News published on Federal Newswire in June 2018

News from June 2018


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Richard Fierro, 43, of Carlsbad, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 15 years of imprisonment for his conviction on kidnapping and firearms charges. Fierro will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence. U.S. Attorney...


Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Trump’s Muslim Ban

News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news that the Supreme Court upheld Trump’s Muslim Ban on a narrow 5-4 decision...


Clinton Man Pleads Guilty to $4.7 Million Cattle Investment Fraud Scheme

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Clinton, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to a $4.7 million investment fraud scheme in which he defrauded 89 investors who believed they were purchasing cattle for resale at a profit.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Corey J. White, aka “Stacks," age 35, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute heroin.


News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - A Snow Camp man who pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography was sentenced today, announced Matthew G.T. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.


News Release: FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Online Sale Frauds (Part 2).


News Release: BOSTON - A Canadian national who worked as an accountant for a Massachusetts company pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to stealing nearly $600,000 from her employer.


News Release: PEORIA, Ill - A federal indictment unsealed today charges 15 alleged members of the Peoria street gang Bomb Squad with organized violent gang activity including murder and attempted murder. The indictment alleges that those charged are participants in a racketeering conspiracy that has committed numerous shootings and acts of violence, including the April 8, 2018, murder of a rival gang member and a bystander, a Bradley University student.


News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - June 26, 2018 - Two mid-state men are facing federal firearms charges after recent incidents involving the use of assault rifles, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee.


PHOTO: Chairman Royce Hosts King of Jordan

News Release: Washington, D.C. - This morning, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) welcomed King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan back to the committee. After the meeting, Chairman Royce said...


News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sherri Polster Chappell has sentenced Alejo Guerrero (36, Lehigh Acres) to 12 years in federal prison for multiple firearms and controlled substance offenses.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Cherry Hill, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in conspiring to sell at least 100 handguns without a federal firearms license, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO - On June 26, 2018, Chad Lee Vonk, a 22-year-old resident of Lenore, Idaho, was sentenced to a term of incarceration of 10 years followed by 5 years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Edward J. Lodge on felony charges of Hostage Taking and Strangulation. Mr. Vonk pled guilty to both crimes on Nov. 30, 2017. Vonk’s guilty pleas were related to two different indictments for a pair of consolidated cases in Northern Idaho.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Shawnee man was sentenced today to 85 months in federal prison for robbing an Overland Park bank at gunpoint, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


News Release: Federal indictments were unsealed today charging current and former supervisory corrections officers at the Cheatham County Jail in Ashland City, Tennessee, with federal civil rights and obstruction offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee and Acting Assistant...


Two Honduran National Men Sentenced for  Illegally Reentering the United States

News Release: Both defendants had prior misdemeanor convictions for illegally entering the United States.