News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


News Release: A Project Safe Neighborhoods - Amarillo Taskforce arrested four defendants while executing search warrants at two North Heights area crack houses, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.


York Man Sentenced To Over 21 Years’ Imprisonment On Drug Trafficking Charges

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Raul Cotto-Rivera, age 41, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 11, 2019, to 262 months’ imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Yvette Kane for drug trafficking offenses.


Reclamation to host open house meeting for Grand River Water Users

News Release: RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Bureau of Reclamation will be hosting an open house meeting on Wednesday, June 26, at the Dakota Lodge from 9:00-11:00 a.m. MDT. The meeting will be held at 5 10th Street East, Lemmon, SD.


TSA Pre✓® enrollment event returning to Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport in mid-June

Release: BOZEMAN, Mont. - Local residents will have another opportunity to enroll in TSA Pre✓® at Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) for two weeks starting Monday, June 17, 2019, when the airport will host a TSA Pre✓® enrollment center.


Michigan practitioner diversion awareness training

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - On Friday, June 14, 2019, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federation of State Medical Boards hosted the Michigan Practitioner Diversion Awareness Training at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids.


FBI Richmond Offers Reward: Seeks Subject Involved in Armed Bank Robbery

News Release: FBI Richmond Offers Reward: Seeks Subject Involved in Armed Bank Robbery.


Petal Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud

News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - Martina Tashay Wade, 34, of Petal, pled guilty today before Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to a Criminal Information charging her with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Inspector in Charge Chris Cave with the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, Southern Area Field Office.


National Park Service continues work to reopen lane on the northbound George Washington Memorial Parkway

News Release: McLean, Va.- The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing to begin construction on a long-term repair of the sinkhole near Dead Run on the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Following extensive assessments of the area and of drainage infrastructure that is deep underground, engineers have determined that the NPS needs to replace a 60 year old brick drainage structure and rehabilitate the pipes leading to that structure.


News Release: Moving On. On June 15, 2019, Palo Alto Battlefield NHP and the National Park Service bid farewell to Ranger Douglas Murphy. Ranger Murphy served at Palo Alto Battlefield for the past 26 years, originally as Chief of Interpretation, later as Chief of Resource Management and Visitor Service, and finally...


Ranger-Guided Programs and Performance Events on Tap for  July and August at the National Seashore

News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass. - This summer, Cape Cod National Seashore will again offer a variety of ranger-guided programs and guest performances to help park neighbors and visitors enjoy and understand the seashore’s many resources.


News Release: Washington D.C.- Representative Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the Committee, earlier this week congratulated the new co-chairs of the Congressional Argentina Caucus, Representatives James A. Himes (D-CT) and Jeff Duncan (R-SC)...


Cleveland Man with Convictions for Domestic Violence, Robbery and Other Crimes Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for having Firearms and Ammunition

News Release: A Cleveland man with a history of violent crimes was sentenced to more than three years in prison for having a firearm.


News Release: A former Miramar Police Department employee was sentenced to prison today for participating in a fraud scheme.


News Release: SAN DIEGO - Willian Estuardo Lemus Lara, a suspected high-level cartel boss from Central America, was arraigned in federal court today on maritime cocaine trafficking charges.


Federal Jury Convicted Former FAA Aviation Safety Inspector of Bribery and Fraud Scheme

News Release: Yesterday, following a four-week trial before U.S. District Court Judge Marcia G. Cooke, a federal jury convicted a former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Safety Inspector Manuel R. Fernandez, 42, of Miami, of twenty-one criminal counts for his participation in a bribery and fraud scheme.


News Release: SEATTLE - A Federal Way, Washington, man was arrested this morning for possession of child pornography and made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Seattle this afternoon, Special Agent in Charge Brad Bench of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations...


News Release: ATLANTA - Sean Kelly has been sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud and securities fraud after pleading guilty to stealing over $1.4 million from his clients.


News Release: NEW YORK - Five New York based employers have partnered with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New York on Wednesday, May 15 by joining the agency's employment compliance program IMAGE, or "ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers."


Cheverly Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Enticing and Coercing a Minor to Produce Child Pornography

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Wilmer Flores Mejia, age 44, a naturalized citizen of the United States residing in Cheverly, Maryland, to 14 years in federal prison, followed by 25 years of supervised release, for coercion and enticement of a minor to produce child...


Harrisburg Man Charged With Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Donald Jackson, age 33, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on June 12, 2019, by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges.