News published on Federal Newswire in May 2018

News from May 2018


News Release: Twelve defendants convicted of stealing more than $30 million in cargo.


News Release: FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense with Credit Reports.


Lower Brule Man Sentenced on Firearms Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on May 14, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Hanford Completes First 2018 Tank Waste Reduction Campaign

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Office of River Protection and tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) completed the first tank waste volume reduction campaign of the year earlier this month, creating an estimated 166,000 gallons of valuable double-shell tank storage space.


Windham Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Mailing Cyanide Resulting in Death, Fraud and Witness Tampering

News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Sidney P. Kilmartin, 56, of Windham, Maine was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to a total of 25 years in prison, a total of 5 years of supervised release, and a total of $1041 in restitution for...


U.S. Department of Labor Orders Florida Flight Training Company To Reinstate Instructor Terminated After Raising Flight Safety Concerns

News Release: ORLANDO, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ordered Orlando-based SIMCOM Training Centers to reinstate a flight instructor who was terminated after he raised concerns about potential violations of Federal Aviation Administration regulations.


News Release: A Guatemalan man who illegally returned to the United States was sentenced May 21, 2018, to almost three months in federal prison.


News Release: ATLANTA - Titus Bates has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for assaulting a federal officer, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and being a felon in possession of a firearm after he shot a member of the U.S. Marshals Services’ Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (“SERFTF") who was attempting to execute search and arrest warrants at his residence.


News Release: BOSTON - A California-licensed securities attorney was convicted yesterday by a federal jury in Boston in connection with his role in schemes to manipulate the stock of two publicly traded microcap companies, Greenway Technology and Crown Marketing.


Engel Statement on Wildlife Conservation

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing on wildlife conservation...


News Release: Defendant Prosecuted Under Project Safe Childhood and as Part of Federal Initiative to Address Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.


Defendant sentenced for attempted child enticement and possession of child pornography

News Release: ATLANTA - Jeffrey E. Roberts was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor and possession of child pornography.


News Release: BOSTON - An MS-13 member pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to racketeering conspiracy involving the murder of a 16-year-old boy in East Boston.


ICE operation targeting criminal aliens and immigration violators nets 49 arrests across Philadelphia

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A total of 49 foreign nationals were arrested over the last seven days in the Philadelphia Metropolitan region during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at criminal aliens, immigration fugitives, re-entrants, and other immigration violators, which ended Sunday.


News Release: For Receipt of Child Pornography. HAMMOND - Daniel Bender, 52 years old, of Hebron, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen on his plea of guilty to receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. Bender was sentenced to 78 months in prison...


News Release: District Court Permanently Enjoins Two Individuals and One Company Responsible for a Florida-Based Mail Fraud Scheme.


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Juan Carlos Negron, 34, of Hinesville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr., to 151 months in prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute quantities of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamine, Xanax, marijuana, and opioids such as OxyContin and oxycodone. There is no parole in the federal system.


National Park Service Announces Decision to Grant Right-of-Way Permits to Verizon and T-Mobile at Mount Rainier National Park

News Release: ASHFORD, Wash. - The National Park Service (NPS) has completed its environmental review and issued its decision to permit the installation of limited-range cellular equipment in the attic of Mount Rainier’s Jackson Memorial Visitor Center.


News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following remarks at a full committee markup on the DELTA Act...


News Release: Join park staff and community partners from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm on June 2 for free, family-friendly activities in celebration of National Trails Day at Rancho de las Cabras, 375 County Road 144, Floresville, TX, 78114. Rancho de las Cabras was the ranch associated with Mission San Francisco de la Espada in south San Antonio.