News published on Federal Newswire in August 2019

News from August 2019


Former Collections Manager Arrested For Defrauding Former Employer Of Over $1.3 Million

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROILAND GOTIANGCO was arrested on fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in connection with his embezzlement from the security and protection company (the “Company") where he previously worked as...


Free, family-friendly Saturday morning Wildflower Hike to Island Lake

News Release: ELKO, Nev. - As summer is winding down, it is time to get outside and enjoy some of the spectacular public lands in Elko County.


Jury Finds Memphis Man Guilty of Attempted Enticement and Traveling for Sex with a Child

News Release: LITTLE ROCK- A Memphis man has been convicted of traveling to Conway with plans to have sex with a 12-year-old girl and her mother, who turned out to be an undercover male police officer.


Texas Deputy Sheriff Charged With Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor

News Release: Defendant charged earlier this week with cyberstalking now faces 15-year mandatory minimum sentence.


News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces the upcoming flight plans for August 2019.


News Release: Pecos, NM:- Pecos National Historical Park will offer two special backcountry hikes this August.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Terrance Maurice Goss (33, Tampa) to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for committing four bank robberies and two attempted bank robberies. The court also ordered Goss to forfeit $6,462, the funds he had stolen from the banks.


Former Collections Manager Arrested for Defrauding Former Employer of Over $1.3 Million

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROILAND GOTIANGCO was arrested on fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in connection with his embezzlement from the security and protection company (the “Company") where he previously worked as...


District of Columbia Physician Indicted for Alleged Role in $12.7 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

News Release: District of Columbia Physician Indicted for Alleged Role in $12.7 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme.


Davis Bayou Boat Ramp Replacement Project Begins Monday

News Release: Ocean Springs, Miss. - Contractors for the National Park Service will begin the removal and replacement of the Davis Bayou boat ramp on Monday, August 5. The boat ramp and finger piers will be closed through the duration of the project, which is expected to last for about two months. A portion of the...


News Release: NEW YORK - DEA Special Operations Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Machak and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman announced today that Hector Emilio Fernandez Rosa, aka “Don H," was sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to distribute and...



U.S. Relations With Mauritius

Release: More information about Mauritius is available on the Mauritius Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.


News Release: CHICAGO - A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted Illinois State Sen. THOMAS E. CULLERTON on embezzlement charges for allegedly fraudulently receiving salary and benefits from a labor union for which he did little or no work.


News Release: Reno, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding a competitive geothermal lease sale on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. The agency will offer 141 parcels for lease totaling 386,837.57 acres in Churchill, Eureka, Elko, Esmeralda, Humboldt, Lander, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Washoe, and White Pine counties Nevada. This will be the most acres offered in a geothermal lease sale by the BLM in Nevada to date.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Warrensburg, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Daniel Silva (619) 546-9713.


Telemarketer and His Companies Agree to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle Allegation That They Operated Telemedicine Schemes Involving Illegal Kickbacks and Unnecessary Prescription

News Release: United States Attorney J. Douglas Overbey and U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez for the Middle District of Florida announce that Scott Roix, together with several entities through which he ran his telemarketing business, including HealthRight, LLC; Health Savings Solutions, LLC; Vici Marketing, LLC; and...


News Release: Ocala, Florida - A federal jury today found Eric Pedro Valdez (39, Atlanta) guilty of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. Valdez was indicted on Oct. 11, 2017.


Winter Park Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering

News Release: Orlando, Florida - Bryan L. Brewer (44, Winter Park) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for the wire fraud count, up to 30 years’ imprisonment for the bank fraud count, and up to 10 years’ imprisonment for the money laundering count. Brewer has also agreed to pay restitution to his victims and a money judgment has been entered for more than $9 million.