News published on Federal Newswire in July 2018

News from July 2018


BLM Accepting Bids for Commercial Pine Nut Harvest

News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management is accepting sealed, written bids for the commercial harvesting of pine nut units in the BLM Battle Mountain, Elko and Ely districts. The deadline to submit a bid is 9:30 a.m. PDT, Tuesday, Aug. 14.


Barrasso Statement on the Resignation of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt.


News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that CHARLIE O’BRYANT TERRY, 33, of Henderson, North Carolina was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt to 240 months imprisonment, 24 months on a revocation of supervised release followed by 3 years’ supervised release after the term of imprisonment.


Semmes Resident Receives Five Years on Gun Charge

News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces today that Chief United States District Judge Kristi K. DuBose sentenced Brandon Earl Ashley, 30, a resident of Semmes, Alabama, to 60 months imprisonment for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking...


News Release: Defendant is alleged to have had a sexual relationship with student athlete and filmed such sexual activity.


News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Ryan Hunsinger, age 28, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania was sentenced on July 3, 2018, to serve 36 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, for trafficking in heroin in January 2016.


Pallone on Pruitt’s Resignation as EPA Administrator

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today following Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation...


Madison Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Gun Crime

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Darren E. Johnson, 24, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to two years in federal prison. On May 3, 2018, Johnson pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.



News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today following Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation...


Waterbury Man Charged with Illegally Possessing Firearm

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that, on June 27, 2018, a grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging JOHNATHEN LOPEZ, 28, of Waterbury, with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. LOPEZ was arrested on July 2, 2018.


News Release: WASHINGTON-New and enhanced mobile phishing and content protection capabilities are being transitioned to the government and private-sector, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today. A recently released update of the San Francisco-based Lookout...


The Meaning of America: Excerpts from U.S. Attorney McSwain’s Investiture Remarks

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - On June 29, 2018, U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain took the Oath of Office as the 39th United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in a public swearing-in ceremony at the United States Courthouse. The following is an excerpt of the remarks he delivered, published today in observance of the Independence Day national holiday.


News Release: July 4th Naturalization Ceremony Held at Saguaro National Park.


Blood Gang Member Sentenced to more than 17 Years after Conviction for Felon in Possession Charges

News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced today, Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt sentenced BAKARI MAURICE TEACHEY aka "Double R", 27 a Rocky Mount resident, to 210 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release. On February 9, 2018, TEACHEY was convicted in a three-day jury trial of 3-counts of Possession of a Firearm and/or Ammunition by a Convicted Felon.


News Release: The supply chain management (SCM) team at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) - the management and operations contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken, South Carolina - received three awards. In FY17, the SRNS SCM team allocated $36 million to new small businesses, with $10 million of that going to local small businesses.


News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office is asking the public to provide input on a proposal to expand the Robinson Mine located on private and public lands about seven miles west of Ely, Nev. The 30-day public scoping period concludes Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia Beach man pleaded guilty today to armed robbery of a credit union.


USDA Files Action Against Northwest Produce LLC in Idaho for Alleged PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Northwest Produce LLC (Northwest).


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man who possessed more than 15,500 photos and videos of child pornography, including the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers, was sentenced today to 68 months in federal prison to be followed by lifetime supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada.