News published on Federal Newswire in April 2019

News from April 2019


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Four men have been charged after they were arrested in New York for their participation in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.


Former Salesman of Porsche Dealership Charged in $2.2 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Non-Existent Rare Porsche Models

News Release: A former salesman for Copans Motorsports d/b/a Champion Porsche was charged by criminal complaint for his participation in a scheme in which he entered into bogus sales orders for the sale of exotic Porsche models to over 30 customers throughout the United States.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Somerset County, New Jersey, man today admitted receiving images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: Adam Raishani, a/k/a “Saddam Mohamed Raishani," Attempted to Travel to Syria to Join ISIS and Facilitated Another Man’s Travel to Join ISIS.


More Than 3,500 Students Explore Engineering With WIPP Workers

News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - Employees of Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP), the management and operations contractor at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), recently participated in Engineers Week events, providing presentations to over 3,500 students from kindergarten to high school.


Pipestone National Monument Night Sky Viewing

News Release: Pipestone, MN: Come see your park after dark and view the night sky with Augustana University’s Dr. Nathan Grau. Pipestone National Monument is hosting a night sky event on Saturday, April 27, at 8:30 p.m. on the grassy area in front of the visitor center.


Construction of Boardwalk at Turtle Mound in Apollo District of Canaveral National Seashore

News Release: Canaveral National Seashore is set to begin construction to rehabilitate a key public access.


News Release: CONCORD - Dennis Chaney, 31, of Rochester, was sentenced to 63 months in prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the Nashville International Airport (BNA) checkpoint this morning.


Milton woman arrested for running multimillion-dollar black market marijuana enterprise

News Release: BOSTON - A Milton woman was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston in connection with her ownership and management of Northern Herb, a black-market marijuana delivery service that operated in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2018.


West Hartford Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Downloading Child Pornography from the Dark Web

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARK ROHRER, 38, of West Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for downloading child pornography from the dark web.


News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Michael McCaul, the Committee's Ranking Member, today announced that they have introduced two bipartisan measures on Taiwan ahead of the fortieth anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) of 1979...


Former Congressional Staffer Sentenced to Prison for Extensive Fraud and Election Crimes Scheme

News Release: HOUSTON - A former congressional staffer was sentenced today for participating in a multi-year scheme to defraud charitable donors of hundreds of thousands of dollars. He also secretly funneled the proceeds to pay for personal expenses and illegally finance campaigns for federal office.


U.S. Marshals Service Helps Arrest Fugitive in Australia Wanted on Child Pornography Charges

News Release: Martinsburg, WV - Members of the U.S. Marshals-led Mountain State Fugitive Task Force returned from Australia on March 29, 2019 with a Hedgesville man to face child pornography charges here.


The Founder and Chairman of a Multinational Investment Company, a Company Consultant, and Two North Carolina Political Figures Are Charged with Public Corruption and Bribery

News Release: UPDATE. John V. Palermo, a defendant in this case, was acquitted of the charges alleged in the indictment as described in the press release below. Charlotte, N.C. - A federal criminal indictment unsealed today in the Western District of North Carolina charges the founder and Chairman of a multinational...


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Six men were arrested and appeared in court today on charges of distributing drugs in the city of Schenectady, New York. A seventh person was already in custody and will be arraigned at a later date.


U.S. Department of Labor Partners with Safety Professionals and Industry To Raise Awareness of Hazards during Trench Safety Day Event in Ohio

News Release: WARREN, OH - To raise awareness about the hazards in the trenching and excavation industry, including potentially deadly trench collapses, U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) representatives will participate in Trenching Safety Day on April 3, 2019, in Warren, Ohio.


Waterbury Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Gun Possession

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS, 37, of Waterbury, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - For the first time in the history of the Savannah River Site (SRS), EM is processing two salt waste streams at the site.


Release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Chair of the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.