News published on Federal Newswire in December 2018

News from December 2018


News Release: HONOLULU, HI - On December 7, the National Park Service and the United States Navy will co-host the annual National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration on the Ceremonial Lawn at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. The event begins promptly at 7:50 a.m. and lasts over an hour. Residents and visitors in the area should prepare for the following event-related activities occurring that morning.


Man Sentenced for Stealing Construction Equipment

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Gene Sauer, 49, Cambria, Wisconsin, was sentenced on November 29 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 42 months in federal prison for interstate trafficking of stolen property. Sauer pleaded guilty to the offense on Sept. 18, 2018.


News Release: Stole Nearly $250,000 from Railroad Union Members.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Jefferson City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine that was mailed to him by a co-conspirator in California.


Oak Ridge Crews Demolish Facility, Moving EM Closer to ETTP Cleanup Goal

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and cleanup contractor UCOR have safely completed the demolition of the K-1232 Chemical Recovery Facility at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP).


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - William A. Six, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced Monday to 168 months incarceration for selling crystal methamphetamine and having a firearm near a school, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Fort Thompson Woman Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.


Physician and Medical Practice Plead Guilty to Making a False Statement to a Financial Institution and Health Care Fraud

News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - On Nov. 30, 2018, Dr. Zahid Aslam and Fast Care Medical Aid Unit, LLC (dba Got-A-Doc Walk-In Medical Centers) pleaded guilty to Making a False Statement to a Financial Institution and Health Care Fraud, respectively. The plea agreements are part of a global settlement with the...


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Jefferson City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine that was mailed to him by a co-conspirator in California.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAQUAN PATTERSON-GREENE, 22, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for drug and firearm offenses.


News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces the following upcoming flight plans for December.


Court Sentences Mobile County Man to 48 Months in Federal Prison for Weapons and Drug Offense

News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that United States District Court Chief Judge Kristi K. DuBose sentenced John Robert Payne on Nov. 30, 2018 to serve a term of imprisonment of 48 months followed by 3 years of supervised release for violating Title...


Pilot Test Shows Chlorine Effectively Disinfects Hanford Wells

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Whether it’s minerals in your sprinkler pipes or a buildup of grease in your kitchen drain, the concept and concern are the same: the need to improve flow by removing that material.


Cheyenne Psychologist and His Wife Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud

News Release: John Robert Sink, Jr., 68, and Diane Marie Sink, 63, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, were sentenced on Dec. 3, 2018, to serve 37 months in prison for making false statements as part of a scheme to fraudulently bill Wyoming Medicaid for mental health services, which were never provided, announced United States...


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Honduran man late yesterday of leading a drug trafficking organization that smuggled at least thousands of kilos of cocaine into the United States over the last decade.


Alaska Parks Open For Visitation

News Release: Alaska national parks are open for visitation, although the Alaska Regional Office is closed pending damage assessment and clean-up.


News Release: CONCORD - Armelle Chester, 26, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced in federal court on Friday to serve to two years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.



Monroe County Man Sentenced To Six Years’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking

News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that Charles McRae, age 38, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Dec. 2, 2018, to six years in prison followed by three years’ supervised release, by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for drug trafficking.


News Release: HONOLULU - Ikaika Erik Kang, 35, a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army formerly stationed at Schofield Barracks, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Kang was...