News published on Federal Newswire in July 2018

News from July 2018


Murray Statement on Trump Administration Missing Court-Ordered Deadline for Family Reunification: Democrats Will Keep This Administration’s Feet to the Fire

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Health and Human Services where the Office of Refugee Resettlement is housed, issued the following statement on...


Learn about surviving in early Wyoming at the Trails Center

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Presentations will span surviving the Oregon Trail and the Johnson County War during a weekend of free programming on July 21 and 22. The BLM supports working landscapes across the West through its many programs.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Zerrell Ross Fuentes, 24, and his wife, Brianna Leshay Wright, 25, both of Charlotte, appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty to sex trafficking three minor victims, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


Portsmouth Contractor Earns 97 Percent of Available Fee for FY17 Performance

News Release: PIKETON, Ohio - EM’s Portsmouth Site environmental technical support services contractor, RSI EnTech, scored an “excellent" overall evaluation for its fiscal year 2017 (FY17) performance, earning $429,281, or 97 percent, of the available fee.


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 indictments charging ABEL CARLOS ANGELES-MORALES, age 31, of Mexico, BERNARDO VILLALBA-QUITERIO, age 29, of Mexico, and OSCAR OBDULIO LOPEZ-GARCIA...


News Release: BOSTON - An MS-13 member was sentenced today in federal court in Boston on drug trafficking and RICO conspiracy charges.


Textbook Theft Duo Targeted University of Wisconsin Schools

News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 10, 2018, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Ryan Scott Lewis (age: 35) and Genisis Garcia Abellar (age: 35) both of Houston, Texas.


Needles, snake oil and Carter Junction featured at the Trails Center

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Youth quilting and special presentations will keep toes tapping and fingers working during a weekend of free programming on July 14 and 15. The BLM supports working landscapes across the West through its many programs.


News Release: Cypriot National Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering.


Birmingham Tax Preparer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge on Monday sentenced a Georgia woman to five years in prison for preparing and filing fraudulent tax returns for other people through her Birmingham-area business between 2009 and 2012, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Holloman.


Ocracoke Man Arrested for Cultivating Marijuana on Federal Property

News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announces that JAMES DANIEL GARRISH, III was arrested today, July 10, 2018.


News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Two Cambria County residents were indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: MINERAL, CA - The National Park Service today announced the selection of Snow Mountain, LLC to operate visitor services at Lassen Volcanic National Park. The concessioner will operate lodging, a campground, food service, retail, guided horseback rides, paddle craft rentals, and other visitor services at the park.


News Release: Operation Leaving Las Vegas Targeted Methamphetamine and Opioid Shipments from Las Vegas to Southwest Virginia and Kentucky.


Bonneville Power Administration Workers Train in Safety at Hanford’s HAMMER

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Volpentest Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response (HAMMER) Federal Training Center at the Hanford Site recently hosted a safety workshop for more than 200 Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) employees.


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Darrell Smith, age 56, of Hartshorne, Oklahoma was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment and 4 years supervised release for Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of...


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Edward I. Campbell, 41, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 60 months in prison for charges related to a $1.4 million investment fraud scheme that defrauded at least 44 individuals.


Office of Indian Energy Recognized for Efforts to Promote Small Businesses

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs was recognized for its efforts to promote small businesses at the 17th Annual DOE Small Business Forum & Expo, held May 22-24, 2018, in Houston, TX. The DOE Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization hosts this ceremony annually to recognize and honor small business stakeholders who have been particularly impactful.


News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A Cranston, R.I. man has admitted to collecting thousands of dollars in Social Security Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to which he was not entitled, and attempting to possess a significant quantity of Oxycodone pills with the intent of selling the pills to others.


SRS Event Encourages Kids to Learn About Science and Technology, Explore Careers

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Wearing “Let Your Energy Be Your Super Power" t-shirts, more than 300 school-age children recently joined their parents and mentors for the Savannah River Site (SRS) Kids Day. The DOE-Savannah River Operations Office partnered with Centerra-SRS, the site’s security contractor, to host the...