News published on Federal Newswire in February 2018

News from February 2018


Hanover Cares Named FBI Richmond 2017 Director’s Community Leadership Award Recipient

News Release: Hanover Cares Named FBI Richmond 2017 Director’s Community Leadership Award Recipient.


Release: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in South Dakota announced it has implemented stronger carry-on baggage security screening procedures at all commercial airports in the state.


News Release: SAN DIEGO - A 52-year-old Carmel Valley horse-ranch owner was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 210 months in prison for possessing and distributing photographs depicting children engaged in sexually explicit activity with adults and dogs.


Temporary Change in Operations for Asbestos Removal

News Release: Parts of the Memorial Visitor Center at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial will be closed from February through mid-March 2018 to allow for the removal of asbestos in the ceiling in preparation for a future installation of a fire suppression system. All of the building between the two memorial halls including...


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Henrico man was sentenced today to four years in prison for stealing the identity of a deceased child, stealing approximately $33,000 from his employer, and unlawfully purchasing a firearm.


Hanford Employee Receives Prestigious Leadership Award

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Ann Shattuck, an employee with EM’s Richland Operations Office contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA), was presented with the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce ATHENA Leadership Award Jan. 31 at the 2018 Women in Business conference.


News Release: PLANO, Texas - A Plano, Texas couple has been sentenced to federal prison for making false statements to federal agents in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Alan R. Jackson.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Two Laredo men have been arrested for conspiracy to violate interstate communications by demanding money prior to releasing two hostages, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Renee Green (619) 546-6775.


Hatch Touts Business Tax Reform at Tax Policy Center

News Release: WASHINGTON - Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today addressed the Brookings Institution’s Tax Policy Center at a discussion titled, “The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: The New Business Tax Landscape." Hatch highlighted how business reforms in new tax law will benefit U.S. workers and make America more globally competitive.


Mingo County Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Engage in Sex Trafficking of a Minor

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Mingo County woman was sentenced today to six years in federal prison, to be followed by 20 years of supervised release, for a sex trafficking crime involving a minor, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Misty Dawn Baisden, 40, of Delbarton, previously pled guilty to conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a minor. Baisden was also ordered to register as a sex offender.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Acting U.S. Attorney James D. Tierney, Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division and Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales III announced today that Cordny Henry, 31, of Oakland, Calif., pleaded guilty yesterday evening to federal sex trafficking charges. Henry...


News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Bruneau-Owyhee Sage-Grouse Habitat Project for a 30-day public availability period beginning Feb. 9, 2018. This Final EIS analyzes the removal of encroaching Western juniper on about 726,000 acres within a 1.67 million-acre area of sagebrush steppe habitat in Owyhee County.


New York Man Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bronx, New York, man who was arrested with 24 kilograms of narcotics stored in the trunk of a taxi made his initial appearance today in Newark federal court, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: Defendant, who is being Prosecuted under Project Safe Childhood, Faces Term of Imprisonment within the Range of 15 to 25 Years.


News Release: A man who distributed heroin to a customer who overdosed was sentenced today to three years in federal prison.



Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Carfentanil Trafficking Charges

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that John Furber, 45, formerly of Rochester, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to fentanyl and carfentanil trafficking charges.


Release: RICHMOND, VA. - To ensure the security of airline passengers and the nation’s airports, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun to implement new, stronger screening procedures for carry-on items at airports across the country with the procedures now in place at Richmond International Airport.


News Release: Former Wisconsin Produce Vendor Executive Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion.