News published on Federal Newswire in July 2018

News from July 2018


News Release: HOUGHTON, MICH. - In July and August, join a park ranger for programs celebrating the cultural history of Isle Royale National Park. Programs are geared for families and youth ages 5 to 12 and average 45 minutes. Programs at the Portage Lake District Library, Houghton, Michigan, are held on Tuesdays at 1 pm, July 17 - August 21. Programs at the Calumet Public School Library, Calumet, Michigan, are held on listed Fridays at 1 pm.


Crips East Terrance Gangstas Ringleader and Two Others Face Additional Federal Charges

News Release: In San Antonio, 40-year-old Crips East Terrance Gangstas ringleader Alvin Clark (aka “Ray Ray") and two other gang members face additional federal charges stemming from their arrests last November on a federal “crack" cocaine distribution conspiracy charge, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs and San Antonio Police Chief William McManus.


Alabama man pleads guilty to enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity

News Release: NEWNAN, Ga. - Christopher Bradley Braden, who on two separate occasions arranged to meet minor girls for sex, pleaded guilty to enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.


DeLauro statement at full committee markup of FY 2019 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill

News Release: Thank you. Let me acknowledge Chairman Frelinghuysen and Chairman Cole, as well as Ranking Member Lowey.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JENNIFER GUILLOT (GUILLOT), age 40, of Chalmette, Louisiana was charged on Monday, July 9, 2018 by a Bill of Information for Bank Larceny, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113(b).



News Release: A 32-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging two inducted members and two associates of the Colombo organized crime family (the “Colombo family") with racketeering, including predicate acts of extortion, extortionate collection, money laundering and illegal gambling.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 200, the bipartisan Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act. Introduced by Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), the bill reauthorizes and modernizes the Magnuson-Stevens Act by implementing regional flexibility, tailored management practices and improved data collection for America’s federal fisheries.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extended Deadline For NYCHA Monitor Applications

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the Office has extended the deadline for receiving applications from qualified individuals to serve as Court-appointed monitor in connection with a proposed consent decree submitted to the Court...


News Release: CONCORD - Victoria Duford, 26, formerly of Northwood, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to participating in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Steven Gayden, 23, Aurora, Illinois, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James Peterson to nine years in federal prison, followed by a five-year term of supervised release. On April 13, 2018, Gayden pleaded guilty to conspiring to rob a business and to brandishing a firearm during that robbery.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote a letter to Chairmen Bob Goodlatte and Trey Gowdy objecting to the manner they are conducting their investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails.


Engel Remarks on House NATO Resolution

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following remarks in the House of Representatives on a resolution expressing the House’s support for NATO, which was brought to the floor and passed without the opportunity for debate...


Six More Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Roles in a Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: Defendants are the latest to be sentenced out of nearly two dozen defendants after long-term narcotics investigation.


Former DuPont Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets and Lying to the FBI

News Release: Took Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information When He Accepted a Job with a Competitor.


BLM begins emergency water trap gather of wild horses on Cedar Mountain HMA

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office will begin an emergency wild horse gather in the Cedar Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA), located in Tooele County, Utah approximately 50 miles west of Tooele. The BLM plans to remove approximately 250 wild horses from the HMA near the Cochran, Cedar, and Brown Springs, due to reduced spring flow and a lack of available water.


Clayton Man Sentenced for Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III sentenced JAMIE BROOKS FRANKLIN, 37, of Clayton to 180 months in prison, 10 years of supervised release for the Receipt of Child Pornography (CP). FRANKLIN pled guilty to the charge on Jan. 23, 2018.


News Release: BOSTON - A corrections officer at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute facility in Norfolk (MCI-Norfolk) pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to a conspiracy to smuggle Suboxone strips into the facility for an inmate.


News Release: Winnemucca, NV - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the Martin Fire. Anyone with information about this fire or individuals who may be responsible, please contact BLM law enforcement at 775-857-3511.


Federal Inmate Guilty of Assaulting Prison Guard at Beaumont Facility

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A jury has found a 31-year-old federal inmate guilty of assaulting a correctional officer in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.