News published on Federal Newswire in April 2018

News from April 2018


Reclamation releases draft environmental documents for Ivanhoe Irrigation District five-year Warren Act Agreement for Kaweah River water

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review the Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for a proposed five-year Warren Act Agreement with Ivanhoe Irrigation District.


2018 Cultural Resource Management Internship

News Release: Pipestone National Monument Hiring a paid Cultural resources intern.


Espanola Man Charged with Bank Robbery

News Release: Espanola Man Charged with Bank Robbery.


Jury Convicts KC Man of Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearm

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was convicted by a federal trial jury today of drug-trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Five Allegheny County residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 17-count indictment on Thursday against American Biodiesel Inc. and two employees at its biodiesel fuel manufacturing plant in Stockton for Clean Water Act violations, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - A suspected rabid fox nearly bit a hiker Wednesday afternoon on the Miller Creek Trail at Saguaro National Park east near its boundary with the Coronado National Forest.


Subcommittee Roundtable to Focus on Using Federal Property Database to Save Taxpayer Dollars

News Release: The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management will hold a policy roundtable next week to discuss the Federal Real Property Profile (FRPP) database and how it can be properly utilized to save money for the taxpayer.


News Release: Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument in conjunction with Lake Meredith National Recreation Area will officially celebrate National Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April 21, 2018. This event is part of the nationwide National Park Week in which, we celebrate as a Nation our wonderful Junior Rangers.


Pallone Urges CMS to Update Drug Spending Data Dashboards

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma today expressing concern about CMS’s failure to update the Drug Spending Dashboards since the Trump Administration began. The Dashboards...


News Release - New Foal Born at Assateague Island

News Release: Berlin MD-Early Friday morning, April 6, 2018, N2BHS-AL (Ms. Macky) gave birth to a.


News Release: United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen Announces New Management Team.


Investigation Of A Tax Refund Scheme Results In Plea

News Release: Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Tony Cherenfant. age 34, of Miami, Florida, entered a plea of guilty April 4, 2018 to conspiracy to steal government funds based on a fraudulent tax refund scheme seeking more than $1.2 million in refunds. Mr. Cherenfant entered his plea in Valdosta before Senior District Court Judge Hugh Lawson.


News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that John Hayes, 53, and his wife, Plabpleung Hayes, 50, of New Ipswich were sentenced today for participating in a scheme to distribute misbranded prescription drugs that they obtained from India.


Niagara Falls Man Arrested, Charged With Receipt And Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Randy Colucci, 33, of Niagara Falls, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine.


United States Attorneys Offices and PATCO Resolve ADA Concerns

News Release: United States Attorneys Louis D. Lappen of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) has agreed with the Department of Justice to take action relating to the accessibility of DRPA’s PATCO train line for individuals with mobility assistance issues.


Senator Murray Demands Explanation of Decision to Remove Breast Cancer Resources as Health Department Reverses Course, Restores Some Information Amid Public Backlash

News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: I am outraged by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to remove critical information related to breast cancer from the website for the Office of Women’s Health (OWH). There is no justification for the federal health department to make it harder for women to...


Interagency investigation captures men trafficking horns from endangered black rhinoceros

News Release: Special Agents with the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch were pleased to aid the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in their successful international investigation of illegal trade of protected rhinoceros horns. The investigation was part of “Operation Crash," a nationwide effort...


News Release: SOUTH BEND - Jose C. Pena, 38, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for distribution of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Chico Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Filming his Sexual Abuse of a Child

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nathan Alexander Drury, 39, of Chico, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. to 15 years in prison for production of child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.