News published on Federal Newswire in May 2019

News from May 2019


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Hanford Site groundwater treatment team is making substantial progress in its cleanup mission, according to recent data from EM’s Richland Operations Office (RL) and contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC).


Prescribed Fires in the North Unit

News Release: The Sheep Prescribed Fire, encompassing approximately 4,300 acres, will cover the area from the Scenic Drive south to the Little Missouri River, extending from River Bend Overlook west to Oxbow Overlook. The Northwest Corner Prescribed Fire will cover roughly 700 acres, from the north side of the Scenic Drive to the Unit’s north boundary between mile 9.5 and Oxbow Overlook.


News Release: John Shedd and Terry Tooley Admitted Filling Controlled Substance Prescriptions They Knew Were Written For No Legitimate Medical Purpose.



News Release: BOSTON - The owner of Mike’s Famous Roast Beef & Pizza in North Reading pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to committing tax fraud by failing to report approximately $1.9 million in business receipts.


USDA Announces March Income over Feed Cost Margin Triggers Third 2019 Dairy Safety Net Payment

News Release: Washington - USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this week that the March 2019 income over feed cost margin was $8.85 per hundredweight (cwt.), triggering the third payment for dairy producers who purchase the appropriate level of coverage under the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.


News Release: SOUTH BEND - Travis Norman, age 30, of Rochester, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller upon his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U. S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.


Pittsburgh Felon Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing a Handgun at Monroeville Mall

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to three years and one month (37 months) in prison and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of being a felon in possession of a handgun, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: Defendants traveled from North Carolina and Virginia in plot to steal money and marijuana in California for distribution on the East Coast.


Ohio man indicted for firearms charges

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kenneth Tribett, of Bellaire, Ohio, was indicted by a federal grand today on a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced Matthew Johnson, 39, of Burnham, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Lance E. Walker to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release for being an unlawful user of heroin and bath salts in possession of a firearm. The defendant pleaded guilty on June 21, 2018.


Convicted Felon Sentenced for Shooting at Federal Agents

News Release: VICTORIA, Texas - A 30-year-old Cuero resident has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of assault on a federal agent and related firearms charges, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Joseph Brent Benoit pleaded guilty Jan. 7, 2019.


Adopt a wild horse or burro—May 18 at the Wyoming Honor Farm

News Release: RIVERTON, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management and the Wyoming Honor Farm will partner May 17-18 in Riverton for an adoption of gentled wild horses and burros. For more than 30 years, the Honor Farm has shared the BLM’s commitment to place excess wild horses and burros into private care in order to maintain healthy animals on healthy, productive public rangelands.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This week, House Democrats will force a vote on H.R. 986, which is misleadingly titled the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act. However, this bill is not about protecting people with pre-existing conditions, it’s about eliminating health care choices for states.


Early Career Engineer Finds Fulfillment in SRS Liquid Waste Mission

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Expecting to discover an exciting opportunity in the oil industry, engineer Christina Santos applied for an internship at Savannah River Remediation (SRR) to work with tanks.


Weld County Woman Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing Over $180,000 From the United States Postal Service Through Hundreds Of False Insurance Claims

News Release: DENVER - Lorrine Kimmel, age 48, of Weld County, Colorado, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel to serve 15 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years on supervised release for defrauding the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by mail fraud, U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn and...


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A second case has been charged in the Southern District of Ohio related to an online romance money laundering scam.


News Release: St. Croix, USVI - Robert Klyvert, 47, of St. Croix, was sentenced Monday for distribution of crack cocaine, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.


News Release: St. Louis, MO -Jerrinon Tate, 28, of St. Louis, MO, pleaded guilty to two counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. He appeared today before U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey who accepted his plea and set his sentencing date for Aug. 13, 2019.


News Release: FBI Denver Division Honors Wyoming Community Leader Ms. Rory Tendore with 2018 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award.