News published on Federal Newswire in November 2017

News from November 2017


News Release: MOOSE, WY-Grand Teton National Park’s Special Use Permit fee schedule will be adjusted for 2018. The adjustments include modest increases to permit fees for backcountry use, non-motorized boating, weddings, and special events. Permit fees for commercial filming, motorized boating, and other uses will remain unchanged.


Veterans Day Film at National Lakeshore

News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Join staff and visitors on Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center as we honor our nation’s veterans with a film and a short presentation.


Former Hospital Worker Sentenced in Attack at Fort Leavenworth

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A former civilian hospital employee was sentenced today to the statutory maximum of 20 years in federal prison plus 3 years of supervised release for attacking a woman whom he set on fire, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. In addition the Defendant was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $3,464,965.80 to the victim, Lieutenant Katie Ann Blanchard.


Reclamation releases schedule for Stanislaus River pulse flows beginning Nov. 3

News Release: SONORA, Calif. - Starting tomorrow, the Bureau of Reclamation will begin a series of pulse flows from New Melones Dam into the Stanislaus River for flood control purposes.


Cedar Rapids Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: A man who distributed child pornography pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


Convicted Felon Sentenced to Eleven Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Firearms from Cargo Train

News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge today sentenced a convicted felon to eleven years in prison for stealing more than a hundred firearms from a cargo train on the South Side of Chicago and selling more than a dozen of them.


News Release: Dear Mr. President: As Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, we are writing to express our views on U.S.-Taiwan relations before you embark on your first official visit to Asia. The U.S. and Taiwan have fostered a close relationship that has been of significant strategic...


Operator of Horse Rescue Group Gets Prison Time for Fraud, Filing a False Tax Return

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Butler County resident was sentenced today to five months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution on her conviction of mail fraud and filing a false tax return related to a non-profit organization, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


News Release: NOV. 2, 2017 - Today the U.S. Census Bureau released data findings from the 2014 Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs Exporting Firms Summary.


Federal Prisoner in Beaumont Sentenced for Attempting to File Bogus Liens Against Former U.S. Attorney

News Release: In Beaumont this morning, 40-year-old Isaac Mireles of Houston was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for attempting to file fraudulent liens against a former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Western District of Texas, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner, Houston Division.


Boston Man Charged with Bank Robbery

News Release: BOSTON - Paul B. Landrum, dubbed the “Route 128 bandit," 38, of Boston, was charged yesterday with bank robbery. He is scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donald L. Cabell on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, at 10:15 a.m.


Former Hospital Worker Sentenced in Attack at Fort Leavenworth

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A former civilian hospital employee was sentenced today to the statutory maximum of 20 years in federal prison plus 3 years of supervised release for attacking a woman whom he set on fire, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. In addition the Defendant was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $3,464,965.80 to the victim, Lieutenant Katie Ann Blanchard.


Two Defendants Convicted at Trial in Connection with Fatal 2012 Home Invasion Robbery

News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GIBRON LOPEZ and JUDIE OLIVERA were convicted in Manhattan federal court yesterday of Hobbs Act robbery and Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy charges stemming from their commission of a May 2012 home invasion ...


Final Defendants Sentenced in Synthetic Drug Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: TYLER, Texas - A mother and son have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a synthetic drug conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Cross Lanes man was sentenced today to three and a half years in federal prison for a gun charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Tristen Paxton, 21, previously pleaded guilty to possessing firearms after being convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.



News Release: Firearms Destined for Members of the Gulf Cartel in Mexico.


News Release: FBI and New Orleans PD Investigating Robbery of Fidelity Bank Located at 1201 S. Carrollton Avenue.


News Release: Four people were indicted for illegally reentering the United States, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman.


Advisory Commission to Meet November 2017

News Release: The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission will convene for its regular quarterly meeting at 1:00pm on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at park headquarters located on the corner of Red Jacket Road.