News published on Federal Newswire in January 2018

News from January 2018


Grantee Performance Following the End to the Lapse in  Appropriations

News Release: The lapse in federal appropriations has ended and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is open and meeting its mission serving the nation. Access to facilities is available, and personnel necessary to administer grant performance are now available.


Former Department of Energy Subcontractor Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud DOE and IRS

News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On Jan. 22, 2018, Joseph Anthony Armes, II, 38, of Petros, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas W. Phillips, Senior U.S. District Judge, to serve 12 months and one day in prison for conspiring to defraud the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). He will be also be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for a period of three years following his release from prison.


FBI Releases Preliminary Semiannual Crime Statistics for 2017

News Release: FBI Releases Preliminary Semiannual Crime Statistics for 2017.


Two Parkersburg men plead guilty to federal heroin conspiracy

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Two Parkersburg men pleaded guilty today to a federal heroin conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Joseph Reeder-Shaw, 32, and Bernard Spann, 34, entered their guilty pleas to conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. U.S. Attorney Stuart commended...


Alaska Man Sentenced for Attempting to Solicit Sex from Minor

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that an Alaska man was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage for using the internet to attempt to solicit sex from a minor.


McCaskill Calls for Answers on Nationwide Rural Broadband Program That Approved Only Three Applicants

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is calling for answers after receiving data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicating that its nationwide rural broadband loan program received only 39 applicants since 2015, and of those, only three were approved. McCaskill requested the information from the agency last October. According to the most recent government data, 61 percent of rural Missourians do not have broadband access.


Martinsburg man indicted on drug distribution charges

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Martinsburg man was indicted today by a federal grand jury on drug distribution charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Moore County Man Pleads Guilty in Multi-State Dog Fighting Prosecution

News Release: Greensboro, N.C. - A Moore County man pled guilty to federal dog fighting and conspiracy charges yesterday, announced United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin and Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey H. Wood of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division.


Watertown Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Offense Related to Bribery Scheme

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that KEVIN DUNN, 49, of Watertown, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday in New Haven federal court to a conspiracy offense related to a bribery scheme.


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man who lived in base housing at McConnell Air Force Base was sentenced Monday to 30 years in federal prison for sexually abusing two teenage girls, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


Corpus Christi Man Convicted of Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 54-year-old Corpus Christi man has admitted he possessed child pornography, announced U.S. Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Following the enactment of the continuing resolution, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is open to visitors as of 8 a.m. this morning.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Jose Rivas, 40; Jose Luis Santiago Almonte, 37; and Ryan Espinosa Ogando, 30, all natives of the Dominican Republic living in New Jersey, with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and attempted possession of cocaine. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life and a fine of $10,000,000.


Sacramento Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Buying Children and Other Child Exploitation Crimes

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Michael Carey Clemans, 57, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to life in prison for buying children, attempted travel and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, conspiracy to travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, conspiracy to produce child pornography, attempted production and production of child pornography, and receipt of child pornography.


El Salvador man indicted on reentry of a removed alien charge

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - An El Salvador man was indicted today by a federal grand jury on a reentry of a remove alien charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement Administration today announced a deregulatory measure that will make it easier for residents of underserved areas to receive treatment for opioid addiction.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 61-year-old Corpus Christi man has been charged with possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Jody Swett, 38, of Weare, New Hampshire, has been sentenced to an 18- month term of imprisonment for possessing multiple firearms and ammunition following convictions for crimes of domestic violence, announced Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley.


BLM to Offer 84 Parcels in the High Plains District Third Quarter 2018 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - In its ongoing effort to provide opportunities for responsible energy development, support the creation of jobs and facilitate positive economic impacts to local communities, the Bureau of Land Management released its initial environmental analysis for the High Plains District Third Quarter 2018 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale. The document is available for a 30-day public comment period.


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Robert Francis Krebs, 75, of Daytona Beach, FL., was arrested on Jan. 13, 2018 and subsequently charged by complaint with bank robbery with the use of a dangerous weapon.