News published on Federal Newswire in June 2017

News from June 2017


YOUTH ARTISTS WANTED FOR 2018 ANNUAL PASS COVER CONTEST (Camp Verde)

News Release: Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments would like to invite young artists to get creative in our parks! Beginning June 5th through August 4th, 2017, we will be holding an art contest for children ages 12 and under. Young visitors can pick up art supplies at the front desk of the visitor center.


News Release: Chicago Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Murder U.S. Citizen in Bali, Indonesia.


Amphibian Program at National Lakeshore Douglas Center

News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Join Professor Bob Brodman of St. Joseph College on Saturday, June 17, from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm at the Paul H. Douglas Center as he showcases some of the snakes and amphibians of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.


News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Come out to historic Chellberg Farm and enjoy some good old-fashioned fun with traditional farm games on Saturday, June 17, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Unplug from electronics and join staff and volunteers in playing traditional games from the early 1900’s in the front lawn of the Chellberg Farm house. Afterwards, be sure to let the kids check out the animals that have recently been returned to Chellberg Farm.


Brazilian National Charged with Illegal Reentry After Deportation

News Release: BOSTON - A Brazilian national was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston with illegally reentering the United States after being deported.


Metairie Man Charged with Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that BRIAN LISTER, age 41, of Metairie, was charged in a one-count Indictment with receipt of images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children.


News Release: Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments would like to invite young artists to get creative in our parks! Beginning June 5th through August 4th, 2017, we will be holding an art contest for children ages 12 and under. Young visitors can pick up art supplies at the front desk of the visitor center.


Union City Borough Secretary Sentenced to Prison for $200K Fraud Scheme

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Union City, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in jail, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and was ordered to make restitution in the amount of $203,174.25 on her conviction of mail fraud, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - June 2, 2017 - Calvin Starks, 23, of Nashville, Tenn., pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court, to a series of federal crimes including using a firearm to commit a crime of violence resulting in death; conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery and extortion; and conspiracy to tamper with a witness, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jack Smith of the Middle District of Tennessee.


Fredericksburg Hospitalist Group Pays $4.2 Million to Settle Civil Fraud Case

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Fredericksburg Hospitalist Group, P.C. (FHG), and 14 of its member shareholders have agreed to pay approximately $4.2 million to settle a federal False Claims Act (FCA) case brought under the qui tam whistleblower provisions of the FCA.


Two Trumbull County men indicted for stealing Army Humvee

News Release: Two Trumbull County men were indicted for stealing an Army Humvee, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony.


News Release: In El Paso, an El Paso man was sentenced to 293 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute thousands of kilograms of marijuana announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr. and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, El Paso Division.


Independence Man Faces Additional Charges of Child Sexual Exploitation

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that an Independence, Mo., man previously charged with producing child pornography has been indicted by a federal grand jury on additional charges of child sexual exploitation of five additional child victims.


News Release: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park will present the "Guard House, 1864" living history weekend on June 17-18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Costumed rangers and volunteers will interpret Civil War civilian life under harsh military rule.


News Release: Hector Trujillo, a Former Judge of Guatemalan Constitutional Court, Agrees to Forfeit $175,000.


West Monroe Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography

News Release: MONROE, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a West Monroe man pleaded guilty Thursday to receiving child pornography.


Sioux Falls Man Charged With Firearm Offense

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of Firearms by a Prohibited Person.


Dominican National Charged with Illegal Reentry After Deportation

News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was charged yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston with illegally reentering the United States after being deported.


Three from Lima sentenced to prison for sex trafficking of a 14-year-old

News Release: Three people from Lima were sentenced to prison this week for their roles in a sex trafficking conspiracy involving a 14-year-old girl, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja, FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony and Lima Police Chief Kevin Martin.


Burley Father and Son Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: BOISE - A federal jury found father, Sergio Chavez-Verduzco, 42, and son, Sergio Chavez-Macias, 20, of Burley, Idaho, guilty yesterday evening of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez, Jr. announced. Chavez-Verduzco was also convicted of participating in a continuing...