News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


News Release: Shot in Front of His 8-Year-Old Daughter.


Lowell Man Charged with Armed Bank Robbery

News Release: BOSTON - A Lowell man was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston with masked and armed bank robbery.


Solid State Power Substation Roadmap – Request for Information

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a (RFI) seeking input on the draft Solid State Power Substation (SSPS) Roadmap developed for DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE). The RFI will remain open until May 7, 2018.


U.S. Attorney Honors Law Enforcement Officials, And Bestows Award for Extraordinary Valor

News Release: SAN DIEGO - U.S. Attorney Adam Braverman will honor the work of federal, state and local law enforcement officers and bestow an award for Extraordinary Valor at the first annual Excellence in the Pursuit of Justice Awards Ceremony today.


Advancing R&D to Prevent, Detect and Mitigate the Consequences of a Cyber Attack on the Nation’s Critical Energy Infrastructure

News Release: The Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) is working closely with its private and public partners to address the growing cyber threat to the Nation’s energy delivery systems by developing game-changing solutions that will allow future energy systems to be inherently secure, resilient, and self-healing.


Lubbock Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison on Child Pornography Conviction

News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Eugene Joseph Martinez, 20, of Lubbock, Texas, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 240 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in December 2017 to one count of transportation of a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge James S. Moody, Jr. has sentenced Kirby Gant (56, Bradenton) to 21 years and 8 months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute crack cocaine and hydrocodone, and for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Rigoberto Pacheco-Estefes, age 25, and a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to time served (49 days in jail) for illegally re-entering the United States.


Bipartisan E&C Leaders Send Formal Invitation to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

News Release: Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter today to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg detailing their concerns with Facebook’s use and protection of user data and requesting that he testify before the committee.


Lowell Man Charged with Armed Bank Robbery

News Release: BOSTON - A Lowell man was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston with masked and armed bank robbery.


Two University of New Hampshire Employees Charged with Theft of Government Funds

News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that two employees of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) have been charged with stealing money from federal research grants.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - After a four-day trial, a federal jury returned two verdicts for the United States finding that Asmerom “Ace" Keleta conspired to defraud the United States through tax fraud and prepared fraudulent tax returns.


Nebraska to Receive $33,000 in USDA Farm Bill Section 10007 Funding

Release: Funding Supports Local Projects to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases WASHINGTON, March 22, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $33,000 to Nebraska from Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill as part of its effort to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for ...


Four Individuals Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the United States by Failing to Comply with Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

News Release: A grand jury in Brooklyn has returned a five-count superseding indictment charging Panayiotis Kyriacou, Arvinsingh Canaye, Adrian Baron, and Linda Bullock with conspiracies to defraud the United States by obstructing the functions of the Internal Revenue Service in its administration of the Foreign Account...


Agricultural Special Use Permits Available at  Ozark National Scenic Riverways

News Release: Van Buren, MO: The National Park Service is soliciting bids for agricultural permits covering six (6) parcels in Ozark National Scenic Riverways within Carter and Shannon Counties, Missouri. In the parcels being offered, agricultural use is limited to hay cutting. The permit will be issued based upon answering the questions outlined in the Solicitation Application.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Sergio Olivas, 31, of Roswell, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to a methamphetamine trafficking charge.


Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -Damian Lamont Swindle, 38, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was sentenced to 108 months in prison, following his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon. In addition, U.S. District Judge Gordon J. Quist imposed a three-year term of supervised release that will begin when Swindle is release from prison.


Fairbanks Man Charged for Misapplying Over $300,000 from Organization Receiving Federal Funds

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that a Fairbanks man has been indicted for willfully misapplying over $300,000 from an organization receiving federal funds, among other charges.


News Release: Four Nashville men were indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday and charged with federal firearms offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee. Three are charged with multiple firearms offenses, including conspiracy to steal and sell stolen firearms, and one is charged with possession of a stolen firearm.


News Release: Spokane- Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that his Office has a Twitter account to assist in providing news, announcements, and other information to the public. To follow the Office on Twitter, go to.