News published on Federal Newswire in June 2017

News from June 2017


News Release: DAYTON - Deborah Yosick, 61, currently of Davenport, Fla., was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 51 months in prison for embezzling more than $1 million. She pleaded guilty in November to one count each of wire fraud and income tax evasion.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - Five defendants have pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh to major fraud against the U.S. Department of Defense, tax violations and illegal gratuities, Acting U.S. Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


History Celebrated at The Old Settlers’ Picnic

News Release: Devils Tower, WY -. Devils Tower area residents celebrate history with music and picnics at the Old Settlers’ Picnic on Sunday June 25. Festivities will begin at 12:30 pm in the picnic area at Devils Tower National Monument. Pioneer gatherings at the Tower started during the 1890s. The men and women...


Kemil Beach Campfire at National Lakeshore

News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Join a ranger for a sunset and campfire program on Saturday, June 10, from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's Kemil Beach. The program will start at the Kemil Beach parking lot, followed by a short walk to the beach. If you arrive late, please walk...


News Release: A climber stranded at the top of “Gibraltar Rock" on the south side of Mount Rainier was hoisted to safety by a joint Army Reserve / Air Force team flying a Chinook helicopter out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord this afternoon. The rescue occurred almost 24 hours after the climber separated from his party near the summit.


Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute

News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Rhasheel Charles, 30, of St. Thomas, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison and five years of supervised release for drug conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, Acting United States Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett announced. District Judge Curtis V. Gomez also ordered Charles to pay a $100 special assessment and complete 400 hours of community service.


News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DAVID HOPE, a/k/a “Capo," was sentenced yesterday to 18 years in prison for running a criminal sex trafficking and prostitution enterprise involving minor girls, as well as possession of child pornography...


2016 Characteristics of New Housing

News Release: JUNE 1, 2017 - Today the U.S. Census Bureau released the, which provides annual statistics on the characteristics of new privately owned residential structures by census region. The report includes characteristics such as the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the location of the laundry, presence of homeowner’s association, the buyer’s source of financing and the structure’s square footage.


News Release: Six people from Greater Cleveland were indicted in federal court for firearms crimes, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Raymond Adams (29, St. Petersburg) has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of five years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Karen Mathews Davis, 68, of Lodi, pleaded guilty today to making false statements to federal agents during the course of a criminal investigation into the mailing of threatening letters, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DAVID HOPE, a/k/a “Capo," was sentenced yesterday to 18 years in prison for running a criminal sex trafficking and prostitution enterprise involving minor girls, as well as possession of child pornography...


Leahy, Conyers, Lofgren Send Letter To Kushner Companies Asking About EB-5 Visas And Conflicts of Interest

News Release: WASHINGTON (THURSDAY, June 1, 2017) - Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), and Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) on Thursday pressed the president of Kushner Companies for answers on the company’s use of EB-5 visas and its continued ties to Jared Kushner, President ...


Lake County Middle School Teacher Arrested For Attempting To Entice A Minor To Engage in Sexual Activity

News Release: Orlando, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging Andres Fernando Cabezas (33, Lake County) with attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity. If convicted, he faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. Cabezas is employed as a teacher at Carver Middle School in Leesburg.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man faces up to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty today to a child pornography crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Jason Lee Smith, 39, entered his guilty plea to possession of child pornography.


Bedford man indicted for Maple Heights bank robbery

News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Kevin Simons, 28, of Bedford, with one count of bank robbery, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - John J. Farley, Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, announced that Jeffrey Lamarche, 39, of Ossipee, was sentenced to serve eight years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl.


Manhattan Project NHP to Welcome New United States Citizens

News Release: The National Park Service and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service will partner to hold a naturalization ceremony for new United States citizens on Friday, June 16, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. (ET) at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The public is invited to witness this stirring ceremony.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictment today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.


News Release: Yes! After officially departing the Natchez District in 1798, the Spanish are coming to Natchez again! Come see Spanish colonial artillerymen, soldiers, and civilian living historians as they recreate Revolutionary Era life and material culture in their encampment at Fort Rosalie on Saturday, June 10, 2017, from 10 am to 4 pm. This event is free to the public!.