News published on Federal Newswire in April 2019

News from April 2019


Missouri man, 77, sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography by sexually abusing young victim

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A 77-year-old Missouri man was sentenced Monday to 30 years in federal prison for recording his sexual abuse of a child victim. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Southwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force, and the Greene County (Missouri) Sheriff’s Department.


Pecos NHP seeks students for summer 2019 YCC positions

News Release: Pecos, NM: Pecos National Historical Park will be hiring students for the Youth Conservation Corps this summer. Duties may include historic preservation including adobe and stone work, trail maintenance, landscaping, litter pickup, painting, and assisting with natural resource management activities.


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 140,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2018/2019 marketing year.


News Release: Defendant Convicted in Thurston County in 2005, Subject of Federal Investigation in 2015 and again in 2018.


Volunteer Senior Rangers Needed to Spruce Up Ike’s Farm - May 2, 2019

News Release: In preparation for the busy summer in Gettysburg, Eisenhower National Historic Site and the Adams County Office for Aging invite active, older citizens to participate in the Volunteer Senior Ranger Corps. On Thursday, May 2, from 9 am to 3 pm, volunteers are needed for the annual cleaning and preservation...


Lake Worth Resident Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Distributing Cocaine and Heroin Containing Fentanyl

News Release: A Palm Beach County resident was sentenced to 12 years in prison for distributing cocaine and heroin containing Fentanyl.


The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and Denver Police Department Need Your Help Identifying a Bank Robber

News Release: The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and Denver Police Department Need Your Help Identifying a Bank Robber.


News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Ely District, Caliente Field Office is proposing to offer six parcels (totaling approximately 248 acres) of public lands in Lincoln County, Nevada through a competitive sale. All parcels are located within five miles of the following communities: two parcels...


Grassley Statement on the Omission of Agriculture from E.U. Trade Negotiating Mandate

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following statement in response to the European Union’s announcement that its mandate for a trade agreement with the United States excludes agriculture.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Haitham Eid Habash, aka Eddie Habash, 55, of Hawthorne, was sentenced today to five years and three months in prison for his role in supplying synthetic drugs to wholesale internet drug traffickers, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and DEA Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. Habash was also ordered to forfeit over $193,000 in proceeds derived from drug trafficking.


Release: Wichita, Kan. -The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a loaded firearm at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) today at the security screening checkpoint.


South Bay Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 45 Months In Prison

News Release: Sophann Pin is the last of three co-defendants to be sentenced in South Bay drug distribution scheme.



U.S. Attorney’s Office to Commemorate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

News Release: FARGO - U.S. Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced today that on Thursday, April 18, 2019, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of North Dakota will host a National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Awards Ceremony to raise awareness about crime victims’ rights and to recognize individuals in the state...


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute over a kilogram of heroin, 150 grams of fentanyl, and 240 grams of crack cocaine as well as possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - From April 15 to 30, 2019 the Grand Canyon National Park Division of Science and Resource Management (SRM) will be applying cut-stump and occasional spot spray treatments of herbicide to invasive plants along the banks of the Colorado River to aid in the control of several invasive plant species for which mechanical removal is ineffective.


Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting Marijuana for Large Scale Illegal Drug Operation

News Release: A California man pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to interstate travel in aid of a racketeering enterprise for his role in transporting marijuana for Tong Moua Vang, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.


News Release: The osprey are back and the warm weather is here. Spring has finally arrived at Gateway. Come out and celebrate the season with us.


Former medical practice employee charged with stealing controlled substances

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that that Shannon Lambert, 33, of Canandaigua, N.Y., was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with obtaining controlled substances by fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison and a fine of $250,000.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office will issue a Letter of Resolution to Hacienda Don Manuel Restaurant in Brookfield to resolve allegations that the restaurant was not operating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA").