News published on Federal Newswire in March 2019

News from March 2019


Former Bond Advisor Charged in Fraudulent Scheme

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Porter Bingham, 57, of Roswell, Georgia, was arrested today in Georgia by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Bingham is charged in a federal criminal indictment with wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering arising from his role as a the Financial Advisor for the City of Rolling...


Hudson Woman Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft

News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Angela A. Curtis, 32, of Hudson, Maine pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to theft of mail.


Chairmen Cummings, Engel, Schiff Statement Responding to White House Letter on Trump-Putin Communications

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the Chairmen of the House Oversight, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees responded to a letter sent by the White House Counsel responding to the Committees’ request for documents from and interviews with personnel of the Executive Office of the President related to communications between President Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation.



Tulalip Tribal Member Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Repeated Domestic Violence Assaults

News Release: A 36-year-old member of the Tulalip Tribes was sentenced March 21, 2019, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 71 months in prison for multiple horrific assaults on his intimate partner, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. MORGAN BRYANT pleaded guilty in December 2018 to two counts of assault resulting...


News Release: Law enforcement seized nearly 1.5 kilos of illicit fentanyl, 141 grams of heroin, 103 grams of Tramadol, and cocaine from the defendant.


News Release: WAYNESBORO, GA-Today at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced that the Department of Energy reached financial close for up to $3.7 billion in additional guarantees of loans to finance the continued construction of Vogtle Units 3 and 4, the nation’s only active advanced nuclear energy construction project.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Two Michigan men have admitted to their involvement in a heroin, oxycodone, and cocaine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Rhode Island man sentenced to 260 years in federal prison in ICE HSI Boston child exploitation case

News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A Warwick, Rhode Island, man who admitted to producing child pornography involving prepubescent children on multiple occasions over more than 10 years was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Providence to 260 years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman, ...


Choctaw Tribal Member Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Second Degree Murder

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Keenan Martin, 26, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to 540 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for second degree murder, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Martin was also ordered to pay a $1500 fine.


News Release: Rolando Martinez admitted to firing a semiautomatic rifle at persons and vehicles in Austin wounding five.


Tulalip Tribal Member Sentenced to more than 5 Years in Prison for Repeated Domestic Violence Assaults

News Release: Defendant with History of Assaulting Intimate Partners Sentenced as Habitual Offender.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A Florida man pled guilty today to one count of wire fraud in connection with his scheme to steal monthly pension payments from victims enrolled in pension plans managed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).


News Release: GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE, Alaska - The National Park Service has selected the businesses which will provide cruise ship services in Glacier Bay National Park starting this fall.


Manchester Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking

News Release: CONCORD - Nestor Santiago Torres, 33, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A United States citizen who resided in the Republic of Uganda pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to manufacture/pass/transfer/sell counterfeit currency, conspiracy to launder money, and committing counterfeiting acts outside the United States, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Media Advisory: Wolf Translocation Continuing this Weekend

News Release: HOUGHTON, MICH - The National Park Service (NPS) is working with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (OMNRF) to translocate more wolves from Ontario to Isle Royale this weekend and early next week if weather permits. The project is being supported by donations from the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation and International Wolf Center. Isle Royale National Park will issue a press release at the conclusion of this translocation effort.


FAS Farm Bill Listening Sessions

Release: On March 22, 2019, the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) held listening sessions to solicit input from stakeholders with an interest in agency programs authorized under the Trade Title of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2019. Thanks all the individuals and organizations that participated.


Shenandoah National Park Plans Prescribed Burn

News Release: Luray, VA - Shenandoah National Park Fire Managers plan to burn approximately 90 acres of Big Meadows sometime between March 25 and mid-April, weather permitting. A portion of Big Meadows (mile 51 on Skyline Drive), the open area across from Byrd Visitor Center, is burned each year for the purpose of maintaining the open vista by preventing encroachment by trees and shrubs. We anticipate one day of operations to complete the project.


Communications & Technology Subcommittee to Markup Legislation to Restore Net Neutrality

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a markup on Tuesday, March 26, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn...