News published on Federal Newswire in May 2017

News from May 2017


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that federal criminal charges have been brought against three individuals accused of making their residences in Chittenden County, Vermont available for drug activity. These charges resulted from long-term investigations into the distribution of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine base by three different drug organizations operating in Chittenden County.


Husband and Wife Sentenced for Armed Robbery

News Release: Tampa, Florida -U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington today sentenced Jacorian Rashawn Brown (24, Brandon) and Jessica Duenas Nicholas (45, Brandon) to federal prison for conspiracy and armed robbery. Brown was sentenced to 12 years and 9 months in federal prison, and Nicholas was sentenced...


Blacksburg Man Sentenced on Pair of Federal Charges

News Release: Roanoke, VIRGINIA - A Blacksburg man was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Roanoke on a pair of federal charges, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.


News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Acting United States Attorney Corey R. Amundson announced that U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced DEMETRIAS TEMPLE, age 56, of New Orleans, Louisiana, to serve ten (10) months in federal prison following her conviction for health care fraud. TEMPLE was ordered to make restitution...


Philadelphia Area Restauraneur Indicted On Tax Offenses

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Giuseppe “Pino" DiMeo, 49 years old, and a resident of Eagleville, Pennsylvania was charged today by indictment[1]with two counts of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS"), and twelve counts of filing false tax returns announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D.


San Francisco Executive Assistant Charged With Bank Fraud And Wire Fraud

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury indicted Regina Berny on charges of bank fraud and wire fraud announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.


Reclamation Urges Caution During Fluctuation of River Flow Downstream of Boysen Dam

News Release: MILLS, Wyo. -- At the request of the Wyoming Department of Transportation, the Bureau of Reclamation will temporarily decrease the releases from Boysen Dam. The temporary decrease in flows will occur May 14-18.


Chesterton Man Sentenced to 292 Months Imprisonment

News Release: For Coercing a Minor to Engage in Unlawful Sexual Activity.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment today against Basil Hantash, 44, of Hughson, charging him with health care fraud, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


San Francisco Executive Assistant Charged with Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury indicted Regina Berny on charges of bank fraud and wire fraud announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. announced today that Jeffrey Tomasik, 33, of Hamburg, N.Y., pleaded guilty to mail fraud before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: **PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE** The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a hearing on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 10:15 a.m. EDT in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nomination of Mr. David Bernhardt ...


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for producing child pornography of a 2-year-old victim.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - On May 10, 2017, U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Adarryl Hayes, a/k/a Prince, a/k/a Crummy, age 23, of Washington D.C., to 10 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for sex trafficking of two minors.


Yosemite National Park to Increase Half Dome Permit Fees

News Release: Half Dome permit fee increases to take effect summer 2017.


Murkowski Welcomes Announcement of Two FERC Nominations

News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after President Trump sent two nominations for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to the Senate: Neil Chatterjee, a senior energy advisor to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Robert Powelson, a member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.


Former Harlem Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty to Engaging in Multi-Million-Dollar Ponzi Scheme

News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that HAMLET PERALTA pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection with his scheme to obtain money from investors by fraudulently representing that he was using their investments to further a profitable, multimillion-dollar...


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brandon Coburn, 34, of West Seneca, NY, pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute fentanyl, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.


Final Environmental Document Allows Transfer of Recaptured San Joaquin River Restoration Program Flows to Pleasant Valley Water District in 2017

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Finding of No Significant Impact for the approval to transfer recaptured Restoration Flows from Friant Division long-term contractors to Pleasant Valley Water District during 2017. The FONSI is based on the analysis of potential impacts analyzed and disclosed in the 2013 Recirculation of Recaptured Water Year 2013-2017 San Joaquin River Restoration Program Flows Environmental Assessment.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Michael O’Rielly to allow Americans sufficient time to comment on the agency’s proposal to gut net neutrality protections.