News published on Federal Newswire in April 2018

News from April 2018


Man who shot at marina guards in Lake Mead National Recreation Area sentenced to over 6 years in prison

News Release: A prison term of 81 months was handed down in a recent court hearing to a man who fired multiple shots at security guards at a marina in Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Jamie J. Dulus, age 29, pleaded guilty in January to charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.


EM Improves Safety at ORNL Building Awaiting Demolition

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of EM (OREM) and its cleanup contractor URS|CH2M Oak Ridge (UCOR) have completed one of the final steps to ensure a highly contaminated building at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) remains safe.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Real estate investors Kevin Moore, Chad Nichols, and Terry Tolar pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Mississippi, the Department of Justice announced.


Oakland Park Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tax Preparation Scheme

News Release: Weguel Legentus, 41, of Oakland Park, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to federal prison for conspiring with his wife and co-defendant, Chantale Baptiste, to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with respect to claims, and filing false claims with the IRS.


News Release: April 10, 2018-Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Rooftop Unit (RTU) Campaign is recognizing seven organizations for their leadership in installing more energy efficient RTUs in commercial buildings. As part of the Better Buildings Initiative, the Advanced RTU Campaign works with commercial...


Cypriot National Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering

News Release: BOSTON - A Cypriot national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to money laundering.


House Urges Respect for Human Rights in Ethiopia

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House of Representatives today passed H. Res. 128, which supports human rights and encourages inclusive governance in Ethiopia.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jason Weller, 34, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James Peterson to 32 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Weller pleaded guilty to this charge on March 28, 2017.


Maine resident sentenced after conviction in ICE HSI, multiagency firearms trafficking probe

News Release: BANGOR, Maine - A Maine resident was sentenced April 5 to two years in prison and three years of supervised release in U.S. District Court for illegally receiving and shipping firearms, following a joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) offices in Bangor and Portland, Department of Commerce, and Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF).


Boston Man Sentenced for Dealing Firearms

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for dealing firearms.


News Release: Store warned four times about selling uninspected meat and poultry products.


Top Democrats  Call on Speaker Paul Ryan to  Compel Trump Administration to Produce All  Documents on Russian Cyberattacks Against States

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Jerrold Nadler, Adam Schiff, Robert Brady, Bennie G. Thompson, and Eliot Engel-the Ranking Members of the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Judiciary, Intelligence, House Administration, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs-sent a letter...


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury.


Violent Felon Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

News Release: ATLANTA - Darrick Lawrence, a previously convicted felon, has been sentenced to 16 years and six months in prison, with one month credit for time served, for trafficking cocaine. Lawrence also faces charges in Virginia for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. A search of Lawrence’s Decatur, Georgia home resulted in the recovery of cocaine, two high-powered rifles, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.


WEDNESDAY:  Oversight Committee to Receive  Briefing on 2020 Census and Census Bureau’s  Concerns with New Citizenship Question

News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY. WEDNESDAY: Oversight Committee to Receive. Briefing on 2020 Census and Census Bureau’s. Concerns with New Citizenship Question. Washington, D.C. (Apr. 10. 2018)-On Wednesday, April 11, 2018, Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will receive a briefing from...


Lewis University Wins DOE’s 2018 Cyber Defense Competition

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Over the weekend, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hosted its third annual Cyber Defense Competition (CDC) at Argonne, Pacific Northwest, and Oak Ridge National Laboratories. Held across these labs simultaneously, 25 teams of university students fought to defend their cyber networks...


News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.


Bandon Educational Assistant and Coach Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

News Release: MEDFORD, Ore. - On Monday, April 9, 2018, Sean Jeffrey Haga, 32, of Bandon, Oregon, pleaded guilty to one count of child sexual exploitation.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - United States District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Zulquarnain Qureshi, age 71, of Windsor Mill, Maryland, to nine months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, should he return to the United States, for Procurement of Citizenship Unlawfully. Qureshi plead guilty to the offense on February 5, 2018. As part of the plea agreement, Qureshi was denaturalized and agreed to be removed from the United States.


Under Secretary Paul Dabbar to Join Event for Cleanup Caucus

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - DOE Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar will speak at an event for the House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus on Wednesday, April 11, discussing EM and national laboratory priorities.