News published on Federal Newswire in June 2018

News from June 2018


Jr. Ranger Let's Go Fishing

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of the Interior along with the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will publish a new free booklet to help kids get hooked on fishing. Starting June 2, aspiring anglers can download the Junior Ranger “Let’s Go Fishing!" activity booklet, which will introduce them and their families to fishing and encourage healthy and responsible outdoor recreation.


News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact/ Record of Decision for the Cleveland/Detroit Metroplex project.


Santa Barbara County Man Sentenced to More than Twenty Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal judge yesterday sentenced a Santa Barbara County man to 246 months’ incarceration for distribution of child pornography.


Bank Employee Sentenced for Theft of the First State Bank Graham, Texas

News Release: ABILENE - Edalia Martinez Oliver, 44, of Woodson was sentenced Friday, May 25, 2018, by Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to serve a total of 12 months in federal prison, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $41,992.20, following her guilty plea in February 2018 to Bank Theft from the First State Bank Graham (Texas), in Woodson Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: NEW YORK - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in New York conducted a three-month review of detainers lodged with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and New York Department of Corrections (NYDOC) to determine the type of criminal aliens who...


Alaskan Commercial Fishing Couple Plead Guilty to Willful Failure to Pay Taxes on Income Earned from Fishing

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that an Alaskan couple pleaded guilty yesterday in Juneau for willfully failing to pay their individual income taxes.


Release: DULLES, Va. - A Loudoun County, Virginia, man was cited by airport police at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer spotted a loaded gun in the man’s carry-on bag at one of the airport checkpoints yesterday, May 31.


News Release: ADRIAN CONTRERAS-VARELAS, age 18, a citizen of Mexico pleaded guilty today to a one-count indictment for illegal use of a Social Security number, in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B).


Honduran Man Who Planned to Detonate Explosive at Miami Mall Sentenced to 210 Months for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

News Release: Vicente Adolfo Solano, 53, a citizen of Honduras residing in Miami, was sentenced to 210 months in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, after planning to detonate an explosive device at a Miami mall. Solano pleaded guilty on March 14, 2018.


Honduran Man Who Planned to Detonate Explosive at Miami Mall Sentenced to 210 Months for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

News Release: Vicente Adolfo Solano, 53, a citizen of Honduras residing in Miami, was sentenced to 210 months in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, after planning to detonate an explosive device at a Miami mall. Solano pleaded guilty on March 14, 2018.


News Release: Defendant struck Deputy U.S. Marshal in face while awaiting hearing on federal drug charges.


Buffalo Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael V. Secchiaroli, 32, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, was sentenced to 72 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


News Release: BAKER CITY, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management’s National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is connecting visitors to public lands and America’s natural and cultural heritage with a free, one-day wild horse program.


News Release: “Keep close to Nature's heart. and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods…" John Muir.


THIS NATIONAL TRAILS DAY EXPERIENCE A VIRTUAL HIKE ALONG LAKE MEAD’S HISTORIC RAILROAD TRAIL

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - Lake Mead National Recreation Area is helping people celebrate National Trails Day June 2 without having to brave the summer heat. The park has just released a virtual hike along Southern Nevada’s Historic Railroad Trail.


Burbank Elementary School Teacher Indicted for Producing Child Pornography and Enticement for Engaging in Sexual Conduct with Former Student

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury yesterday named a Burbank teacher in a criminal indictment that accuses him of sexually exploiting a fifteen-year-old former student for purposes of producing child pornography images of the minor.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Norfolk man pleaded guilty yesterday to armed robbery and firearms charges in relation to his participation in several armed robberies in Hampton Roads.


News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday delivered remarks at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association’s (AOGA) 2018 Conference. While speaking to the need to be ready for challenges and opposition that may arise as new development proceeds, Murkowski expressed optimism about the future and highlighted the tremendous opportunities that lie ahead to refill the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS).


News Release: Orlando, FL - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Christopher Coburn (33, Winter Garden) with six counts of bankruptcy fraud. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison.


Louisiana Contractor Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Tax Return

News Release: The owner of general contracting business pleaded guilty yesterday to filing a false tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans, for the Eastern District of Louisiana.