News published on Federal Newswire in July 2018

News from July 2018


News Release: PRICE, Utah-The Bureau of Land Management has concluded a water and bait trap gather of wild horses outside of the Range Creek Herd Management Area (HMA) in Carbon County, Utah. In an effort to be a good neighbor to the communities we serve, the BLM gathered 92 wild horses from private lands in and around...


Troy Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Robert P. Halloran, age 27, of Troy, New York, pled guilty today to one count of possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Charles Margiotta, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).


Indian Springs Man Pleads Guilty To Violation Of Endangered Species Act And Destruction of Property At Death Valley's Devils Hole

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - An Indian Springs, Nevada, man who rammed his ATV into a gate securing the Devils Hole area, destroyed a surveillance camera and equipment, then harmed pupfish, an endangered species, pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada and Superintendent Mike Reynolds for Death Valley National Park.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO -Amer Sinan Alhaggagi pleaded guilty today to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and identity theft charges, announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that a Philadelphia man, convicted in March of multiple armed robberies and related offenses, was sentenced today to 441 months in prison.


Ohio Man Sentenced for Dealing Drugs in Greenbrier County

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that a Toledo, Ohio drug dealer was sentenced in federal court in Beckley. William James Springer, 33, was sentenced to 96 months in prison for distribution of oxymorphone. Stuart praised the work of the Greenbrier Valley Drug and Violent Crime Task Force.


News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore announces that United States District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose sentenced Dustin Lee McLellan on July 18, 2018 to serve a term of imprisonment of 180 months followed by 5 years of supervised release for the illegal possession of firearms as a convicted felon during two separate incidents occurring in 2016 and 2017.


News Release: Inspection at U.S. Border Patrol Checkpoint on Interstate 25 North of Las Cruces Revealed Defendant Allegedly was Transporting 12 Illegal Aliens.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A California man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to traffic in synthetic cannabinoids, commonly known as “spice," containing the active ingredient 5-fluoro-ADB. 5-fluoro-ADB has been a schedule I controlled substance since April 10, 2017.


Metro Denver Man Charged with Wire Fraud After Implementing a Ponzi Scheme

News Release: DENVER - Daniel B. Rudden, age 71, of Denver, Colorado, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of Wire Fraud after implementing a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme, U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and FBI Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Calvin Shivers announced. Rudden appeared yesterday at the hearing pursuant to an arrest warrant and was released on a personal recognizance bond.


News Release: During the Investigation, Law Enforcement Recovered $405,156 in Drug Proceeds, Approximately One Kilogram of Heroin, and 49 Cell Phones Used to Facilitate Drug Transactions.


News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Andy William Bosch (43, Orlando) to 16 years and 8 months in federal prison for enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and for federal income tax fraud. Bosch pleaded guilty to both charges on March 29, 2018.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “21st Century Cures Implementation: Updates from FDA and NIH."


News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - July 18, 2018 - Anthony Patrick Sanders, aka “Ant," aka Lil A," 28, of Nashville, Tennessee, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to the statutory maximum of ten years in prison for being a felon in possession of two firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee. One of those firearms killed a seven-year-old girl in the Napier Homes public housing development in Nashville.


News Release: BOSTON - A Maine man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in an opioid trafficking conspiracy involving the distribution of oxycodone from Florida to Massachusetts and Maine.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, spoke on the Senate floor and led a number of Senate Democrats in shining a light on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh's environmental record. During his time at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Judge Kavanaugh has built a troubling record of consistently prioritizing polluters over environmental quality and public health.


144 Months in Federal Prison for McLaughlin Man Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Sinjin Cameron, age 25, of McLaughlin, South Dakota, was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for his conviction of Voluntary Manslaughter.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that a Philadelphia man, convicted in March of multiple armed robberies and related offenses, was sentenced today to 441 months in prison.


Floor Statement on the Motion to Instruct Conferees for H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018

News Release: House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson delivered the following statement accompanying a motion to instruct conferees for H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018...


Rush Opening Remarks at Energy Storage Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on “Powering America: The Role of Energy Storage in the Nation’s Electricity System:"