News published on Federal Newswire in October 2018

News from October 2018


News Release: BOSTON - A New York man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to failure to register as a sex offender.


BLM plans fall prescribed burning projects in northwest California

News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is planning prescribed burning projects starting this fall and continuing into spring, on public lands in Shasta, Butte, Tehama and Trinity counties. Crews will ignite the pile burns and broadcast burns only when weather conditions allow for safe and successful burning and smoke dispersion.


News Release: CONCORD - Carlos Del Villar, of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


Former Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced for Lying to ATF

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A former deputy with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department was sentenced Wednesday to a year and a day in federal prison for lying to investigators about a missing machinegun, U.S. Attorney Stephan McAllister said.


Carper Votes Against DOJ Environmental Enforcement Nominee Jeffrey Bossert Clark

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after voting against the confirmation of Jeffrey Bossert Clark to be Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division.


News Release: DURANGO -Anthony Ryan Lopez, age 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn yesterday to serve 24 months incarceration followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution of $98,902.76. Lopez pled guilty on June 28, 2018. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Steven Osborne.


News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Jason Leslie Juliano, age 46, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced after having pleaded guilty to being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and for possessing...


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jason E. Mininger, 50, of Folsom, CA, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay $917,714 in restitution to the victims of the fraud, United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A retired city clerk of Caney, Kan., was indicted today on charges of stealing more than $36,500 from the city, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Kissimmee, Florida, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for tax fraud, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


DOE Announces Measures to Prevent China’s Illegal Diversion of U.S. Civil Nuclear Technology for Military or Other Unauthorized Purposes

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced measures to prevent China’s illegal diversion of U.S. civil nuclear technology for military or other unauthorized purposes.


Claypool, Indiana Man Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Seth Allen, 29 years old, of Claypool, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Seneca Falls Man Arrested, Charged with Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Matthew A. Urquhart, 32, of Seneca Falls, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, lifetime supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: (BILLINGS, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has opened a 15-day public scoping period for nominated oil and gas lease parcels located in Montana and South Dakota. The scoping period runs through Oct. 25, 2018, and is intended to solicit public input on nominated lease parcels, including the preliminary recommendations and stipulations.


Scott man sentenced to 67 months in prison for uploading child pornography to Dropbox account

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Scott man was sentenced Tuesday to five years and seven months in prison for possessing child pornography on a Dropbox account.


Eagle Butte Man Charged with Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


Firing Nine Shots at an Occupied Building Leads to More Than Two Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Illinois Drug User Unlawfully Possessed a Gun He Used to Shoot at a Club in Dubuque.


News Release: A Toledo man was indicted for attempting to coerce what he believed to be a 17-year-old to travel interstate to engage in sex.


Carper Highlights EPA’s Irresponsible, Short-Sighted Move to Dismantle Clean Power Plan

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, submitted a statement for the record for Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's (DNREC) meeting to solicit public comment on the U.S. Environmental Protection ...


News Release: * Uncle Tom’s Point, Uncle Tom’s Trail, and most of the South Rim Trail are open.