News published on Federal Newswire in November 2018

News from November 2018


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Luis Rosario, 42, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of attempt to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, was sentenced to serve 33 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


Yuletide Offerings At The Park

News Release: Skagway - Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is joining Skagway’s Yuletide Festival with three upcoming events.


Long Island Woman Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to ISIS

News Release: Defendant Converted Proceeds from Bank Fraud to Bitcoin for ISIS.


Three Armed Bank Robbers Sentenced To At Least Seven Years In Federal Prison

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced bank robbers Donald Marcel Rivers, Jr., age 30; Ashley Nicole Collier, age 31; and Timothy Mclain, age 29; all of Hagerstown, Maryland, to 14 years, 90 months, and 84 months and one day in prison, respectively, each followed by five...


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - William Loren Hoffman, of Falling Waters, West Virginia, appeared today in federal court after being indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Martinsburg on Nov. 21, 2018 for firearms sales violations, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today released the following statement regarding recent developments in the Azov Sea...


News Release: This afternoon, Monday, Nov. 26, Rocky Mountain National Park rangers were notified that the US Air Force Academy was asking for assistance in locating a missing Cadet Candidate, Micah Tice, 20, who was last heard from late Friday, November 23. Tice’s vehicle was located at the Longs Peak Trailhead...


News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia is launching an Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Initiative to expand its response to criminal and civil violations targeting older adults, U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu announced today.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Marcellus Overton, 43, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $250,000 fine.


DEA announces arrest of former Honduran congressman and brother of current President of Honduras for drug trafficking and weapons charges

News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and federal prosecutors today announced the arrest of former Honduran congressman Juan Antonio Hernandez Alvarado, aka “Tony Hernandez," who was charged in Manhattan federal court for drug trafficking, weapons charges, and making false statements to...


Lexington Therapy Practice Agrees to Pay $200,000 to Resolve Allegations That It Submitted False Claims to Medicare and Medicaid

News Release: COLUMBIA, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Vital Energy Occupational Therapy and Wellness Center, LLC, headquartered in Lexington, South Carolina, has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted false or fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid for physical and occupational therapy services.


News Release: WASHINGTON - More than 1 million copyright-infringing website domain names selling counterfeit automotive parts, electrical components, personal care items and other fake goods were criminally and civilly seized in the past year through the combined efforts of law-enforcement agencies across the world, high-profile industry representatives and anti-counterfeiting associations.


News Release: New York Woman Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to ISIS.


News Release: Buffalo National River is now accepting applications for volunteer campground hosts at five National Park Service-administered campgrounds-Steel Creek, Kyles Landing, Ozark, Tyler Bend, and Buffalo Point. Campground hosts assist National Park Service personnel in welcoming visitors, providing park information...


Fulton Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Transporting 13-year-old Victim to Missouri for Sex

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A prior sex offender in Fulton, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court today after his mother and grandmother transported a 13-year-old child victim from Alabama to engage in illegal sexual activity with him.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Giuseppe “Pino" DiMeo, 51, of Eagleville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay $463,738 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS"), for conspiring to defraud the IRS and filing false tax returns. In addition, DiMeo was also sentenced to serve three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a special assessment of $1,100.