News published on Federal Newswire in September 2017

News from September 2017


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China and Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


Ranking Member Pallone, Dr. Ruiz Introduce Bills to Reduce Tribal Health Disparities

News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) introduced two bills to address health disparities in Native American communities. Far too many tribal members still do not have access to the health care they need to stay healthy, ...


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - After a three-day trial, a jury convicted a man who wore a “Jason" style hockey mask during a robbery of a Las Vegas pawn shop, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.


Man Sentenced for Embezzling $19 Million from IT Company

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Nokesville man was sentenced today to 6 1/2 years in prison for embezzling approximately $19.4 million from his employer, an information technology company headquartered in Reston.


News Release: PHOENIX - Yesterday, Senior U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake sentenced Daphne Iatridis and her husband, Arthur Telles, both 59, to 30 months in prison and ordered the couple to forfeit 26 fraudulently purchased properties to the United States. Both had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit...


News Release: Kennesaw, GA - Due to anticipated high winds and rain from Hurricane Irma, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park has decided to postpone the civic engagement meeting scheduled for September 12. Says Superintendent Nancy Walther, “We would like to hear from as many in the community as possible concerning...


News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) introduced two bills to address health disparities in Native American communities. Far too many tribal members still do not have access to the health care they need to stay healthy, ...


News Release: ATLANTA - Federal inmate Jaye L. Thomas has been indicted for escaping from the prison camp at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, on three separate occasions in 2016.


Hyattsville Man Sentenced To 11 And A Half Months In Prison For  Immigration Fraud

News Release: Morales is currently under indictment in Guatemala for alleged serious human rights offenses, including those committed at Dos Erres massacre.


Release: Sioux City, Iowa - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a loaded firearm at the security screening checkpoint today at Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX). This is the first firearm found at the SUX checkpoint this calendar year.


After Conflicting Statements from DeVos, Murray Asks Her to Clarify Status of Sexual Assault Guidance

News Release: The Honorable Betsy DeVos. Secretary of Education. U.S. Department of Education. 400 Maryland Ave, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20202. Dear Secretary DeVos, I urge you to leave in place the current U.S. Department of Education (“Department") Dear Colleague on Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title...


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake announced today that Carlton Tyrone Nash, age 37, of Greenville, was sentenced to 310 months (25.8 years) in federal prison. In April of this year, a jury returned a guilty verdict, following a two-day jury trial in federal court in Anderson, ...


Sharebeast.com owner pleads guilty to criminal copyright infringement

News Release: ATLANTA - Artur Sargsyan has pleaded guilty to one felony count of criminal copyright infringement related to his ownership and administration of Sharebeast.com, a file-sharing website that facilitated the unauthorized distribution and reproduction of over 1 billion copies of copyrighted works.


News Release: DALLAS - A federal grand jury in Dallas returned an indictment last week, charging Garland, Texas, residents, Tammy Boulyaphonh, aka “Tammy Doan" and “Tuyet Thi Doan" and Khamlor Boulyaphonh, with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and four counts of false statements on income tax returns, announced John Parker, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.


Former Harlem Restaurant Owner Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Engaging In A $12 Million Ponzi Scheme

News Release: Hamlet Peralta Told Investors He was Financing Large Wholesale Liquor Purchases, and Instead Used Money to Fund His Lavish Lifestyle and to Pay Back Other Investors.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today following up on reports that the agency put a temporary hold on all grant awards to the state of Alaska after Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski voted against legislation to repeal...


Orange County Man Sentenced In White Plains Federal Court To 17 ½ Years In Prison On Charges Stemming From His Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor And His Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that EDWARD DIAZ was sentenced in White Plains federal court to 210 months in prison on one count stemming from his sexual exploitation of a minor, related child pornography offenses, and attempts to hinder...


Carper to Trump: Reinstate and Support Extreme Weather Resiliency Programs to Save Lives, Livelihoods and Taxpayer Dollars

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to support a number of recently revoked or suppressed initiatives designed to help our communities prepare for the growing threats ...


News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that two sex traffickers (commonly referred to as “pimps") were convicted in separate trials in federal court in Milwaukee.


Glenville Man Indicted for Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Glenn Mears, age 44, of Glenville, New York, was indicted yesterday for distributing and possessing child pornography.