News published on Federal Newswire in May 2018

News from May 2018


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on May 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program Selectees

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that USDOT has selected 10 state, local and tribal governments as participants in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program . First announced last October, this White House initiative partners the Federal ...


Corrections Officer Arrested for Scheme to Smuggle Opioids Into MCI-Norfolk

News Release: BOSTON - A corrections officer at a Massachusetts Correctional Institute facility in Norfolk (MCI-Norfolk) was arrested today and charged in connection with a conspiracy to smuggle Suboxone strips into the facility for an inmate.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), today advanced six bipartisan measures, including legislation to strengthen U.S. security assistance.


Lowey statement at subcommittee markup of FY 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill

News Release: Thank you, Chairman Culberson, Chairman Frelinghuysen, and Ranking Member Serrano, for your work on this bill.


Buffalo Woman Pleads For Her Role In A Fraudulent Debt Collection Scheme

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Judi Sylvia, 33, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


Grand Jury Returns Indictments

News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston felon who possessed a firearm in April 2017 was sentenced today to 71 months -- almost six years -- in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Brandon Cantrell, 32, previously pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. United States Attorney Stuart commended the investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Charleston Police Department.



News Release: ATLANTA - Paul James Marshall has been sentenced to federal prison after stealing nearly $3 million from more than a dozen, mostly elderly, investment clients.


News Release: ROCKFORD - A Freeport, Ill. man was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala on a gun trafficking charge. RYAN ALAN LORING, 38, was sentencing to two and a half years in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Loring pleaded guilty on Jan. 26, 2018 to ...


Drug Dealer Charged With Causing December 2016 Overdose Death In The Bronx

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), announced the arrest and unsealing of a Complaint charging THAYSHIKA TORRES with distributing the heroin and fentanyl that resulted...


Thirty-seven Individuals Charged in Methamphetamine Drug Take Down

News Release: DENVER - Thirty-seven individuals have been charged with federal crimes related to methamphetamine drug trafficking in two separate indictments unsealed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, announced U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer, DEA Special Agent in Charge William T. McDermott...


U.S.Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program Selectees

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that USDOT has selected 10 state, local and tribal governments as participants in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program. First announced last October, this White House initiative partners the Federal ...


News Release: Tourism to White Sands National Monument creates over $35,000,000 in Economic Benefits Report shows visitor spending supports 450 jobs in local economy.


News Release: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the rescissions package submitted by President Trump that House Republican leadership introduced tonight.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty to one count of international parental kidnapping and was sentenced in federal court to "time served," having been imprisoned for 25 months, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Fort Smith Woman Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Ingrid Garcia, age 40, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.