News published on Federal Newswire in April 2018

News from April 2018


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Dr. Brenna Green, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has settled with the United States Government for her role in a kickback scheme that included West Virginia physicians, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: Thank you, Chairman Roskam for holding this hearing, and thank you to our witnesses for joining us today.


Staten Island Man Sentenced to 17 Years’ Imprisonment for Attempted Murder of a Federal Officer

News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Fareed Mumuni was sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Margo K. Brodie. Mumuni pleaded guilty on February 9, 2017 to all counts of an indictment charging him with conspiring and attempting to provide material support...


News Release: A South Florida securities broker-dealer has been charged with participating in a conspiracy to unlawfully sell unregistered securities. This conduct was part of a scheme to sell shares of fraudulently registered companies that could then be used for pump and dump and other stock manipulation schemes.


Mason City Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Gun

News Release: A convicted felon who illegally possessed a firearm while violating a no contact order was sentenced April 25, 2018, to eight years in federal prison.


News Release: 15th National Prescription Drug Collection Event Scheduled for Saturday, April 28th from 10:00am to 2:00pm.


Boston Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Distributing Drugs in and Around Public Housing Development

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston gang member pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to distributing crack cocaine in a Jamaica Plain housing development.


News Release: Annual Volunteer Awards. The enthusiasm and skills of Volunteers-in-Parks (VIPs) provide outreach to millions of national park visitors each year. In 2017, more than 315,600 volunteers donated more than 7.2 million hours of service in national parks, performing just about every job imaginable. Today...


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that a federal grand jury returned charges against two Shreveport individuals who ran a nonprofit corporation for stealing more than $536,000 from a program meant to supply meals to children during the summer.


Navajo Man from Crownpoint Sentenced for Federal Assault Conviction

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


News Release: Fareed Mumuni Repeatedly Stabbed an FBI Agent During the Execution of a Search Warrant at the Defendant’s Staten Island Residence.


News Release: United States Attorney Joseph P. Kelly announced that on April 26, 2018, Angel Guadalupe Deleon, 27, of Lincoln, was sentenced to 10 years, (120 months), in prison for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual (pure) methamphetamine. Following the prison term, Deleon will serve five years on supervised release.


Energy Department Selects Advanced Turbine Technology Projects to Receive $7M

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 14 projects to receive approximately $7 million in federal funding under the funding opportunity announcement, DE-FOA-0001816, Advanced Components for 65 Percent Combined Cycle Efficiency, Super Critical Carbon Dioxide (sCO2) Power Cycles and Advanced Modular Heat Engines.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment that charges three individuals and two Inland Empire trucking companies in a scheme to defeat federal transportation laws that included an illegal repair of a gasoline tanker that resulted in a fatal explosion.


Former Charlottesville Teacher Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Charlottesville, Virginia man pleaded guilty today to a child pornography charge, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Thomas T. Cullen of the Western District of Virginia.


News Release: Luray, Virginia: Shenandoah National Park will celebrate Kids to Parks Day on Saturday, May 19, 2018. Activities will take place at Dickey Ridge Visitor Center (mile 4.6 Skyline Drive), Byrd Visitor Center (mile 51) and the Big Meadows Amphitheater (mile 51). A full day of events is planned to get visitors up close and personal with nature.


South Florida Securities Broker-Dealer Charged with Conspiracy to Unlawfully Sell Unregistered Securities

News Release: A South Florida securities broker-dealer has been charged with participating in a conspiracy to unlawfully sell unregistered securities. This conduct was part of a scheme to sell shares of fraudulently registered companies that could then be used for pump and dump and other stock manipulation schemes.


Chairman Shuster's Floor Statement on the FAA Reauthorization Act

News Release: The House of Representatives today has begun consideration of H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - a bipartisan, five-year bill to reauthorize the programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, provide long-term stability for the Nation’s aviation community, invest in U.S. airports, and make...


Bogalusa Church Pastor Charged for Theft of Over $90,000 in Social Security Disability Funds

News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JERRY R. NEWTON, age 54, of Slidell, Louisiana was charged yesterday by a Bill of Information for Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A Mexican man was sentenced Thursday to more than 10 years in federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens resulting in three deaths.