News published on Federal Newswire in November 2017

News from November 2017


News Release: McKleen Miranda-Bencomo, 28, of Gillette, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on November 8, 2017, for distribution of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting. Miranda-Bencomo was arrested in Gillette, Wyoming. He received eight months of imprisonment, to be followed ...


News Release: The United States Attorney, Richard W. Moore, announces that Clifford Guerrero, a 39 year old, resident of Daphne, Alabama was sentenced today to 46 months incarceration followed by three years of supervised release.


News Release: WASHINGTON- Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on President Trump’s comments that he “doesn’t blame China" and gives them “great credit" for taking advantage of the United States for the benefit of its citizens...


Drug Trafficker who was Extradited from Mexico Pleads Guilty to Distributing more than 50 Kilos of Methamphetamine

News Release: Defendant Admits Illegally Possessing Firearm as part of Dangerous Drug Ring.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on November 6, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


National Parks Commemorate Veterans Day

News Release: The National Park Service will commemorate Veterans Day and the service of American military members past and present with special events and free admission in parks throughout the country on November 11 and 12. The National Park Service’s American Military website contains a list of events as well as other military-related outreach and information.


News Release: Former Chief Financial Officer Has Pleaded Guilty to Related Charge.


News Release: On November 8, 2017, a Guatemalan national was sentenced to 240 months in prison by United States District Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. for trafficking over one ton of cocaine.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Xiu Rong Liu (43) and Liang Wu Yang (44), both of Jacksonville, have pleaded guilty to harboring undocumented aliens for commercial advantage and private financial gain. They each face a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.


Senate Confirms William Wehrum to Lead EPA Air Office

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), praised the Senate's vote to confirm the nomination of William Wehrum to serve as assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Senate voted 49 to 47 to confirm Wehrum.


Queens man charged with producing child pornography by using social media to direct the abuse

News Release: NEW YORK - A Queens man faces child exploitation charges following an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York special agents with assistance from Interpol’s Crimes Against Children Unit.


Coeburn Doctor Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud, Distributing Ritalin

News Release: Gurcharan Kanwal Agrees to Surrender Medical License; Never Practice Medicine Again.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on November 6, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: Payments Are the Single Largest Distribution of Forfeited Funds in the History of the Department of Justice’s Victim Compensation Program.


News Release: (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) - The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK), will be burning piles of woody debris south of Delta Junction starting as early as Monday, Nov. 13. The burning will continue, as conditions allow, until Nov. 30.


Dallas Woman Sentenced for Role in Bank Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 44-year-old Dallas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Veterans Day Spotlight: HSI Houston Special Agent Norman Green

News Release: When Norman Green was growing up in in Columbia, South Carolina, military life was exposed to him at an early age.


News Release: VERNAL, Utah - In keeping with the Administration’s goal of pursuing America’s energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office is seeking public comments on an environmental assessment analyzing a 16-well oil and gas development, located about 25 miles southeast of Myton.


Plainville Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Distributing Crack

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL KELLEY, 36, formerly of Plainville, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.


Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Second Offense Involving the Sex Trafficking of Minors

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Alessandra Serano (619) 546-8104.