News published on Federal Newswire in October 2017

News from October 2017


News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - Jeremy Michael Matthews, 27, of Azle, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means to 210 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in May 2017 to one count of distribution of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Raul Mendez Ordonez, age 33, and a citizen of Guatemala, was sentenced today to time served (47 days) for illegally re-entering the United States.


News Release: Boating is one of many popular activities in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and the park is pleased to announce added benefits due to the early release of its 2018 Annual Vessel Sticker, beginning Nov. 1, 2017. The Annual Vessel Sticker costs $50 and allows unlimited days of entry to the park...


Mexican Alien Sentenced for Assaulting Agent During Arrest

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - An undocumented Mexican national has been ordered to federal prison for assaulting and injuring the Border Patrol (BP) agent who arrested him, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Roman Sanchez-Rivera, 27, pleaded guilty Feb. 17, 2017.


Federal Jury Convicts Sanford Felon for Selling Drugs and Firearms in Orlando

News Release: Orlando, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that a federal jury has found Christopher Gerard Dickerson (38, Sanford) guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute and possessing with the intent to distribute controlled substances, four counts of distribution and possession...


Fresno Podiatrist Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud Scheme

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -Franklyn Collier Jones, 55, of Fresno, pleaded guilty yesterday to health care fraud, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Public Meeting For Proposed Reservation System and Shuttle

News Release: JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California - A public meeting regarding the proposed reservation system at Jumbo Rocks and Cottonwood Campgrounds is scheduled for Nov. 1, 2017, from 6-8pm in Elliott Hall at the Joshua Tree Community Center.


DEA Prepares for Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - This Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Drug Enforcement Administration and its local law enforcement, community, and tribal partners will give the public its fourteenth opportunity in seven years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.


News Release: NISKAYUNA, N.Y. - Workers have begun the last phase of building demolition at the Separations Process Research Unit (SPRU).


Public invited to comment on current Greater Sage-Grouse conservation plans

News Release: BILLINGS, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put plans in place two years ago to protect sagebrush habitat in order to keep the Greater Sage-Grouse from being placed on the Endangered Species List.


Los Angeles Lawyer Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison For Role In Wide-ranging Marijuana Conspiracies

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nathan Hoffman, 57, of Los Angeles, was sentenced today by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to four years in prison for conspiring to manufacture and distribute marijuana, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent-in-Charge John Martin announced.


News Release: Alleged to have enticed 14 to 17 year old boys to send him sexually explicit images.


Orlando Woman Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Role In Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Laidy Ann Rosaly-Donato (26, Orlando) to five years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine. She pleaded guilty on Aug. 1, 2017.


Camp Street Gang Member Sentenced on Drug Charges

News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Patricia Astorga, who handled the case, stated that the defendant was a member of the Camp Street Gang, which operates in the Camp Street area of the City of Buffalo and is believed to be responsible for the distribution of illegal narcotics including cocaine. Tramell McGee distributed...


DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

News Release: WASHINGTON - This Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and its local law enforcement, community and tribal partners will give the public its 14th opportunity in seven years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.


BLM Reopens Cow Mountain Recreation Management Area

News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office reopened the Cow Mountain Recreation Management Area in Mendocino and Lake Counties on Monday, Oct. 23. The recreation management area was temporarily closed recently due to fire danger.


Crews Reduce Risk at Oak Ridge Excess Facilities

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Workers recently surpassed the halfway mark removing asbestos from a former research reactor, advancing DOE Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) efforts to remove risks and prepare excess facilities for eventual demolition.


News Release: Danville, VIRGINIA - A Danville, Virginia, resident was sentenced to 30 months in prison for aiding and assisting in the preparation of fraudulent tax returns, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle for the Western District of Virginia.


Former Garland Independent School District Executive Director of Human Resources Sentenced in Conspiracy to Falsify Immigration Documents

News Release: DALLAS - Victor Leos, 63, of Garland, Texas, was sentenced yesterday before U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to 24 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $317,482 in restitution for falsifying immigration documents, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


Advisory Board Leaders Collaborate at Hanford

News Release: KENNEWICK, Wash. - Joined by EM officials, leaders from the advisory boards that work on behalf of their local populations convened at the Hanford Site for a semi-annual meeting Oct. 17-19.