News published on Federal Newswire in June 2017

News from June 2017


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia Beach man pleaded guilty today to failing to pay nearly $1 million in payroll taxes to the IRS.


Former Park Ranger and Desert Advocate Dies at 101

News Release: JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California -Susan Luckie Reilly passed away yesterday, on her birthday, at 101 years old. Ms. Reilly was born in 1916, the same year the park service was founded and worked at Joshua Tree National Monument as a seasonal ranger-naturalist in 1965. She has maintained a close relationship with the park over the last 50 years.


Thibodaux Resident Sentenced for Theft of Social Security Disability Benefits

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans, announced that CLINT A. SCHWAB, age 42, of Thibodaux, was sentenced yesterday after previously pleading guilty to theft of social security disability benefits.


Goats, Pikas, and Loons at ImagineIF Library

News Release: Learn about Citizen Science at Glacier National Park.


Dallas man sentenced to 95 months in prison for methamphetamine distribution conspiracy

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a man from Dallas was sentenced Thursday to 95 months in prison for conspiring with two other Dallas residents to distribute methamphetamine in the Shreveport/Bossier City area.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Five men pleaded guilty this week, 4 on Baltimore City gun cases and one Anne Arundel County gun case. The guilty pleas were announced today by Acting United States Attorney Stephen M. Schenning.


News Release: MONTGOMERY, Ala. - On Thursday, June 22, 2017, Robert Francis Kelly, age 56, of Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 64 months in prison for possessing approximately 15 kilograms of cocaine with the intent to distribute, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton and A.


Event and Logistics Information for Battle Anniversary Events at  Gettysburg National Military Park

News Release: Gettysburg - Gettysburg National Military Park is commemorating the three-day Battle of Gettysburg anniversary on July 1, 2, and 3, with a series of free hikes, walks and talks that discuss, explore, and reflect on this important turning point in the American Civil War. The public is invited to join...


Rapid City Man Indicted for Commercial Sex Trafficking

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Commercial Sex Trafficking.


#SubHealth Examines Funding for Bipartisan Safety Net Health Programs

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining the extension of funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Funding for both programs is set to expire at the end of September.


Orleans Woman Charged with Stealing Deceased Spouse’s Social Security Benefits

News Release: BOSTON - An Orleans woman was arrested today for stealing her deceased husband’s Social Security benefits.


Rapid City Man Sentenced for Attempted Enticement of a Minor

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid CityRapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet was sentenced on June 21, 2017, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Examining the Extension of Safety Net Programs:"


Pasadena Man Indicted in Bank Robbery Spree Attributed to the ‘Dual Valley Bandit’

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Pasadena man was named today in a seven-count indictment that charges him with committing a series of bank robberies culminating in an armed robbery in which he allegedly used a loaded shotgun.


Two District Men Sentenced to Prison For Assaulting Women In Separate Attacks Within 35-Minute Period

News Release: Victims Were Attacked in Broad Daylight As They Were Walking on a Sunday Evening.


School Owner and CEO Convicted of Federal Financial Aid Fraud Offenses and Money Laundering

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Acting United States Attorney Corey R. Amundson announced today that a federal jury has convicted ALDEN HALL, age 58, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of numerous federal offenses in connection with her multi-year scheme to defraud the United States Department of Education and steal Pell...


Fernandina Beach Repeat Offender Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Distribution

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Wesley Eugene Parker (25, Fernandina Beach) today pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine. Due to his multiple prior felony convictions for drug offenses, he faces an enhanced maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


Reclamation to Lower Guernsey Reservoir Level in Preparation for Annual Silt Run

News Release: MILLS, Wyo. -- The Wyoming Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation in Mills, Wyo., will be lowering the water level in Guernsey Reservoir in preparation for the annual silt run. "The silt run is an operation which provides silt-laden water to Goshen, Gering-Fort Laramie, and Pathfinder Irrigation Districts under contract with Reclamation," said Carlie Ronca, Wyoming Area Manager.


News Release: BOSTON - A Shrewsbury man was charged today in federal court in Boston for his role in a steroid-distribution ring in Worcester County.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining the extension of funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Funding for both programs is set to expire at the end of September.