News published on Federal Newswire in March 2019

News from March 2019


News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today released the following statement on American citizen Paul Whelan’s continued detention and Russia’s denial of his right to consular access and support...


News Release: David W. Archey Named Special Agent in Charge of the Richmond Field Office.


News Release: EL AISSAMI and SAMARK JOSE LOPEZ BELLO Violated U.S. Sanctions In Connection With Their Use of Private Jets, Including Feb. 23, 2019 Return Flight by EL AISSAMI from Russia to Venezuela.


Salem Man Sentenced to Over a Year in Prison for Tax Evasion

News Release: CONCORD- Blake Ruggiero, 44, of Salem, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for tax evasion, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


BLM fire projects scheduled for Musselshell, Yellowstone counties

News Release: (BILLINGS, Mont.) -The Bureau of Land Management will be conducting prescribed burns in Musselshell and Yellowstone counties this spring when fuel and weather conditions permit safe operations. Three project areas will be treated.


Johnstown Man Arrested on Heroin and Fentanyl Charge

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Victor M. Diaz, age 29, of Johnstown, New York, was arrested yesterday for possessing and intending to distribute a controlled substance.


News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Eli Edwin Moran, a 21 year old resident of Daphne, Alabama was sentenced to “time served" for possession of a Taurus pistol after being convicted Domestic Violence 3rd Degree.


News Release: Big Thicket National Preserve saw record visitation in 2018, recording 221,514 visits, a 23% increase over the previous year. The preserve saw a notable increases in visitation to day-use areas and other access points along the Neches River, while an extremely wet 2018 led to a decrease in backcountry...


Springfield Man Charged With  Failing To Register As a Sex Offender

News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man was charged in federal court in Springfield yesterday with failing to register as a sex offender.


Federal Grand Jury Indicts Birmingham Man for Carjacking

News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury indicted a Birmingham man for a November 5, 2018 carjacking announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.


Baldwin County Man Receives 12 Months and a Day for Possession of a Firearm After Felony Conviction

News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Travis L. McCryndle, a 33 year old resident of Bay Minette, Alabama was sentenced to 12 months and a day for possession of a Ruger.22, semi-automatic rifle after being convicted of Burglary 2nd Degree.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to possessing firearms stolen overnight from parked vehicles.


News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces that Simeon C. Taylor, a 27 year old resident of Citronelle, Alabama was sentenced to 60 months incarceration for conspiring to receive, possess and steal firearms.


News Release: BOISE - Three defendants have been sentenced for their roles in a bribery scheme uncovered by an FBI investigation at Idaho Department of Correction’s (“IDOC") request to address concerns of corruption among IDOC correction officers, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. On March 7, 2019, Senior U.S.


Georgia Man Sentenced For Jamaican Lottery Scam

News Release: BOSTON - A Georgia man was sentenced yesterday in federal district court in Boston for his role in a bogus advance fee Jamaican lottery scheme in which victims were defrauded of more than $1 million.



Chair Grijalva Invites Island Residents to Register for March 15 Public Listening Session With Members of Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico

News Release: Washington, D.C. - (Demócrata por Arizona) El Presidente del Comité de Recursos Naturales, Raúl M. Grijalva, convida a los residentes de la isla a participar en una sesión de audiencia pública el dia 15 de marzo en San Juan, Puerto Rico. Las puertas abren a las 4:45 PM hora local. La audiencia se llevará a cabo en el Coliseo Roberto Clemente en la Av. Franklin Delano Roosevelt.


News Release: A former U.S. Border Patrol Agent (BPA) was sentenced to 112 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for accepting bribes in return for helping to smuggle illegal drugs into the United States.


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that John F. Kelekci, 35, of Pittsfield, N.H., was sentenced in federal court to serve 130 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, methamphetamine.


News Release: The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, Stillwater Field Office has approved the Sand Mountain Recreation Area [SMRA] Campground Improvement and Maintenance project.