News published on Federal Newswire in September 2017

News from September 2017


Jamaica Plain Man Sentenced to over 14 Years for Distributing Cocaine and Heroin

News Release: BOSTON - A cocaine and heroin distributor for the Boston street gang, Columbia Point Dawgs (CPD), was sentenced today in federal court in Boston.


FAA Proposes $231,350 Civil Penalty Against Burgess Aircraft Management, LLC

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $231,350 civil penalty against Burgess Aircraft Management, LLC, of Springfield, Missouri, for allegedly conducting more than 200 revenue flights with pilots who had not received complete instrument proficiency checks.


Fourth Member of New Mexico-Based Marijuana Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Antonio Ruelas, 33, of Algodones, N.M., pleaded guilty in federal court this morning to a felony information charging him with participating in a marijuana trafficking conspiracy. Ruelas entered the guilty plea under a plea agreement recommending a sentence not to exceed 36 months of imprisonment.


A Look Ahead—September 11-15

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events...


Jamaica Plain Man Sentenced to Over 14 Years for Distributing Cocaine and Heroin

News Release: BOSTON - A cocaine and heroin distributor for the Boston street gang, Columbia Point Dawgs (CPD), was sentenced today in federal court in Boston.


Former Grant County Man Who Threatened Violence Against Law Enforcement Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Weapon Possession

News Release: A former resident of Grant County, Washington was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 27 months in prison, and three years of supervised release for possession of an unregistered firearm and possession of a machinegun, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. SCHUYLER PYATTE BARBEAU, ...


Fourth Member of New Mexico-Based Marijuana Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Antonio Ruelas, 33, of Algodones, N.M., pleaded guilty in federal court this morning to a felony information charging him with participating in a marijuana trafficking conspiracy. Ruelas entered the guilty plea under a plea agreement recommending a sentence not to exceed 36 months of imprisonment.


Eden Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Offenses Involving Child

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eden, South Dakota, man convicted of two counts of Abuse Sexual Contact was sentenced on Aug. 17, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


BLM releases decision for Red Desert wild horse gather

News Release: RAWLINS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management today issued a decision on a proposed wild horse gather in Wyoming’s Red Desert Wild Horse Herd Management Area Complex. The decision demonstrates the BLM’s commitment to maintaining healthy wild horses on healthy, productive public rangelands.


California Man Gets 63 Months In Prison For Possessing With Intent To Distribute 29 Kilograms Of Methamphetamine

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A South Gate, California, man who was arrested with 29 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a tractor trailer was sentenced today to 63 months in prison, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.


Russian Cyber-Criminal Pleads Guilty to Role in Organized Cybercrime Ring Responsible for $50 Million in Online Identity Theft

News Release: Russian Cyber-Criminal Pleads Guilty to Role in Organized Cybercrime Ring Responsible for $50 Million in Online Identity Theft.


New Haven Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that LESHANDA LONG, 36, of New Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to fraud and identity theft offenses.


Three Men Sentenced in Human Smuggling Extortion Case

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Three men have been sentenced for illegally transporting a 17-year old girl from El Salvador within the United States and demanding additional money from her family for her release.


Albuquerque Felon Facing Federal Firearms Charges for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jaime Santiesteban, 36, of Albuquerque, N.M., made his initial appearance in federal court this morning on a criminal complaint charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Santiesteban was remanded into the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending a preliminary hearing and a detention hearing, both of which are scheduled for Sept. 11, 2017.


Conway Man Sentenced to 100 Months in Federal Prison on Distribution of Heroin Charges

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Andrew Garcia, age 21, of Conway, was sentenced in Florence yesterday to 100 months imprisonment followed by a three-year term of supervised release. On April 18, 2017, Garcia entered a guilty plea in federal court to three counts of distribution of heroin. United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell imposed the sentence.


Energy Department Announces up to $8.8 Million for Innovations in Algae Technology

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of four additional projects from the Productivity Enhanced Algae and ToolKits funding opportunity to receive up to $8.8 million. These projects will deliver high-impact tools and techniques for increasing the productivity of algae organisms...


Three Men Sentenced in Human Smuggling Extortion Case

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Three men have been sentenced for illegally transporting a 17-year old girl from El Salvador within the United States and demanding additional money from her family for her release.


Two Albuquerque Residents Sentenced and a Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Arising Out of ATF-Led Operation Targeting Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crime in Bernalillo County

News Release: 75 of 103 Federal Defendants Charged as the Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative have Pleaded Guilty.


Park Temporarily Suspends Backcountry Permit Issuance

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT. - No new overnight backcountry permits are being issued at this time due to developing critical fire weather conditions.


News Release: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) welcomes 2017’s September Artist-In-Residence (AIR) Amy Falstrom, an Indiana artist currently working and living in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ms. Falstrom’s evocative abstracted landscapes express her inner experience of outer nature and draw on...