News published on Federal Newswire in February 2018

News Release: United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the indictment of USAMA DARWICH HAMADE, 53, SAMIR AHMED BERRO, 64, and ISSAM DARWICH HAMADE, 55, for conspiring to illegally export goods and technology from the United States to Lebanon and to Hizballah in violation of the International Emergency...

Department of Energy Makes Up To $11.5 Million Available for Energy Infrastructure Deployment on Tribal Lands

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $11.5 million in new funding to deploy energy infrastructure on tribal lands. This funding through the DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs will support Native American and Alaska Native communities interested in harnessing their vast undeveloped energy resources.

Man Indicted for Selling Stolen Military Property and Drug Possession

News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned an indictment charging SCOTT DOUGLAS BROWNING, age 40, of Fayetteville, NC, with 2-counts of willfully and knowingly receiving, concealing and...

Two More Defendants Sentenced on Charges Arising Out of ATF-Led Operation Targeting Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crime in Bernalillo County

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - In Aug. 2016, a multi-agency investigation led by the ATF concluded with the filing of 59 federal indictments and a federal criminal complaint charging 103 Bernalillo County residents with federal firearms and narcotics trafficking offenses. To date, 84 of these defendants have been convicted, including 83 who have entered guilty pleas, and 62 of them have been sentenced.

Department of Energy Makes Up To $11.5 Million Available for Energy Infrastructure Deployment on Tribal Lands

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $11.5 million in new funding to deploy energy infrastructure on tribal lands. This funding through the DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs will support Native American and Alaska Native communities interested in harnessing their vast undeveloped energy resources.

Bring Home Your Own Saddle-trained Wild Horse from the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on Saturday, February 24, 2018

News Release: RENO, Nev. - On Saturday, Feb. 24, the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries are hosting a saddle-trained wild horse and burro adoption at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center located at 1721 Snyder Avenue, south of Carson City, Nevada. Public viewing begins at 9 a.m. and a competitive-bid adoption event, conducted by an auctioneer, follows at 10 a.m. The starting bid for all the animals offered is $150.

Judge Sentences Penn Hills Man to 11 Years in Prison for Stealing Delivery Truck and Attempted Robbery of Delivery Van

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 11 years imprisonment, five years supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $15,030, on his convictions for attempted robbery and theft from interstate shipment, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

Looking at Denali's Ecosystems in a New Way

News Release: Scientists in Denali National Park and Preserve have published the results of long-term research on the data from plant, climate, small mammal, and golden eagle monitoring that has unique findings on how small mammals and eagles appear to be regulated by primary plant production.

Grijalva Questions Interior Department’s Ignorance as Questions Mount on Utah National Monument Foe’s Conflicts of Interest

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2018

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke this morning questioning whether the Department of the Interior (DOI) was aware of Utah State Rep. Mike Noel’s (R) significant conflicts of interest in touting President Trump’s shrinking last year of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Sperry Chalet Public Presentation and Open House Planned

News Release: West Glacier, MT - The National Park Service will host a community event entitled “The Sperry Chalet Experience: Past, Present, and Future" to engage with the public, explore the nature of the Sperry Chalet visitor experience, and hear about what pieces of that experience are important to retain as the National Park Service rebuilds Sperry Chalet.

Social Security Administration Employee and Husband Convicted in Public Benefit Fraud Scheme

News Release: Montgomery, Ala. - On Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, a federal jury found two Montgomery residents guilty of fraud and witness tampering, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. The two defendants were Nakia Palmer, 35, a former employee of the Social Security Administration, and her husband...

Update on Planned Vegetation Pile Burns at Arches National Park

News Release: The burning of vegetation piles in Arches National Park, originally planned for late January and February, was delayed and is now expected to begin in late February and continue through March as weather allows.

Walden, Blackburn on President Trump Signing Kari’s Law

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statement after President Trump signed Kari’s Law, H.R. 582, into law.

Morrisville Man Sentenced to 90 Months For Child Pornography Offenses

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Michael Caraher, age 28, of Morrisville, New York, was sentenced today to 90 months in prison for distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography.

Wildfire danger remains during winter

News Release: RENO, Nev. -- Just because it’s winter does not mean fire is taking a break for the season. Since Dec. 1, 2017, approximately 2,400 acres have been burned by 11 wildfires across the state on BLM managed lands.

Former CEO and Executive Management of Defense Contractor, Wellco Enterprises, Inc., Pleads Guilty to $8.1 Million "Made In The USA" Marketing Scheme and Government Contract Fraud

News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On Feb. 15, 2018, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Wellco Enterprises, Inc. (Wellco) and Tactical Holdings Operations, Inc. (Tactical Holdings), Vincent Lee Ferguson, 66, of Knoxville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Wellco’s former...

ICE operation in LA results in 212 arrests, 122 notices of inspection

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2018

News Release: LOS ANGELES - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officers and special agents arrested 212 individuals for violating federal immigration laws and served 122 notices of inspection (NOIs) to businesses in the Los Angeles area of responsibility (AOR) during a five-day targeted operation that ended Thursday. Eighty-eight percent of those arrested were convicted criminals.

Charlotte Fugitive Wanted for Murder Captured in Augusta

News Release: Augusta, GA--David J. LeValley, special agent in charge, FBI Atlanta Field Office, announces the arrest of Jayquwan Lamar Newmones, 23, on a United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution (UFAP) warrant issued on February 7, 2018.

Five Cincinnati Individuals Plead Guilty to Roles in Armed Bank Robberies

News Release: CINCINNATI - Five individuals pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for their roles in three armed bank robberies in the Cincinnati area in May and June 2017.

Murkowski Welcomes Critical Mineral List