News published on Federal Newswire in November 2018

News from November 2018


Recognizing a Year in Critical Infrastructure Innovation

News Release: This November, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recognizes the importance of increasing the resilience of our most core societal functions in an ever-changing technological landscape.October was Cybersecurity Awareness month, and it leads us into this month’s critical infrastructure focus with good reason: cyber innovation is forever transforming how the 16 essential sectors of critical infrastructure are managed.


Former Biopharma Statistical Programmer Sentenced for Insider Trading

News Release: BOSTON - An employee of a Cambridge-based biopharmaceutical company was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for engaging in an insider trading scheme.


Stockton Man Sentenced to over 4 Years in Prison for Firearms Offenses

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Timothy Stout, 31, of Stockton, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to four years and nine months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of an unregistered firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Serial Armed Robber Found Guilty in Federal Trial

News Release: Indianapolis man robbed four retail stores at gunpoint in 2017.


Harrison County man sentenced for selling methamphetamine

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jeremiah R. Dodrill, of Spelter, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 36 months incarceration for methamphetamine distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


BLM Lifts Extended OHV Travel Restrictions in Tangle Lakes Archaeological District

News Release: GLENNALLEN, Alaska - Snow cover and ground frost conditions are now considered adequate for Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) travel on designated trails in the Tangle Lakes Archaeological District and BLM staff have determined travel restrictions are no longer necessary.


Bookkeeper at Two West Loop Restaurants Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Federal Prison for Misappropriating More Than $600,000

News Release: CHICAGO - A former bookkeeper for two restaurants in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago was sentenced today to more than two years in federal prison for misappropriating more than $600,000 from the eateries.


Atlanta Man Sentenced for Threatening Charlottesville-Area Schools

News Release: October 2017 Threats Resulted in Modified Lockdown Charlottesville City Schools.


Serial armed robber found guilty in federal trial

News Release: Indianapolis man robbed four retail stores at gunpoint in 2017.


Loaded gun detected at Huntington Tri-State Airport checkpoint

Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Tennessee man was caught by the Transportation Security Administration with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag at the Huntington Tri-State Airport checkpoint on Monday, November 13.


USDA Cites Frutera Del Litoral USA LLC in Florida for PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Frutera Del Litoral USA LLC, operating out of Miami, Fla., for failure to pay for produce.


Eight Individuals Charged in Related Schemes to Fraudulently Obtain Unemployment Benefits

News Release: CHICAGO - Eight defendants schemed to obtain unemployment benefits in the names of hundreds of individuals whose personally identifiable information was used without their knowledge, according to federal indictments unsealed in Chicago.


Akron Man Indicted for Identity Theft

News Release: An Akron man was indicted on charges for stealing the identities of others in relation to bank fraud.


California Man Sentenced to 160 Months in Federal Prison for Multi-State Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Senior United States District Court Judge Callie V.S. Granade sentenced Sebastian Daniel Riso on November 7, 2018 to serve a term of imprisonment of 160 months followed by 5 years of supervised release for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine in violation of 21 USC § 841(a)(1). The defendant’s guilty plea was accepted by the Court on Feb. 28, 2018.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Trista Schlaefli, 33, of Colorado Springs, Colo., pled guilty this afternoon in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to charges arising out of a Nov. 27, 2017 crime spree during which Schlaefli and her co-defendant allegedly fled from a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint, carjacked a vehicle at...


Energy Department Announces Intent to Fund Research that Advances the Coal Plants of the Future

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced its intent to fund competitive research and development (R&D) efforts in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 that will advance first-of-a-kind coal generation technologies. This effort-the Coal FIRST (Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small...


Frontier Holiday Traditions Pipe Spring 2018

News Release: Saturday, December 8, 2018 from 4pm to 7pm.


Anti-Defamation League, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center Host Security Conference for Religious Institutions

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - On Nov. 13, 2018, the Anti-Defamation League (“ADL"), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (“USAO"), and the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center (“DVIC") hosted an informational event on making religious institutions and communities more secure. Over...


Roberts, Stabenow Announce Hearing on USDA Nominees Brashears, Earp, and Hutchins

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the Committee will hold a hearing to consider the USDA nominations of Mindy Brashears, Naomi Earp, and Scott Hutchins.