News published on Federal Newswire in June 2018

News from June 2018


News Release: (ALBANY, N.Y.) - Charles Rainer Sinek, age 53, of Oakland, California, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison, to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute opioid pills.


Idaho Site Contractor Invests in the Next Generation of EM Workers

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Fluor Idaho, EM’s cleanup contractor at DOE’s Idaho Site, recently welcomed 16 interns for the summer with the prospects of attracting the next generation of employees to replace its retiring workforce.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging eight defendants with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute, and to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $10,000,000 fine. Named in the indictment are.


Two Indictments Brought Against Bakersfield Women for Possession of Stolen Mail and Identity Theft

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Two Bakersfield women were arrested today for federal offenses related to possession of stolen U.S. mail and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. A federal grand jury in Fresno returned the indictments on June 7, 2018.


FBI and Local Law Enforcement Seek Information on D.C.-Area Serial Hotel Rapist

News Release: DNA Links Six of Nine Attacks That Took Place From 1998-2006.


St. Francis Woman Indicted for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Child Abuse

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Child Abuse.


Nine Members of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Network Plead Guilty

News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today the convictions of nine individuals charged in connection with an extensive federal, state, and local investigation by the Middle District Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) aimed at a drug trafficking network based in Ascension...


BLM announces fire restrictions in southern New Mexico

News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District implemented fire restrictions on June 7, 2018, in order to reduce the risk of wildfire on public land in Doña Ana, Otero, Luna, Sierra, Grant and Hidalgo counties. When visiting public lands, visitors need to be aware of the prohibited acts in the fire restrictions, which will remain in effect until further notice.


Elkhart Woman Sentenced To 84 Months In Prison For Wire Fraud and Aggravated ID Theft

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Kimberly McGuire, age 49, of Elkhart, Indiana, was sentenced by the Honorable Robert L. Miller, Jr., Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division, for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Spare Reboiler for 242-A Evaporator Arrives at Hanford Site

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - A critical piece of equipment recently arrived at the Hanford Site to help advance the EM Office of River Protection ’s (ORP) mission of safely and efficiently managing radioactive and chemical tank waste.


News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; and Senator Bob Menendez, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee demanded State...


News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota participated in this year’s Sioux Falls PRIDE Festival on Saturday, June 16, 2018, as part of its ongoing effort to increase awareness of the various civil rights protections available to South Dakotans under federal statute.


EM’s West Valley Site Hosts International Decommissioning Network

News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project recently hosted the International Atomic Energy Agency ’s (IAEA) International Decommissioning Network (IDN) Steering Committee, which includes members from the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and United Kingdom.


News Release: Fraud Scammed More Than 250 Victims Out of More Than $750,000.


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Sergeant First Class Shane Morgan with the West Virginia Army National Guard and Master Sergeant (retired) Russell Morgan were indicted today by a federal grand jury on charges related to the embezzlement and unlawful sale of government property, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: RENO, Nev. - Two Sonoma County residents were each sentenced today to 154 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release for robbing a Reno convenience store at gunpoint on Black Friday in 2016, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson of the District of Nevada.


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - John David Davisson, of Weston, West Virginia, was indicted today by a federal grand jury on firearms and methamphetamine distribution charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Thomas Keener, II, of Fairmont, West Virginia was sentenced today to nine months incarceration for a drug distribution charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge Invites Public Comments

News Release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) is pleased to announce the release of the Environmental Assessment for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (the Trail) Reroute through the Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge (the Refuge). The Service plans to move a portion of the Trail from where it...


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Dickson Gutierrez, age 43, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on June 12, 2018, before Senior United States District Court Judge James M. Munley to possession with intent to distribute cocaine.