News published on Federal Newswire in August 2019

News from August 2019


Appleton Man Indicted for Impersonating a Deputy US Marshal and Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon

News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Aug. 27, 2019, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Adam K. Fevold (age: 31) of Appleton, Wisconsin.


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Shady Springs man pled guilty to a gun crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Joshua Radcliffe, 36, pled guilty to conspiring with Mark T. Radcliffe to using and carrying firearms in relation to maintaining drug-involved premises.


Member of three-state cocaine conspiracy sentenced to five years

News Release: MADISON, Wis. - United States Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell and Scott C. Blader, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Diane Williams, 37, of Dubuque, Iowa, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to five years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Williams pleaded guilty to this charge on June 10, 2019.


Attorney General's Advisory Subcommittee on Native American Issues to Convene in New Mexico

News Release: TULSA, Okla.-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams will meet with fellow members of the Attorney General’s Advisory Subcommittee on Native American Issues (NAIS) in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, in order to discuss public safety and law enforcement issues that impact Native American and Alaska Native communities.


News Release: GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - The Grand Canyon National Park Airport in Tusayan will be added as a free park and ride location for park visitors from Aug. 30 through Sept. 2, 2019, to alleviate some of the holiday traffic.


News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, a federal judge sentenced a Prattville man and a Shelby County woman on child exploitation charges, announced Middle District of Alabama United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr., Northern District of Alabama United States Attorney Jay E. Town, and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge for Alabama Nick S. Annan.


Father and Son Sentenced to Prison for Making Fraudulent Titanium Sales to Defense Subcontractor

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a father and son who pleaded guilty to offenses stemming from the fraudulent sale of titanium to a Connecticut defense subcontractor were sentenced today in Bridgeport federal court. U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill...


News Release: Fall, winter, and spring operating hours will begin at Homestead National Monument of America, starting on Tuesday Sept. 3, 2019. The monument will be open daily Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Along with the changing winter hours, the monument will offer a wide variety of upcoming daily programs.


News Release: Training Covers Prevention of Trafficking, Protecting Victims, Prosecuting Criminals.


Marion County man sentenced for methamphetamine distribution

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Brandon Mays, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 60 months incarceration for distributing methamphetamine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that JAMES FARRELL, 55, of East Haven, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to one count of bank fraud.


4-H handled wild horses available for adoption Sept. 2 at Eastern Idaho Fair

News Release: BLACKFOOT, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ) invites the public to a wild horse adoption event this weekend at the Eastern Idaho State Fair, 97 Park St., in Blackfoot on Sept. 2 at 3 p.m. Since the first part of June, youths representing 4-H Clubs from Bear Lake to Lemhi Counties have trained their yearling mustangs to lead, load in a horse trailer and pick up their feet. They will demonstrate these trained skills during a trail challenge on Sept. 1 at 3 p.m.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Stephen Padnes, M.D., 77, of Glenside, Pennsylvania, a physician formerly licensed in Pennsylvania, was charged by Indictment with illegally distributing controlled substances and filing false tax returns (the “Indictment").


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSEPH DANIELS, also known as “Sean," 36, of Norwalk, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by eight years of supervised release, for distributing heroin.


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah man has been charged in a federal complaint with charges related to a fire.


News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Joseph Daniels, also known as “Sean," 36, of Norwalk, Conn., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by eight years of supervised release, for distributing heroin.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A civil service employee at the Fort Leonard Wood Army Base has been sentenced in federal court for assaulting his ex-wife and another person.


News Release: KREMMLING, Colo. - Stage 1 fire restrictions begin August 29 for Bureau of Land Management administered lands in the Dice Hill area west of Green Mountain Reservoir.


Former Chief Financial Officer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy Related to $20 Million Ponzi Scheme

News Release: Admitted Conspiring with Dawn Bennett to Misappropriate Investors’ Funds, and to Making False Statements to SEC Investigators.


News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. Aug. 28, 2019 - The NPS Sequoia & Kings Canyon app is now available from the Apple App Store, and an Android version will be available soon. This free, official mobile app provides a new way to explore the parks, in person or from afar. Cell service and...