News published on Federal Newswire in May 2017

News from May 2017


California Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing IDs and U.S. Treasury Checks

News Release: California Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing IDs and U.S. Treasury Checks.


President Proposes $2.55 Billion FY18 Budget for National Park Service

News Release: WASHINGTON - President Donald J. Trump today proposed a $2.55 billion Fiscal Year 2018 budget for the National Park Service (NPS), including funding increases for top Trump Administration priorities like deferred maintenance.


Pallone: Cuts to Medicaid Intensify Zika Threat

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “U.S. Public Health Response to the Zika Virus: Continuing Challenges:"


W&M Announces Markup of Legislation to Further Expand Health Care Options for Americans

News Release: W&M Announces Markup of Legislation to Further Expand Health Care Options for Americans.


Pallone Statement at Hearing on Delivery Systems

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing on “Disrupter Series: Delivering to Consumer:"


Former Supervisor at the Laguna Pueblo Superette Sentenced for Federal Embezzlement Conviction

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Marshall J. Cheromiah, the former supervisor at the Laguna Pueblo Superette, was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to three months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for embezzling funds belonging to the Pueblo of Laguna. Cheromiah was also ordered to pay $21,758 in restitution to the Laguna Development Corporation and to perform 40 hours of community service.


FAA Proposes $63,000 Civil Penalty Against Gladwin Paint Company for Alleged HazMat Violations

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $63,000 civil penalty against Gladwin Paint Company of Arlington, Texas, for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.


News Release: DAYTON - A federal grand jury returned two indictments today charging five people with robbing two Middletown pharmacies and stealing prescription drugs including morphine, oxycodone and hydrocodone for the purpose of selling the drugs on the street.


Indianapolis Gang Members Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges

News Release: Indianapolis--United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler, today announced the indictment of nine individuals in an investigation into an Indianapolis street gang known as The Mob. The indictment charges six of these defendants with violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute, which the U.S. Attorney’s Office used in 2013 to successfully prosecute members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club.


Carper on President Trump’s Budget: Numbers don’t lie

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding the drastic cuts to environmental and public health protections as well as infrastructure programs that are included in President Trump's fiscal year 2018 budget proposal.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Devell Devoual, 35, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to a methamphetamine trafficking charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.


Pallone Denounces Trump Budget

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) issued the following statement today after President Trump released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2018...


President Proposes $1.1 Billion Budget for BLM in Fiscal Year 2018

News Release: President Donald Trump today requested a $1.1 billion Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) budget for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that supports the Administration’s priorities, including increased American energy development and promoting job growth.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) issued the following statement today after President Trump released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2018...


News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Maurice Garvin, age 27, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on May 9, 2017, by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges. The indictment was unsealed on May 22, 2017, following Garvin’s arrest.


Former Garland Independent School District Executive Director of Human Resources Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Falsify Immigration Documents

News Release: DALLAS - Victor Leos, 63, of Garland, Texas, appeared in federal court this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge David L. Horan and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit false statements in connection with immigration documents, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


Indianapolis gang members indicted on federal racketeering charges

News Release: The “MOB Gang" allegedly responsible for a number of area pharmacy robberies taking prescription narcotics for street sale.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after the administration released their fiscal year 2018 budget request.


Former Deputy Police Chief Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Heroin and Marijuana

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal jury in Fresno today found former Fresno deputy police chief Keith Foster, 53, guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Capitol Reef National Park is delighted to announce photographer Kit Frost as the first Artist-in-Residence (AIR) at the park. Through this Artist-in-Residence program, artists are able to express the park’s features and issues in a powerful and engaging way. This emerging program can present a new perspective and understanding of Capitol Reef’s effect on us, and of the challenges the park faces in this century.