News published on Federal Newswire in June 2018

News from June 2018


Clay County Man Found with More than 5 Pounds of Methamphetamine Sentenced to 16 Years

News Release: LONDON, Ky.- Richard Walker, 33, of Manchester, Ky., was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years in federal prison, by United States District Court Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a methamphetamine mixture.


News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Carlos Orozco, 24, of Socorro, Texas, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Sul Ozerden, to serve 7 months in federal prison, followed by 6 months home confinement and three years of supervised release, for using the interstate to travel in aid of an unlawful activity...


News Release: Defendant Carlos Fernandez-Barron last of 7 defendants sentenced for the illegal drug trafficking.


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - On June 13, a federal grand jury in Muskogee, Oklahoma, returned an eight-count indictment against two men for kidnapping and murdering a woman in Indian country in April 2017.


National Park Service wishes visitors a safe and enjoyable Independence Day visit at Acadia National Park

News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE -Acadia National Park is on the top ten list of most visited national parks in the United States, welcoming more than three million visits a year. Fourth of July week is anticipated to be a popular time to visit, especially from Friday June 29 through Sunday July 8. Visitors are encouraged...


News Release: LANDER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management has released an environmental assessment that analyzes the Johnny Behind the Rocks (JBR) Master Trails Plan, beginning a 30-day public comment period. Master trails planning at JBR supports the recreation facet of the BLM’s multiple-use mission and will increase access to public lands.


Bank of Oswego Executives Sentenced to Federal Prison After Jury Conviction for Fraud

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Today in federal court, Dan Heine and Diana Yates were sentenced to 24 and 18 months in prison, respectively, for bank fraud and falsifying bank entries, reports, and transactions.


News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) led a letter signed by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), and ...


Department of Energy Announces Prize Competition Winners to Bolster Onshore Manufacturing

News Release: Innovation Works (IW) provides direct investment and strategic business services to southwestern Pennsylvania’s technology-based entrepreneurs, researchers, and small manufacturers.


Cedar Rapids Synthetic Drug Distributor Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: McCauley has 68 prior convictions, sold synthetic cannabinoids to the homeless.


Mountain Brook Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Prison for Cyberstalking Former Girlfriend and Associate of Hers

News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge today sentenced a Mountain Brook man to nearly three years in prison for cyberstalking, including threatening to kill, a former girlfriend and a second woman associated with her, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr.


Brady Statement on Tax Reform and Social Security

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement on tax reform’s implications on Social Security...


News Release: CHICAGO - More than 50 individuals, including an alleged Mexico-based drug trafficker and a Wisconsin-based courier, are facing criminal charges as part of a joint federal and state investigation into heroin and fentanyl sales in Chicago.


Summer Hours at Battlefield Park 2018

News Release: FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA - Summer hours of operation and special summer programs will begin at all of the sites administered by Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park on Saturday, June 9, 2018 and run through Sunday, August 12.


Draft Horse Teams Make Hay at the Preserve

News Release: STRONG CITY, Kansas: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is pleased to announce the upcoming historic horse-drawn haying and raking demonstrations with four teams of draft horses on Saturday, June 16th from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weather permitting.


News Release: Defendant and Co-Conspirators Shot and Paralyzed a 16-year-old Suspected Rival Gang Member.


News Release: The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (Chumash Tribe) has returned the ancient remains of a Native American man who died 10,000 years ago, known as Tuqan Man, to a burial site on San Miguel Island.


Philadelphia Man Charged with Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Nafis Mullins, 26, of Philadelphia, has been charged by indictmentwith possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


Jury Convicts Lowell Man of Heroin and Fentanyl Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A Lowell man was found guilty today by a federal jury in Boston of conspiring with others in the Lawrence and Lowell areas to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl.


News Release: Today, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held a hearing to examine the value of charter schools.