News published on Federal Newswire in December 2018

News Release: Concord - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that a federal jury found Christopher Clough, 44, of Dover, New Hampshire guilty of participating in a scheme in which he received kickbacks in exchange for prescribing a powerful fentanyl spray to patients in violation of federal law.

BLM employee's quick response saves motorist's life

News Release: (MILES CITY, Mont.) - A Miles City motorcycle rider caught a lucky break after crashing his motorbike at the Glendive Short Pine Off-Highway Vehicle Area last September.

El Salvadoran National Pleads Guilty to Reentering the U.S. after Being Deported

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALFREDO DAGOBERTO HERCULES-SANTOS, 40, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one count of reentry of removed alien. Hercules-Santos is a citizen of El Salvador last residing in New Britain.

Drugs and Violence Result in 170 Month Federal Sentence for West Columbia Man

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Bradley Apollos Thompson, a/k/a “Kuntry," age 28, of West Columbia, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to two counts of assaulting a federal law enforcement officer while resisting...

Explore the Winter Night Sky in 2019

News Release: LAPWAI, ID - Have you ever looked up at the stars on a clear, cool winter evening, and wanted to know and see more? Here is your opportunity! Nez Perce National Historical Park is hosting two winter night sky events at the visitor center. The events will be held on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, from 4:30-6:00 pm and Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, from 5:30-7:00 pm.

Holiday Programming At Rocky Mountain National Park

News Release: The holiday season is a great time to visit Rocky Mountain National Park. In addition to beautiful scenery, wildlife viewing and a variety of winter recreational activities to do on your own, some terrific programs and activities with park rangers are offered. Expect areas like Bear Lake and Hidden Valley to be busy during the holidays and on winter weekends.

Saguaro National Park Solicits Expressions of Interest for Leasing Recently Acquired Facility inside Tucson Mountain District

News Release: Saguaro National Park Solicits Expressions of Interest for Leasing.

Queens Man Sentenced to More than 30 Years' Imprisonment for Murdering Employee of Long Island Convenience Store during a Robbery

News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Jermaine Jackson was sentenced by United States District Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein to 365 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years’ supervised release, for the murder of Edwin Lopez, an employee of a convenience store in Valley Stream, New York. Jackson pleaded guilty to the charge in December 2017.

Sixty-Year-Old Lapwai Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Assault

News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - Jason Bryon Redheart, 60, of Lapwai, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday to 27 months in federal prison for a January 2018 assault with a dangerous weapon which happened in Lapwai, Idaho, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also ordered Redheart to serve three years supervised release after he is finished serving his prison term. Redheart was indicted by a federal grand jury on Feb. 21, 2018.

Springdale Man Sentenced To Over 21 Years In Federal Prison For Online Enticement Of A Minor

News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Eleuterio Flores, age 34, of Springdale, Arkansas was sentenced yesterday to 262 months in federal prison followed by twenty-five years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $10,000.00 fine on one count of Online Enticement of a Minor. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, United States District Judge, presided over the sentencing hearing in Fayetteville.

Lancaster Resident Sentence to 10 Years in Federal Prison After Being Found In Possession of Firearms Stolen from National Guard Armory

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Brandon Shane Polston, age 33, of Lancaster, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty in July to being a felon in possession of firearms and to possession of machineguns and destructive...

Fresno Gamecock Breeder Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Thomas Lee Crow, 49, of Fresno, was sentenced today for aiding and abetting an unlawful animal fighting venture involving a large cockfighting enterprise to two years in prison and a 10-year ban on possessing or owning any animals, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.

Utah Felon Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Armed Carjacking Of Elderly Woman

News Release: RENO, Nev. - A felon was sentenced today to 192 months in federal prison for an armed carjacking in a casino parking garage last year, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada.

Wichita Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Charges

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man pleaded guilty Monday to federal sex trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

USDA Launches Second Round of Trade Mitigation Payments

By USDA Newswire | Dec 17, 2018

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Dec. 17, 2018) – At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today launched the second and final round of trade mitigation payments aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. Producers of certain commodities will now be eligible to receive Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments for the second half of their 2018 production.

USDA Highlights Benefits of Improved Dairy Safety Net Tool

By USDA Newswire | Dec 17, 2018

News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2018 — More than 21,400 dairy producers opted for coverage through the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) in 2018, up by more than 2,000 producers from the previous year. This U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program was significantly updated in February by the ...

U.S. Trustee Program Files Objection to the Appointment of the Debtor’s Proposed Future Claimants’ Representative in In Re The Fairbanks Company, No. 18-41768 (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)

News Release: The Justice Department’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) filed on Friday an objection to a debtor company’s proposed candidate for appointment as a Future Claimants’ Representative (FCR) in a bankruptcy case involving a trust to compensate those suffering from asbestos disease. An FCR is appointed by the ...

Two Men Charged with Conspiracy and Acting as Agents of a Foreign Government

News Release: An indictment was unsealed today charging Bijan Rafiekian, aka Bijan Kian, 66, of San Juan Capistrano, California, and Kamil Ekim Alptekin, 41, of Istanbul, and a Turkish national, with conspiracy, acting in the United States as illegal agents of the government of Turkey, and making false statements to the FBI.

Ohio Man Convicted of Hate Crime in Attack Outside Cincinnati Restaurant

News Release: Izmir Koch, 33, of Huber Heights, Ohio, was convicted in U.S. District Court today for assaulting a man because he believed the man was Jewish in violation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, and of lying to the FBI about his role in the religiously motivated assault. ...

Miami-Area Woman Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Role in $4.65 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme