News published on Federal Newswire in July 2019

News from July 2019


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


News Release: HAMMOND-Jeremiah Farmer, 38, of Hammond, Indiana, and a member of the Chicago-based Latin Kings street gang, was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute illegal drugs ( cocaine, marijuana, and alprazolam), announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Rafting Fatality on Green River in Dinosaur National Monument Ruled a Drowning

News Release: Dinosaur, Colorado and Jensen, Utah - A rafting accident in Triplet Falls on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument on Saturday, July 6, 2019 resulted in the death of Anthony Vasi, 47, from Newport Beach, California. The Moffat Country Coroner’s office has concluded that the cause of death was...


Member of New Haven Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEPHEN JONES, also known as “EVX" and “Stevie D," 35, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his role in a heroin and cocaine trafficking ring.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


Florida Attorney Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Pornography Film Copyright Fraud Scheme

News Release: Florida Attorney Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Pornography Film Copyright Fraud Scheme.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


Release: Washington, D.C., July 9, 2019 - The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is publishing an environmental assessment (EA) relative to an oral rabies vaccination (ORV) program in nine States. The USDA’s ORV program is designed to control rabies in ...


News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM crews recently demolished a former utility building at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP), bringing the total number of structures removed at the site to 63.


Florida Attorney Sentenced To 60 Months In Prison For Multi-Million Dollar Pornography Film Copyright Fraud Scheme

News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of JOHN L. STEELE, 48, to 60 months in prison for his role in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme to obtain payments from extortion victims to settle sham copyright infringement lawsuits by lying to state and federal courts throughout the country. STEELE, who pleaded guilty on March 6, 2017, was sentenced earlier today before Judge Joan N. Ericksen in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


Hanford Workers Protect Environment, Further Safety With Tank Farm Barrier

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Hanford Office of River Protection (ORP) took another step forward in protecting the environment and enhancing worker safety by installing an interim surface barrier in SX Tank Farm.


Bergen County, New Jersey, Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Distributing Images of Child Sexual Abuse

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for distributing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for 30 Months for Hate Crime

News Release: Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for 30 Months for Hate Crime.


Rochester Man Going To Prison On Drug And Gun Charges For 8 Years

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Emmanuel Madera, 29, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, was sentenced to serve 96 months in prison by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.


North Branford Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Enticing Girls to Engage in Sexual Activity Through Online Apps

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANIEL FLEISCHAUER, 33, of North Branford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 168 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for enticing minors to engage in sexual activity online.


Former Clairton Resident Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing Firearms

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Clairton, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to nine years’ imprisonment, followed by 10 years’ supervised release, on his conviction of conspiring to distribute narcotics and unlawful possession of firearms, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $30 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Six Airports in Georgia

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


Rhode Island Man Charged in Connection with Business Email Compromise Fraud Targeting Massachusetts Lawyer

News Release: BOSTON - A Rhode Island man was charged today in federal court in Boston in connection with a conspiracy to launder funds derived from Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud schemes, including one that targeted a Dorchester real estate attorney.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $2 Million in Infrastructure Grants to 2 Airports in Nebraska

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The leader of an online car sales scam that cheated hundreds of victims around the country pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today and agreed to pay restitution of $9,262,238.90.