News published on Federal Newswire in May 2018

News from May 2018


News Release: Devils Tower, WY -. An annual voluntary closure for climbing at Devils Tower will be in effect through the month of June. June 1 -30 climbers are strongly encouraged to refrain from climbing on the Tower out of respect for the spiritual and cultural significance of the Tower to American Indian tribes.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - William Hale, a/k/a “Man," age 44, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to distributing crack cocaine.


Chisha Foka Trail Events Honor Choctaw Heritage

News Release: RIDGELAND, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway) and the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi invite visitors to commemorate Choctaw heritage on Friday, June 1, 2018 at 9:30 am at the Old Trace and Brashears Stand site on the Parkway. Join representatives from the Parkway, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, City of Ridgeland, and the Mississippi Craft Center as we dedicate the Chisha Foka Multi-Use Trail along the Parkway.


News Release: POCATELLO - Tyrell Owen Dixey, 34, of Fort Hall, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday for illegal possession of a sawed-off shotgun, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced Dixey to 87 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Dixey pleaded guilty to the charge in February 2018.


News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas W. Pilchak (619) 546-9709.


BLM announces availability of final environmental analysis for Palen Solar Photovoltaic Project

News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management announced the availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report and California Desert Conservation Area Land Use Plan Amendment for a proposed solar project in Riverside County.


News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. -The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General has honored the US Attorney’s Office, District of Puerto Rico with two distinguished awards, the Inspector General Cooperative Achievement Award, and the Inspector General’s Award for Fighting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, announced US Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez.


Waterloo Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Gun

News Release: Police Seized Loaded Handgun from Convicted Burglar.


News Release: Today, on the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) joined his colleagues in Democratic leadership to unveil a resolution to affirm support for disparate impact analysis as an enforcement tool of Title VI under the Civil Rights Act ...


News Release: Stole Nearly $200,000 from the Widow and her Son, a Deceased Navy Seal.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Fairfax man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to launder money on behalf of a group of individuals, causing funds to be transferred to bank accounts located in the United States and overseas.


News Release: Federal Jury Convicts Three High-Ranking Bloods Gang Members of Racketeering Conspiracy.


News Release: Yosemite National Park Announces that Tioga Road (Highway 120 East) will open for the season to all vehicular traffic on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 9:00 am.


Two Members of Syrian Electronic Army Indicted for Conspiracy

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today charging two Syrian men with offenses relating to their participation in a conspiracy to engage in computer hacking as members of the “Syrian Electronic Army" or “SEA.".


Federal Superseding Indictment Charges Four South Minneapolis Gang Members in Violent Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced a federal superseding indictment charging four members of the south Minneapolis-based 10z/20z gangs with crimes related to violent gang activity, including drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms.[1] The four defendants named in the...


News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Join a ranger at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore for a sunset hike to the top of famous Mount Baldy. This ranger-led tour on Friday, May 25, from7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, allows visitors to experience the beauty and spectacular views from the tallest dune in the national lakeshore.


Jury Convicts Former Police Officer

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A federal jury sitting in McAllen has returned a guilty verdict against a former San Juan police officer for lying to federal agents, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. The jury deliberated for approximately two days before convicting Salvador Hernandez, 30, of McAllen, following a five-day trial.


More Sentences Imposed in Robstown-Based Heroin Conspiracy

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two more members of a massive heroin and money laundering conspiracy have been ordered to federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Louie Molina, 36, and Jesus Leal Jr., 34, both of Robstown, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin.


Brockton Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Cocaine and Crack Cocaine Trafficking

News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston on drug trafficking charges.


Monroe Township, New Jersey, Man Admits Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.