News published on Federal Newswire in April 2018

News from April 2018


News Release: EMINENCE, MO: The annual Junior Ranger Day event at Ozark National Scenic Riverways will be held at Alley Spring on Friday, May 4th. Each year, students and youth organizations come together with educators from natural resource agencies for an exciting day of outdoor education exhibits and activities.


Fifteen Individuals Charged with Trafficking Cocaine and Heroin

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of two indictments charging 15 individuals with federal drug trafficking violations. In one indictment, Jesus Manuel Rodriguez, a/k/a “Caltu," (30, Brandon); Bryan Gomez Nevarez (30, Avon Park); Hector Jose Carrasquillo...


Outdoor Family Fun Day Cancelled for 2018

News Release: VALENTINE, NE: Outdoor Family Fun Day, scheduled for Saturday, April 21, 2018, has been cancelled due to poor predicted weather and conditions. It will not be rescheduled this year, but look for the event again next April.


Five Individuals Charged With Conspiring To Distribute Thousands Of Doses Of Heroin And Fentanyl In Tampa

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging five individuals with conspiring to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin, 400 grams of fentanyl, and 100 grams of a fentanyl analogue. If convicted, Anthony Jerome Lang (60, Tampa); Travell...


Warwick Resident Sentenced on Meth Trafficking and Firearms Charges

News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A Warwick man charged and convicted as the result of a Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation with trafficking methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm he used in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison.


Tonawanda Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison On Child Pornography Charge

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Randy Rance, 57, of Tonawanda, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to five years in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.



News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury issued an indictment today charging Bay Area resident Ronald Joseph LaFaye with eight counts of making threats to federal officials, announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, Criminal Investigations Division (VA OIG CID), James K. Wahleithner.


Brazilian Couple Indicted in ATM Skimming Scheme

News Release: BOSTON - A Brazilian couple was indicted in federal court in Boston in connection with an ATM skimming operation.


News Release: Due to recent warm temperatures and snow melt, Kenai Fjords National Park has closed the Exit Glacier Developed Area to snowmachine use. This closure includes the road to Exit Glacier within the park boundary, parking areas, the designated route through the campground to Exit Creek, and within Exit Creek.


News Release: Owners admitted to illegally increasing weights of household good shipments.


Senate Finance Leaders Call on Commerce Secretary to Improve Tariff Exclusion Process

News Release: Dear Secretary Ross: We write to urge certain improvements to the process that the Department of Commerce (“DOC") has instated for product exclusions from the tariffs imposed on imported articles of steel and aluminum under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and Proclamations 9704 and 9705...


News Release: Defendant involved in fraudulent lottery scheme defrauding victims of thousands of dollars.


Gangster Disciples Member Indicted For 2007 Clarksville Murder

News Release: A federal grand jury in Nashville, Tennessee returned a superseding indictment today, charging a Gangster Disciples member with murder in aid of racketeering and use of a firearm resulting in death, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran, for the Middle District of Tennessee, Acting Assistant Attorney General...


Amherst Man Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud Charge

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Umar Adeyola, 48, of Amherst, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


Boise Airport to host TSA Pre✓® enrollment event in May

Release: BOISE, Idaho - With the upcoming summer travel season expected to be the busiest on record, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is strongly encouraging local residents to enroll in the popular TSA Pre✓® Trusted Traveler screening program. Enrollment will be offered at the Boise Airport from May 7 -11, 2018.


Woman who impersonated attorney to defrauded clients seeking immigration services sentenced to federal prison

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Lynwood woman who stole the identity of a New York attorney and filed immigration petitions on behalf of foreign nationals who believed she was a legitimate lawyer has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison.


Van Buren Woman Sentenced To Over 5 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Deborah Nabors, age 55, of Van Buren, was sentenced today to 71 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine. The Honorable Chief Judge P.K. Holmes, III presided over the sentencing hearings in the United States District Court in Fort Smith.


Jackson Man Pleads Guilty under Project EJECT for Illegally Possessing a Firearm and Narcotics

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Jermaine Lockett, 47, of Jackson, pled guilty today, before United States District Judge Tom S. Lee, to being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing controlled substances with intent to distribute, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Dana Nichols, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives.


Top Democrats Urge National Labor Relations Board to Protect Workers’ Right to Unionize

News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA), ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and nine other Democrats submitted a public comment to...