News published on Federal Newswire in April 2019

News from April 2019


College Street Music Hall in New Haven will Increase Accessibility to Comply with ADA

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with the New Haven Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., which owns and operates College Street Music Hall (“CSMH") in New Haven, to resolve allegations that CSMH was not operating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA").


Former Business Manager Of Assisted Living Facility Admits Stealing Almost A Quarter Million Dollars From Elderly Victim

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The business manager of a Morris County, New Jersey, assisted living facility today admitted that she exploited her position to steal approximately $237,000 from an elderly victim under her care, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Baton Rouge Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Threats Made Against President Trump

News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced HENRY K. RAYBORN, age 63, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 46 months in federal prison following his conviction for threats against President Donald J. Trump. The Court also sentenced RAYBORN to 3 years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment.


News Release: Bronx, NY-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...


BLM reminds public to drive only on existing roads

News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - There are hundreds of miles of roads to use when exploring public land in Wyoming. In support of the Department’s priority of conservation stewardship, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reminding anyone planning to drive on public lands this spring that it is illegal to travel off existing roads in a motorized vehicle.


Former Delaware Public Officer Pleads Guilty in $3M Federal Bribery Case

News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Crystal Martin, former Associate Registrar at a Delaware public university, pled guilty in federal court today to a charge of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. Martin’s sentencing...


News Release: Salem, Ore. - In recognition of Wildfire Awareness Month, fire management officials are encouraging people to take action to help prevent wildfires, and lessen the potential impacts of what could be an active fire season.


News Release: CHICAGO - A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a Southern California man of participating in an insider trading conspiracy that used inside information about an impending corporate acquisition to earn trading profits.


News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Thomas A. Olive, II, and his brother, Thorne A. Olive appeared today before U.S. District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez, for a preliminary detention hearing after their arrest by the Federal Bureau of Investigations for Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Offenses.


Artifacts taken during recent illegal excavation in Lewis and Clark National Historical Park - can you help find those responsible?

News Release: Park officials of Lewis and Clark National Historical park recently discovered unauthorized digging at a listed archeological site near the Netul River Trail within the park. The site was severely damaged and many artifacts are missing. The most severe damage was along the bank of a tidal river where...


Dexter Man Sentenced to Two Years on Firearms Charge

News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that David O. Miles, Jr., 28, of Dexter, Maine, was sentenced today by Judge Nancy Torresen to two years in prison and three years of supervised release for providing false information during the purchase of firearms. Miles pleaded guilty on Aug. 31, 2018.


BLM Rock Springs to temporarily close Steamboat Mountain area roads

News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs Field Office is temporarily closing the Steamboat Mountain area to motorized vehicles from May 1 to June 30 to protect sensitive elk calving and deer fawning areas.


News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Oscar Arturo Machado-Galeana, age 36, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 300 months in federal prison following his convictions after a nine-day jury trial in October 2018 for conspiracy to distribute...


News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge G. Kendall Sharp has sentenced Alain Nezius (36, Orlando) to two years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft. Nezius had pleaded guilty on Jan. 29, 2019.


Cummings Invites Stephen Miller to Testify Before Oversight Committee

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter inviting Stephen Miller, White House Senior Advisor for Policy, to testify at a Committee hearing on May 1, 2019.


Federal Jury Decides Pennsylvania Company Wrongfully Terminated Two Employees for Participating in U.S. Department of Labor Investigation

News Release: MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA - A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has found that Lloyd Industries Inc. - a manufacturing company based in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania - and its owner William P. Lloyd unlawfully terminated two employees because of their involvement in a safety investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).


News Release: Belen Police Arrest Albuquerque Man Wanted for Bank Robbery.


Former City of Miami Police Officer Sentenced to 15 ½ Years After She Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy to Possess Cocaine with Intent to Distribute

News Release: U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga sentenced former City of Miami Police officer, Schonton Harris, of Miami, to 15 ½ years in prison for her involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy.


3-time deported Salvadoran man indicted in East Texas for illegally re-entering the US

News Release: TYLER, Texas - A Salvadoran man was indicted Wednesday for illegally re-entering the United States after having been previously deported.


Former Owner Of Large Michigan Farming Operation Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud And Crop Insurance Fraud

News Release: Mike Stamp Owned Stamp Farms, Fraudulently Obtained a $68 Million Operating Loan.