden Nonprofit Admits Embezzling Funds

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Cherry Hill, New Jersey, woman today admitted embezzling over $40,000 from a nonprofit that provided mental health services to Camden’s poorest residents, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.


News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that an Indictment was handed down by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, charging Donald Rice, age 54, of Middletown, Delaware, with wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering and tax offenses.


Statement by Rick Perry, U.S. Secretary of Energy, on LNG Shipments to the Netherlands & Poland

News Release: On April 25, 2017, I represented the Trump Administration before the "Bloomberg Future of Energy Global Summit" in New York City. In my remarks, I stated.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy & Commerce Committee covered a lot of ground this week, prepping for the IOT showcase, testing out self-driving vehicles, passing 15 bills (from #SubEnergy and #SubHealth ), and holding hearings examining #FinTech and health care #cybersecurity.


Former Social Security Administration Employee Pleads Guilty to Accepting a Bribe

News Release: BOSTON - A former Social Security Administration (SSA) employee pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to bribery.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Barbara H. Hafer, the former Treasurer of Pennsylvania, entered a guilty plea before U.S. District Court Judge John E. Jones, III, to making false statements to federal law enforcement agents...


Former Berkshire Power Technician Sentenced for Conspiring to Tamper with Air Pollution Monitors

News Release: BOSTON - The former instrument and control technician at Berkshire Power Plant in Agawam, Mass., was sentenced yesterday for tampering with environmental monitors in violation of the Clean Air Act.


Businessman Appointed to Manage VA Funds Admits to Embezzlement Scheme

News Release: DALLAS - Robert Gausman, 54, of Rockwall, Texas, appeared this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul D. Stickney and pleaded guilty to one count of misappropriation by fiduciary. U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas made today’s announcement.


Administrator of Camden Nonprofit Admits Embezzling Funds

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Cherry Hill, New Jersey, woman today admitted embezzling over $40,000 from a nonprofit that provided mental health services to Camden’s poorest residents, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.


Last Defendant In Heroin, Methamphetamine And Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced To 225 Months In Federal Prison

News Release: DALLAS - Juan Salazar-Sanchez, aka “Mario Ayala Guzman" and “Manuel Barreto-Sanchez," 50, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to 225 months in federal prison for his role in a heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine distribution conspiracy, announced Clyde E. Shelley, Jr., the Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: Defendant Also Pled Guilty in Separate Threats Matter.


News Release: Portland Police Lieutenant Graduates from the FBI National Academy.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Nokesville man pleaded guilty today to embezzling approximately $19.3 million from his employer, an information technology company headquartered in Reston.


Pioneer Day at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center June 24, 2017

News Release: TUPELO, MS - The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will demonstrate pioneer era crafts and skills at the Parkway Visitor Center, from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm on June 24, 2017. The demonstrations will show the challenges faced and creative solutions developed by those Americans who lived in the area from the 1700s to around 1840.


News Release: On June 7, 2017, Julian V. Rodriguez, 21, of Johnston City, pled guilty to methamphetamine offenses, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today.


News Release: Majority of images and videos involve children ages 7-12.