News published on Federal Newswire in December 2018

News from December 2018


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Brandon Edward Nichols, 27, of San Jose, charging him with possessing a firearm as a felon, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Joseph C. Callahan, 36, of Belmont, New Hampshire, was sentenced in federal court to 9 years in federal prison for possessing over five grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


Brazilian Man Sentenced for Illegal Alien Smuggling

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Rosalvo Caetano, age 46, and a citizen of Brazil, was sentenced today to time served (208 days in jail) for transporting two illegal aliens within the United States.


News Release: General Aviation pilots who want to fly around Atlanta between Jan. 29 and Feb. 5, 2019, will want to check out the FAA’s Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for air traffic procedures for the area. Super Bowl LIII is Sunday, Feb. 3, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Game time will be at 6: 0 p.m. EST. The FAA has published a webpage with information for Atlanta-area airspace and airports. The Agency will update the webpage as additional information becomes available.


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Migdalia Cintron-Morales, 38, of Lawrence, Massachusetts was sentenced on Thursday to serve 30 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.


Man Charged in Criminal Complaint with Interstate Kidnapping

News Release: HAMMOND- Randy Smith, 24, recently of Golden Valley, Minnesota, was charged in a criminal complaint with interstate kidnapping, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Court of Appeals Affirms Conviction and Sentence of Rochester Man Who was Planning Deadly Attack to Pledge His Support to ISIL

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -U. S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed the conviction and sentence of Emanuel L. Lutchman.


Updated Plans for Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Reflect Wishes of States, Governors

News Release: WASHINGTON - Proposed revisions to the Bureau of Land Management’s Greater Sage-Grouse conservation plans reflect months of consultation and collaboration with Western governors on how best to avoid listing of the species as threatened and endangered without stifling local economies.


Former 5Linx Owner Sentenced on Wire Fraud and Tax Charges for His Role in Multi-Million-Dollar Marketing Scheme

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Craig Jerabeck, 57, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing a false tax return, was sentenced to serve 14 months in prison by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The defendant was also ordered to pay $2,310,510 in restitution to victims and $118,628.00 to the Internal Revenue Service.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator...


Pallone Blasts Latest Carbon Pollution Standards Roll Back

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the Trump Administration will attempt to roll back carbon emissions standards for new coal power plants...


Dallas Project Safe Neighborhood Taskforce Honored by Justice Department

News Release: Dallas’ Project Safe Neighborhoods Taskforce earned one of just two “Outstanding Overall Partnership" awards from the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox announced today.


News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A Fall River man who stole a car in New Bedford in April 2017, and used it later the same day as his getaway vehicle after robbing a bank in Tiverton was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison.


E&C Democrats Demand Info on EPA Enforcement Actions that Undermine Its Ability to Protect Human Health & the Environment

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator...


#SubHealth to Examine Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael Burgess M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act: An Update from the Office of the National Coordinator."


News Release: CONCORD - Nathaniel Carr, 24, of Concord, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition by a prohibited person, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Murray.


Two Western Massachusetts Men Indicted for Armed Robbery

News Release: BOSTON - Two western Massachusetts men were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Springfield on armed robbery and firearms charges.


Former LMPD Officer Pleads Guilty To Enticing Minors, Distribution, And Possession of Child Porn

News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A former Louisville Metro Police Department officer has pleaded guilty before United States District Judge David J. Hale for enticement, attempted enticement, possession of child pornography, transfer of obscene materials to a minor and distribution of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Interior's (DOI) decision to roll back multi-state sage grouse conservation plans.


News Release: HAMMOND- Randy Smith, 24, recently of Golden Valley, Minnesota, was charged in a criminal complaint with interstate kidnapping, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.