News published on Federal Newswire in April 2018

News from April 2018


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) announced today Carlsbad Caverns National Park will modify its entrance fees to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs to enhance the visitor experience. Effective Jan. 1, 2019 the entrance fees to the park will be $15 per person (ages 16...


California Man Arrested for Threatening Congressman Via Facebook

News Release: Abingdon, VIRGINIA - United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen announced today the arrest of a California man accused of using social media to communicate threats against a member of the United States House of Representatives.


News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, New York, Eric Erb, a former investment adviser and hedge fund manager, was sentenced by United States District Judge Arthur D. Spatt to 57 months’ imprisonment to be followed by 3 years’ supervised release. In August 2017, Erb pleaded guilty to wire...


Pallone’s Remarks at High Octane Fuels Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Environment hearing on “High Octane Fuels and High Efficiency Vehicles: Opportunities and Challenges:"


News Release: WYOMING - The Bureau of Land Management reminds people planning to drive on public lands this spring that it is illegal to travel off existing roads in a motorized vehicle. This is in keeping with the Department’s goal of shared conservation stewardship.


Engel Statement on Airstrikes in Syria

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, this evening made the following statement...



Welcoming a New Tax Code

News Release: As Americans submit their 2017 tax filings, they can wave good-bye to the old tax code, making way for a new tax code fit for the 21st-century economy. Check out these recent op-eds and news stories of leaders praising the sweeping benefits of tax reform - including higher wages, business investment, and more money in the pockets of American workers and families...


News Release: PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA - Yesterday afternoon, Michael J. Baxter, 49, of Grand Ridge, Florida, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Panama City to 5 years in prison after being convicted on January 25 of falsifying records to obstruct a federal investigation. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


Salina Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexually Exploiting Three Children

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Charles Poltenson, age 28, of Salina, New York, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for sexually exploiting three children.


News Release: South Florida Certified Public Accountant Indicted for Tax Fraud.


News Release: RIDGELAND, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway invites visitors to enjoy the talents and sounds of local musicians at the Parkway Information Cabin on April 21, 2018, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. The Natchez Trace String Band, a small group of local acoustic musicians, will fill the cabin with the sounds of traditional folk, country, and bluegrass music. Visitors are welcome to stop by for a few minutes or bring a chair and stay awhile.


News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Patrick Morgan Schiro, a resident of Rockville Centre, New York, and the founder of Black Rock Morgan LLC (BRM), was sentenced by United States District Court Judge LeShann DeArcy Hall to 28 months’ imprisonment, with restitution amount to be determined, for...


East Cleveland man indicted for a carjacking in Cleveland Heights and an armed bank robbery in Richmond Heights

News Release: An East Cleveland man was indicted in federal court for a carjacking in Cleveland Heights and an armed bank robbery in Richmond Heights.


Former Employee Of New Jersey Bank And Two Others Charged With Stealing Client Information And Funds

News Release: Antoinette Mitchell-Brown, Seconey Brown, and Anthony Atkinson Attempted to Steal More than $700,000 from Bank’s Clients.


News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Susquehanna Supply Company, Inc., of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on April 10, 2018, by U.S. Magistrate Judge William I. Arbuckle to pay a fine of $250,000 for willfully committing an OSHA violation that resulted in an employee’s death.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Today, as the Department of Justice recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the nationwide rollout of an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of sexual harassment in housing. The announcement includes an interagency...


Justice Department Announces Nationwide Initiative to Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing

News Release: Today, as the Department of Justice recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the nationwide rollout of an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of sexual harassment in housing. The announcement includes an interagency task force...


Maurice man sentenced to 36 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $1.2 million from Abbeville bank

News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a man from Maurice was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for submitting false receipts in order to draw more than $1.2 million from a bank line of credit.


News Release: Conspiracy Trafficked Over 50 Grams of Methamphetamine from Tennessee and Kentucky into SW Virginia.