News published on Federal Newswire in September 2017

News from September 2017


U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces First “Alaska Hope Court” Graduate

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that a graduation ceremony was held today for Rashad Arnsworth, 38, of Anchorage, for his completion of the 18-month long federal reentry program, known as Alaska Hope Court.


News Release: DUTCH JOHN, Utah - Join the Bureau of Land Management at the John Jarvie Historic Ranch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 14 to celebrate the annual Jarvie Fest.


Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area  celebrates National Public Lands Day

News Release: JUPITER, Fla. - The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse will join thousands of volunteers across the country to celebrate National Public Lands Day on Sept. 30, 2017. This year’s event will coincide with the International Coastal Cleanup to assist in recovery efforts due to Hurricane Irma, and the staff and volunteers at the lighthouse will begin work at 8 a.m. Volunteers will be gathering trash and helping clear debris on foot, by snorkeling, or paddling along the waterway.


New York City Men Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms for Leading Large Drug and Fraud Organization in Vermont and Maine

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Gary Delima, 28, of Copiague, New York, and Sharif Cargo, 28, of Brooklyn, New York, were sentenced today for conspiring to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin, and 28 grams of cocaine base, and for conspiring to...


Woman Sent to Prison for Scheme to Steal USDA Funds Intended to Feed Hungry Children

News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Patrick C. Harris, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced Thursday that United States District Court Judge James M. Moody, Jr., sentenced Francine Leon, 49, of Wheatley, to prison for her role in a scheme to steal money intended for feeding children in low income areas.


News Release: Pecos, NM: - Pecos National Historical Park will honor National Hispanic Heritage Month with a lecture about Our Lady of Guadalupe by Ms. Diana Molina on Saturday, October 7th. Also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe, the venerated image of Mary is enshrined within the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe...


Leuders Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison For Child Pornography Offense

News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Steven Michael Turnbow, 33, of Leuders, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to serve a total of 87 months in federal prison and an eight-year term of supervised release, following his guilty plea to receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


Two Virginia Beach Men Sentenced for Cocaine and Gun Sales

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Juan Rivera-Gutierrez, 35, and Pedro Pabon, Jr., 42, both of Virginia Beach, were sentenced today for their respective roles in a three-and-a-half year cocaine conspiracy. Rivera-Gutierrez was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment and Pabon to 30 months’ imprisonment.


District Man Pleads Guilty to Brazen Bank Robbery

News Release: WASHINGTON - Charles Smoot, 47, of Washington, D.C., has pled guilty to carrying out a broad-daylight robbery of a bank in the Brentwood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips, Andrew Vale, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).


Latta on Nomination of Consumer Product Safety Commissioner

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on President Trump’s nomination of Dana Baiocco to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Riverside woman who was the controller at a Fontana-based metal forging company pleaded guilty this morning to federal charges stemming from her embezzlement of $1.5 million from her employer.


News Release: Oyster Bay, NY - Sagamore Hill National Historic Site has opened a new exhibit at the Old Orchard Museum honoring Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy as a hunter-conservationist. The exhibit, entitled “Conservation from Here," pairs original artwork by artist Joseph Rossano with historic artifacts from the Sagamore...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on President Trump’s nomination of Dana Baiocco to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).


Outdoor adventure organization offering guided bike ride on Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail

News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - Lassen County residents and visitors can participate in a free guided bike ride on the Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail, at 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 30, starting from the historic Susanville Railroad Depot, 601 Richmond Road.


News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Sept. 20, 2017, Andrea Rudd, 38, of Powell, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge, to consecutively serve 60 months for tax evasion and 36 months for mail and wire fraud, for a total of 96 months in federal prison. Upon her release...


News Release: In San Antonio this morning, 58-year-old Theodore Edward DeAubrey was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for distribution of child pornography announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.


News Release: G.F. Peterman, IIII, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Quinn Morgan of Milledgeville, GA, age 60, was sentenced in Macon by the Honorable Marc Treadwell, United States District Judge, to 188 months imprisonment for multiple counts of bank robbery in this district and elsewhere. There is no parole in the federal system.


White Lake Township Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison on Production of Child Pornography Charges

News Release: A White Lake Township man was sentenced today to 60 years in federal prison on charges of producing child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Daniel L. Lemisch.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Charles Wright, 37, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 48 months incarceration for heroin distribution, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.


News Release: Household Income Under Reported To Clarksville Housing Authority For Four Years.