News published on Federal Newswire in June 2018

News from June 2018


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Manchester Man Convicted of Interstate Transportation of a Minor for Sex

News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that a jury found Kurt Carpentino, 34, of Manchester, New Hampshire, guilty of transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Chad Knowlton, age 24, of Queensbury, New York, pled guilty today to distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography.


Myrtle Beach Felon Who Threatened Police on Facebook Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge in Federal Court

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that Anthony Scott Hunt, age 37, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., pled guilty in federal court in Florence to Felon in Possession of a Firearm. United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell, of Florence, accepted the plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report, which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - The owner of Redirections Treatment Advocates, LLC, an opioid addiction treatment practice with offices in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, has been indicted on charges of unlawfully dispensing controlled substances and health care fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady of the Western...


News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against defendants Delta Pharma, Inc. (Delta Pharma), its President, Dr. Tommy T. Simpson, and its Vice President and Pharmacist in Charge, Charles Michael Harrison, to prevent the distribution of adulterated drugs in violation of federal law, the Department of Justice announced today.


Two Plead Guilty, Third Defendant Awaiting Trial in Pawtucket Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - Two Pawtucket residents have pleaded guilty to federal charges and a third person is awaiting trial for their alleged participation in a drug trafficking conspiracy which operated out of a Pawtucket residence, announced United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves and Mickey Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Field Division of ATF.


News Release: BUFFALO, NY - Arafat M. Nagi, 47, of Lackawanna, NY, was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison and 15 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara for attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.


U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and U.S. Marshal George White to Announce Results of Revent Law Enforcement Initiative Conducted Throughout the Southern District of Mississippi

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and U.S. Marshal George White will hold a press conference on TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. to announce the results of "Operation Triple Beam," a collaborative multi-agency, anti-violent crime initiative led by the U.S. Marshals Service.


News Release: Signature HealthCARE, LLC (Signature), a Louisville, Kentucky based company that owns and operates approximately 115 skilled nursing facilities, including seven in middle Tennessee, has agreed to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims to Medicare...


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Richard J. Sherwood, age 58, of Guilderland, New York, pled guilty today to money laundering and tax crimes, and admitted his role in stealing approximately $11.8 million from estates for which he served as an attorney and fiduciary.


Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a passenger from bringing a loaded handgun on board a plane at a John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) checkpoint.


ICE HSI 'Dark Web' child pornography case leads to 5 years in federal prison for Connecticut man

News Release: NEW HAVEN - A Connecticut man was sentenced June 8 in federal court to five years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for possessing child pornography, after his conviction in a 'Dark Web' investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), New Haven, Connecticut.


BLM Public Meetings in Oregon Support Review of Sage-Grouse Draft EIS

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. -- As the next step in aligning federal habitat conservation efforts with state wildlife management plans, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold two meetings in Oregon beginning June 27, 2018, to provide information and answer possible questions regarding the recently released draft amendments to sage-grouse plans finalized in 2015.


74 Arrested in Coordinated International Enforcement Operation Targeting Hundreds of Individuals in Business Email Compromise Schemes

News Release: 42 Alleged Fraudsters Arrested in the United States, 23 Individuals Charged in South Florida.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy announced today that Adams Amen, 32, a citizen of Ghana residing in Detroit, Michigan, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was sentenced to serve 44 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


Release: OMAHA, Neb. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a loaded firearm in a carry-on bag at Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA) on Sunday, June 10 at 7:34 a.m. at the North Checkpoint.


News Release: PHOENIX - Today, George Alonzo Renteria, 30, of Sacaton, Ariz., and a member of the Gila River Indian Community, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to life imprisonment for first degree murder, with a consecutive sentence of ten years for committing the murder with a firearm. Renteria had previously been convicted at a jury trial of first degree murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and discharging a firearm in a crime of violence.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Murder-First Degree, Felony Child Abuse-Aggravated Battery of an Infant, and Felony Child Abuse and Neglect.