News published on Federal Newswire in September 2019

News from September 2019


Extortion Scheme Mastermind Sentenced

News Release: For Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud.



News Release: From October 2019 through March 2020, the National Park Service (NPS) will continue managing white-tailed deer at Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site. Gettysburg and Eisenhower national parks are reducing the number of deer in the parks directly by shooting. All venison will once again be donated to Gettysburg area food banks.


DOE Offices Partner With Nonprofit to Advance STEM in Indian Country

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The past, present, and future came together when Shoshone-Bannock Tribes member Talia Martin explained the history, cultural significance, and continued environmental protection at DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL).


United States District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against Hendersonville Companies And Its Owner

News Release: Injunction Prevents Further Distribution of Unapproved Drugs and Misbranded and Adulterated Dietary Supplements and Device.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CLEMENTE HOLMES, also known as “Cavali" and “Vali," 30, of Hamden, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to firearm and narcotics offenses.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA- Dr. Felix Brizuela, Jr., of Harrison City, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 48 months incarceration for illegally distributing opioids, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Ashley Adams named deputy superintendent for Nez Perce National Historical Park, Whitman Mission National Historic Site and Big Hole National Battlefield

News Release: LAPWAI, Idaho - The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Ashley Adams as the new deputy superintendent for Nez Perce National Historical Park, Whitman Mission National Historic Site and Big Hole National Battlefield.


News Release: West Glacier, MT - Over Labor Day weekend, a medical emergency temporarily restricted traffic for three hours just west of Lake McDonald Lodge.


News Release: FORT WAYNE- Kelly Custer, 57, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly Brady after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.


KCK Man Sentenced for Robberies At Bank, Pharmacy and Retail Store

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas man was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison for robbing a bank and a pharmacy and attempting to rob a retail store, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


Steamtown National Historic Site NER Hartzog Award Recipients

News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - The 2019 National Park Service (NPS) Northeast Region’s George and Helen Hartzog Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Service were recently announced, with Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) volunteer Walter Elvidge receiving the award in the Enduring Service category, while the site’s Education Team volunteers received Honorable Mention in the Group category. The NPS Northeast Region is comprised of 83 parks located from Maine to Virginia.


Bronx Man Pleads Guilty to ID Theft, Bank Fraud

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Bronx, N.Y., man appeared in federal court in Providence today and admitted to his role in various stolen identity and bank fraud schemes and conspiracies that bilked banks, finance companies, car dealerships, and others in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and elsewhere out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Matthew Brehm (619) 546-8983.


News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The EM program at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has launched an innovative process using silver chloride, a conventional industrial product, to clean up contaminated groundwater.


Hiker Dies Near Backbone Trail in Malibu on Labor Day

News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- A 64-year-old male hiker was found deceased by emergency responders about a mile from the Kanan Backbone Trailhead in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Monday afternoon. The hiker was part of a group that had left the official trail and entered an area of the backcountry that the National Park Service had closed after the Woolsey Fire.


Release: LAS VEGAS - Today, representatives from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) unveiled the Innovation Checkpoint, a collaborative effort between TSA’s Innovation Task Force and the airport that allows for side-by-side testing and evaluation of emerging security technologies in a live checkpoint environment. This is the first and only one of its kind nationwide.


Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Six Counts of Illegally Accessing Veterans' Medical Records

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man pled guilty to illegally accessing the medical records of six veterans, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Jeffrey Miller, 39, an employee of the Veterans Benefits Administration in Huntington, pled guilty to six counts of unauthorized access of a computer.


News Release: Resit Tavan, a Turkish Businessman and owner of the Istanbul-based Turkish business Ramor Dis Ticaret Ltd. (also known as the “Ramor Group") was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in Federal District Court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to 27 months imprisonment in connection with his conviction for conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions by exporting specialized marine equipment from the United States to Iran between 2013 to 2015.