News published on Federal Newswire in May 2018

News from May 2018


Elkins man sentenced for role in counterfeit money scheme

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Marc G. Collett, of Elkins, was sentenced today to 21 months incarceration for fraudulently using counterfeit money to obtain authentic currency and other goods, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


BLM meeting with public to collect comments May 15

News Release: (BELLE FOURCHE, S.D.) --- The Bureau of Land Management South Dakota Field Office would like to get your input on Fort Meade Recreation Area forest fuels management.


National Park Service Announces Selection of Guided Mountaineering Services Concessioners in Denali National Park and Preserve (2018)

News Release: The National Park Service has completed the selection process for the concession contracts authorizing guided mountaineering expeditions within Denali National Park and Preserve.


Boothbay Harbor Man Sentenced to 47 Months for Firearm Offense

News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Michael Brewer, 62, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to 47 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Health Facility for Exposing Employees to Workplace Violence

News Release: BRADENTON, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Premier Behavioral Health Solutions of Florida Inc. and UHS of Delaware Inc., the operators of Bradenton-based Suncoast Behavioral Health Center, for failing to protect employees from violence in the workplace. Proposed penalties total $71,137.


News Release: (MILES CITY, Mont.) - The BLM Matthews Recreation Area will be closed to the public from 6 p.m. May 9 until 1 p.m. May 10 for a private event.


Salisbury Chiropractor Sentenced To Prison For Filing False Tax Returns And Obstructing IRS

News Release: Filed Tax Returns for Seven Years Reporting $0 in Business Income.


Northwest Oregon: Yaquina Head Announces New Seasonal Hours

News Release: Newport, Ore. -- The BLM’s Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area will change hours of operation beginning May 13, 2018. The site will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and from 8:00 a.m. to sunset Friday and Saturday. Extended hours will be offered on the Sunday of Memorial...


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Andrew P. Young (619) 546-7981 and Emily W. Allen (619) 546-9738.


U.S. Attorney Meets with South Dakota Police Chiefs’ Association and Sheriffs’ Association

News Release: Deadwood, SD - United States Attorney Ron Parsons attended the Spring Conference of the South Dakota Police Chiefs’ Association and South Dakota Sheriffs’ Association held in Deadwood, South Dakota, on April 17-19, 2018. Dennis Holmes, Criminal Chief for the District, also represented the U.S. Attorney’s Office at the conference.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Aaron Hicks, a/k/a Boog, a/k/a Boogy, 33, of Buffalo, NY, was convicted after a jury trial of racketeering conspiracy. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. The defendant was convicted by a prior jury of conspiracy to distribute marijuana, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and faces a maximum aggregate of 30 years in prison when sentenced.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Honduran man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to illegally re-entering the United States 10 times.


News Release: DENVER, Colorado - The Bureau of Land Management marked a milestone today in the Administration’s effort to better align plans for managing Greater Sage-Grouse habitat on federal lands by publishing a draft environmental impact analysis of proposed changes to resource management plans in Colorado.


Violent Meth Distribution Ring Member Receives Sixteen Year Sentence

News Release: Arapahoe, Wyoming Resident Sentenced on Drug, Firearm and Assault Charges.


Former High School Teacher, Swim Coach Indicted for Child Pornography

News Release: Secretly Recorded Sexual Exploitation of Victims for at Least 20 Years.


Weather-permitting, Yellowstone's East Entrance & select roads open Friday, May 4

News Release: * East Entrance to Lake (Sylvan Pass) and Lake to Canyon Junction will open Friday, May 4, at 8 a.m. to public motorists.


North Side Felon Charged with Violating Federal Drug and Firearms Laws

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of federal narcotics and firearms violations, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA - Phillip E. Hill Jr., 42, of Blountstown, Florida, was arraigned today in the U.S. District Court in Panama City after a federal grand jury returned an indictment, unsealed today, charging him with 24 counts of wire fraud and 4 counts of filing false tax returns. The indictment was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Leodegario Guzman Roblero, age 44, and a citizen of Guatemala, was sentenced today to time served (25 days in jail) for illegal re-entry into the United States.


News Release: Defendant signed out of Residential Reentry Center in Boston.