News published on Federal Newswire in July 2018

News from July 2018


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Former Executive Director of Non-Profit Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy with Unnamed State Senator and Convicted Lobbyist

News Release: Former Executive Director of Non-Profit Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy with Unnamed State Senator and Convicted Lobbyist.


Local Two-Time Felon Receives Lengthy Sentence for Robbery at Gunpoint

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 37-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison for robbing a local convenience store at gunpoint and other various firearms offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Steven Moore pleaded guilty March 1, 2018, admitting to multiple firearms charges committed over a six-month period between summer 2016 and January 2017.


News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of BRYAN SCOTT ERICKSON, 40, to 75 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release for receiving child pornography. ERICKSON, who pleaded guilty on March 19, 2018, was sentenced earlier today before U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


Release: The Czech Republic is a medium-sized, open, export-driven economy with 80 percent of its GDP based on exports - mostly from the automotive and engineering industries. According to the Czech Statistical Office, most of the country’s exports go to the European Union (EU), with around 40 percent going to Germany alone. The Czech banking sector remains healthy. The country has enjoyed some of the highest GDP growth rates of the EU, with 4.6 percent GDP growth in 2017.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - A Syrian national residing in an Indianapolis suburb was charged Thursday with unlawfully possessing a firearm and lying about being a U.S. citizen so he could buy a shotgun from a local sporting goods store.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 29-year-old Corpus Christi man has been sentenced to federal prison following his conviction of distribution of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Parker J. Pendergraph pleaded guilty March 26, 2018.


Detroit Woman Sentenced for Federal Pill Charge

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit woman caught with pain pills in Huntington in 2015 was sentenced today to 6 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Kieyonda Annette-Marie Toler, 28, previously pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute oxymorphone in federal court in Huntington. Stuart commended the investigation conducted by the FBI Drug Task Force.


Release: Austria has a well-developed market economy that welcomes foreign direct investment, particularly in technology and R&D. The country benefits from a skilled labor force, and a high standard of living, with its capital Vienna consistently placing at the top of global quality-of-life rankings.


News Release: Missing Baby Recovered; Investigation into Missing Mother Continues.


News Release: SOUTH BEND - Joseph Antonio Williams, 29 years old, of Michigan, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, for being a felon in possession of a firearm and having possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.


News Release: MOOSE, WY- The unpaved section of the Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park will be temporarily closed for seasonal dust abatement beginning 4 a.m. Tuesday, July 24 and will reopen by 8 a.m. Thursday, July 26. This routine dust abatement application happens several times during the summer on the approximately one-mile of unpaved section of the seven-mile road.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 13 years’ imprisonment, followed by 8 years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Cauncenet Brown, 42, of Perris, CA, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to accept bribes in connection with a scheme to obtain un-redacted accident reports for use in Dr. Mitchell Davis’ Chiropractic Clinic.


Missoula Men Sentenced to Federal Prison on Drug and Gun Charges

News Release: MISSOULA - Allen Harwood, 41, and Dezmen Patron, 20, both of Missoula, were sentenced today to 138 months and 126 months in prison respectively to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. US District Judge Donald W. Molloy handed down the sentences.



News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has lifted employment sanctions against Yuqing (Henry) Wang of Flushing, N.Y.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - An Ohio man was sentenced today to federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Joshua Gregory Richardson, age 34, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced to 71 months’ imprisonment. Richardson had previously pled guilty in in February of this year. Stuart praised the work of MDENT.


Release: In the twenty-eight years since Poland discarded communism and the fourteen years since it joined the European Union (EU), Poland’s investment climate has continued to grow in attractiveness to foreign investors, including U.S. investors. Poland’s economy has experienced a long period of uninterrupted ...