News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019


Business opportunity at Belle Haven Marina

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a 10-year concessions opportunity for Belle Haven Marina. Belle Haven Marina provides access to the Potomac River and is one of three marinas managed by the George Washington Memorial Parkway.


Reclamation to temporarily close Phil Swing Park near Imperial Dam to ensure public safety during construction activities

News Release: Yuma, Ariz. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that to ensure public safety, Phil Swing Park, located next to Imperial Dam, will be closed to the public beginning on Friday, Nov. 1, to accommodate replacement and repair of the railway line and related infrastructure used in operating the trash racks and screens at Imperial Dam.


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Callie Marie Woolsey, age 31, of McAlester, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Distribution Of Heroin, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years.


News Release: Cactus Flat, SD - As the weather turns colder, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site will transition to off-season operations. In this time of reduced visitor traffic, same-day ticket sales of unreserved tour tickets will be available every morning at the visitor center.


Mexican man, currently imprisoned for a fatal DUI, federally indicted in Southeast Texas for illegal re-entry

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 41-year-old Mexican citizen has been indicted for immigration violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.


News Release: BOSTON - A Randolph woman pleaded guilty today in connection with a scheme to impersonate bank customers and fraudulently withdraw money from their bank accounts.


Former New Haven Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kristina O’Connell, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that DEVON WILLIAMS, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to preparing false tax returns.


News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Subree Waterman, 38, of Wilmington, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Leonard P. Stark to five years in federal prison for distributing crack cocaine.


Felon with 13 Prior Convictions Sentenced to 7½ Years’ Imprisonment for Illegally Possessing Handgun and Ammunition

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to a term of imprisonment of seven years and six months to be followed by three years of supervised release on his conviction of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Former Parkersburg Physician Pleads Guilty for His Role in Hope Clinic Conspiracy

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A former Parkersburg physician pled guilty to a drug conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Paul W. Burke, 68, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances not for legitimate medical purposes in the usual course of professional medical practice and beyond the bounds of medical practice.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A Mexican wrestler pleaded guilty Thursday to importing more than 100 pounds of methamphetamine into the United States.


News Release: GREAT FALLS-A Great Falls man who admitted receiving child pornography on his computer was sentenced today to five years in prison and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


News Release: The Bureau of Land Management has released a Record of Decision (ROD) for the West Mojave Route Network Project (WMRNP), which amends the California Desert Conservation Area Plan and approves a travel and transportation route network with nine travel management plans. The approved project provides increased public access to recreation areas and points of interests, connectivity and consistency across jurisdictional boundaries.


Two Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Heroin in Stockton

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Ivan Martinez-Lopez, 29, a Mexican national, and Saul Moreno-Lemus, 22, of Reedley, charging them with conspiracy to distribute heroin and possession with intent to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Lynn Man Charged with Aggravated Identity Theft and Stealing Government Benefits

News Release: BOSTON - A Lynn man was arrested yesterday and charged in federal court in Boston with theft of government benefits and aggravated identity theft.


Carrollton Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Child Sexual Exploitation Violations

News Release: PLANO, Texas - A 50-year-old Carrollton, Texas man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.


St. Charles Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Conspiracy

News Release: St. Louis -Jonathen Aguilar, 32, of St. Charles, Missouri, was sentenced to 188 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute between 1.2 and 4 kilograms fentanyl. Aguilar appeared in federal court on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019.


Ten defendants charged in federal investigation that dismantled Texas-to-Chicago drug pipeline

News Release: CHICAGO - Federal law enforcement seized more than 14 kilograms of cocaine and 15 firearms as part of an investigation that dismantled a Texas-to-Chicago narcotics pipeline and resulted in charges against 10 defendants.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY DUNCAN, also known as “Heavy D," 32, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 63 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing firearms.


News Release: Parker, Washington Man Sentenced in Federal Court.