News published on Federal Newswire in May 2018

News from May 2018


Hallandale Resident Convicted at Trial of Enticing a Minor While a Convicted Sex Offender

News Release: Peter Robert Bobal, 42, of Hallandale Beach, was convicted yesterday by a federal jury in Miami for enticing a 14-year-old to engage in sexual activity and committing a felony involving a minor while being required to register as a sex offender.


Yosemite National Park’s Andrew Davenport Wins Prestigious Aviation Award

News Release: Assistant Helitack Foreman wins Wright Brothers National Aviation Safety Award.


Brady Statement on Treasury, IRS Notice Regarding SALT Deduction

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a notice aimed at states that are trying to circumvent the modifications made to the state and local tax (SALT) deduction as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...


Republic Woman Sentenced to 21 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

News Release: Admits to Distributing 45 Kilos of Meth.


Two Suburban Chicago Residents Charged with Illegally Selling Narcotics Over the Internet; Law Enforcement Seizes Websites

News Release: CHICAGO - Two suburban Chicago residents have been charged with federal drug offenses for illegally selling fentanyl or fentanyl precursors over the internet, and authorities have seized their websites.


Pharmacy Owners Agree to Pay $3.2 Million to Resolve False Claims Case

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - The owners of I&L Express Pharmacy in Philadelphia have agreed to pay millions to resolve a False Claims Act case against them, U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today.


Long-Time Gambino Crime Family Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy

News Release: John “Johnny Boy" Ambrosio Supervised Loansharking and Illegal Gambling Operations in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.


Engel Statement on Ambassador Friedman's Comments

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman’s recent comments to the Times of Israel that “Republicans support Israel more than Democrats"...


Shuster & McCarthy Announcement on WRDA

News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) today announced that the House of Representatives will consider H.R. 8, the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA), next week.


Three Pharmacists, a Doctor and Patient Recruiters Charged  in a $9.6 Million Illegal Opioid Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: An indictment was unsealed today charging three pharmacists, one doctor and two other individuals with conspiracy to illegally distribute prescription drugs, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced today.


BLM issues final environmental assessment and decision record for Seaman-White River Herd Area gather plan

News Release: ELY, Nev. - On May 31, the Bureau of Land Management’s Ely District/Bristlecone Field Office and Basin and Range National Monument issued a Decision Record (DR) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) regarding the Seaman-White River Wild Horse Gather Plan Environmental Assessment (EA). The BLM developed the 10-year gather plan to manage wild horses within the Seaman and White River Herd Areas (HAs) located in Lincoln and Nye counties.


Monmouth County man charged with production of child pornography

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Manalapan, New Jersey, man who was previously employed by a family amusement center in Freehold, New Jersey, was arrested Thursday for allegedly convincing children to engage in sexually explicit conduct online. The arrest follows an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).


Two Cincinnati Individuals Sentenced for Conspiring to Sex Traffic a Child

News Release: CINCINNATI - Eric Zyn Ho, 25, and Bryan Mathew Otero, 27, of Cincinnati, were each sentenced in U.S. District Court today for their roles in the sex trafficking of a minor. Ho was sentenced to 30 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release and Otero was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.


Increased Bicycling Activity June 2, 2018

News Release: RIDGELAND, MS: The Natchez Trace Parkway will host a special event on Saturday, June 2 starting at 7 a.m. Approximately 400 bicyclists will ride in both directions along the Parkway from the Ross R. Barnett Reservoir Overlook (near milepost 104), to as far north as Highway 43 (milepost 115).


Possession of Firearms and Methamphetamine Leads to More Than 22 Years in Prison

News Release: Loaded handgun found next to large amount of “ice" methamphetamine.


New Mexico Man Sentenced for Civil Disorder During the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) Project Protest

News Release: BISMARCK - United States Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on May 30, 2018, Chief United States District Judge Daniel L. Hovland sentenced Michael Arthur Giron, a/k/a Little Feather, age 45, of New Mexico, on charges of Civil Disorder during the DAPL protest in October 2016. Judge Hovland sentenced Giron to serve 3 years in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and was further ordered to pay a $100 special assessment.


Inland Empire Man Who Admitted Selling Fentanyl Analogue that Resulted in Overdose Death Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Riverside man who sold a powerful synthetic opioid very similar to fentanyl to a friend - who then suffered a fatal overdose from the drug - was sentenced today to 312 months in federal prison.


Two suburban Chicago residents charged with illegally selling narcotics over the internet; law enforcement seizes websites

News Release: (CHICAGO) - Two suburban Chicago residents have been charged with federal drug offenses for illegally selling fentanyl or fentanyl precursors over the internet, and authorities have seized their websites.


Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Returning to the United States Following Prior Deportation

News Release: Previously deported following conviction for using false employment documents.


Three people indicted for illegally re-entering the U.S. after previous deportations

News Release: Three people were indicted in federal court for illegally re-entering the United States after previous deportations.