News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


News Release: Starting July 8, a coalition of state and federal agencies, with support from local tribes, will begin the second two-week round of translocating mountain goats from Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest to the northern Cascade Mountains to meet wildlife management goals in all three areas.


Lecompte man sentenced on firearms crime after tyring to dispose of pistol during arrest

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - A Lecompte man who pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon on March 8, 2019, after trying to dispose of the firearm during his arrest, was sentenced Tuesday to serve time in federal prison, said U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) discussed in an interview with Stuart Varney on Varney & Co. how bipartisan legislation, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, will help end the illegal phone calls that have been plaguing American consumers.


Second Brother Sentenced in Multi-Million-Dollar Insurance Fraud Scheme

News Release: A former insurance agent of One Stop Insurance Agency was sentenced today to 101 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $20,056,054.67 in restitution for his role in defrauding two finance companies.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued a statement on EPA's proposal to permanently change its longstanding policy requiring the nation's major sources of hazardous air pollution to maintain maximum achievable control technology (MACT) throughout the lifetime of their operation, known as “once-in-always-in."


Scottsdale Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Domestic Assault

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - This week, Andrew Orozco, of Scottsdale, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to 97 months of imprisonment to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. Orozco had previously pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor and assault of an intimate partner or dating partner by strangulation.


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Walden on the Bipartisan Bill to Block Bad Robocalls

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) discussed in an interview with Stuart Varney on Varney & Co. how bipartisan legislation, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, will help end the illegal phone calls that have been plaguing American consumers.


Moose-Wilson Road to Close Saturday Night for Grading Operations

News Release: MOOSE, WY-The unpaved section of the Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park will be temporarily closed for road grading beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 29 and will reopen by 6 a.m. Sunday, June 30. If the road maintenance work is not completed during this one night, the road will also be closed...


Energy Department Invests Nearly $50 Million at National Laboratories and Universities to Advance Nuclear Technology

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $49.3 million in nuclear energy research, facility access, crosscutting technology development, and infrastructure awards for 58 advanced nuclear technology projects in 25 states. The awards fall under DOE’s nuclear energy programs called the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP), the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) program, and crosscutting research projects.


Judge Sends Verona Man to Prison for 15 Years for Producing, Distributing, and Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court 15 years’ (180 months’) incarceration to be followed by 15 years of supervised release to violating charges of production, distribution and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Transportation Security Administration officers screened more passengers last week, Sunday, June 16 to Saturday, June 22, at Richmond International Airport (RIC) than ever before in TSA’s history.


Celebrate Independence Day at Fort Stanwix

News Release: On Thursday, July 4, Fort Stanwix National Monument is hosting a free event in honor of our nation’s birthday. Public readings of the Declaration of Independence will take place at 10:45 a.m. and 1 p.m., followed by salutes to the new nation. New opportunities this year include a bring-your-own picnic...


'Fugitive of the Week' Arrested in Vermont on Multiple Warrants

News Release: Concord, NH - Today, “Fugitive of the Week," Michael Ferullo, 38, was arrested during a motor vehicle stop in Springfield, VT. Ferullo was wanted on an outstanding Sullivan County arrest warrant for probation violations, stemming from an original conviction and sentence for sales of cocaine.


Seven Defendants Arrested for Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl, and Cocaine Base Near Elementary School and in Public Housing in Brooklyn

News Release: Three indictments were unsealed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging seven defendants with narcotics trafficking in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. Jessie Smith, Kendall Johnson, also known as “Duke," Tyrell Spellman, also known as “Rude Boy," Saquan Warlick, also known as “SB," Ruben Pabon, Byron Elder, also known as “Bezo," and Adrian Mattei, also known as “Spanish D," were arrested yesterday and arraigned before United States Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom.


Barrasso Carbon Capture Bill Passes Senate

News Release: The USE IT Act will Support Carbon Capture Utilization and Direct Capture Research at Facilities Like the Integrated Test Center Outside of Gillette.


Convicted Felon Sentenced to Prison for Firearm and Cocaine Possession

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Petersburg man was sentenced today to more than seven years in prison for possessing two firearms as a convicted felon and cocaine during a high-speed pursuit with the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force.


News Release: BOSTON - A nurse at the Department of Correction’s Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center (MASAC) in Plymouth pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to distributing Suboxone pills to inmates in that facility.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARTIN NUNEZ, 41, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


News Release: WASHINGTON - House Democrats, led by House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY-17), today introduced an amendment strengthening the Senate’s emergency humanitarian supplemental by making critical improvements to support children and families.