News published on Federal Newswire in August 2021

News Release: CONCORD - Eduardo Contreras, 31, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.

Philadelphia Man, Previously Convicted of a Felony, Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Jesse Golden, 30, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to fifteen years in prison and three years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Gerald J. Pappert. The defendant was convicted of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon after a three-day trial in May 2021.

California Men Arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Assailant Repeatedly Attacked Police Using Crutch, Metal Pole, Spray.

Reno Man Indicted For Dealing Large Amount Of Methamphetamine And Firearm Offense

News Release: RENO, Nev. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a Reno man for allegedly distributing a large amount of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

Doctor Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Thousands Of Oxycodone Pills Illegally

News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Dr. EMMANUEL LAMBRAKIS, a former state-licensed doctor, was sentenced this afternoon to 188 months in prison for conspiring to distribute medically unnecessary oxycodone unlawfully. LAMBRAKIS pled guilty on Nov. 26, 2019, before U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III, and was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla.

DOE Announces Tracey LeBeau as Western Area Power Administration Administrator

By DOE Newswire | Aug 26, 2021

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm issued the following statement today announcing Tracey A. LeBeau as Administrator and CEO of Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). LeBeau has served as Interim Administrator since March and has ...

Rochester Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking And Causing Non-Fatal Overdose

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Soroush Hamedi, 27, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum sentence of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.

Chairman Meeks’ Statement on Bombing at Kabul Airport

By State Newswire | Aug 26, 2021

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement today after reports that ISIS-K terrorists detonated multiple explosive devices throughout Kabul, including one at Hamid Karzai International Airport, killing dozens of people including several U.S. servicemembers...

Enrolled member of Navajo Nation sentenced to eight years in prison for sex abusive of a minor

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Larry Nathaniel, 65, of Farmington, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Aug. 25 in federal court to eight years and six months in prison for abusive sexual contact of a minor in Indian Country. Nathaniel pleaded guilty on Feb. 2.

Downey Company that Provides In-Home Respiratory Services Agrees to Pay Over $3.3 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations

News Release: LOS ANGELES -SuperCare Health, Inc., a Downey-based provider of home respiratory services and durable medical equipment, has agreed to pay $3,315,308 to resolve allegations that it defrauded public health care programs by billing for ventilator services that were not medically necessary or reasonable, the Justice Department announced today.

Yakima project “flip-flop” operations underway

News Release: YAKIMA, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation will begin its annual “flip-flop" operation in early September to aid in successful spawning and incubation of chinook salmon eggs and to improve winter reservoir storage in the Yakima basin. This means flows out of Keechelus and Cle Elum reservoirs in the upper...

Marion Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud

News Release: A man who received over $13,000 in fraudulently obtained CARES Act unemployment funds was sentenced today to nine months in federal prison.

Senate Democrats’ International Tax Plan Would Drive U.S. Businesses, Jobs, and Investment Overseas

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 25, 2021

News Release: Tax Hikes Would Give Our Biggest Foreign Competitors, Like China, a Winning Hand.

U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Memphis Murder Suspect in Arkansas

News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Jasmine Carey for First Degree Murder (Facilitation of a felony).

Davenport Man Sentenced to Prison for Felon in Possession of Ammunition

News Release: DAVENPORT, IOWA - A Davenport man, Christopher Michael Screechfield, age 23, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 24 months in prison for Felon in Possession of Ammunition. Screechfield was ordered to serve three years of supervised release to follow his prison...

Connecticut woman sentenced for walking on thermal area in Yellowstone National Park

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that MADELINE S. CASEY, age 26 of New Hartford, Connecticut was sentenced to seven days in jail for walking on thermal ground at Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. In addition, she was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, $40 in fees and...

Gun Smuggler Who Worked at Consulate Sentenced to Almost 4 Years in Prison

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. -Luis Manuel Bray-Vazquez, 35, a Mexican citizen, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 46 months in prison for attempting to smuggle firearms from the United States into Mexico. Bray-Vasquez previously pleaded guilty.

Artist-In-Residence Program Continues at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park with the Return of Visual Artist Margaret Dwyer

News Release: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, in partnership with ArtisTree Community Arts Center, welcomes the return of Artist-In-Residence (AIR) Margaret Dwyer. Dwyer is a multi-media artist with a specialization in watercolor. Her first residency at the park was in 2019 and the park was fortunate...

TSA officers at BNA detect record number of firearms in 2021

By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2021

Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Nashville International Airport (BNA) discovered two firearms at security checkpoints Tuesday evening, bringing the total detected at the airport to 98 this year.

Trails Center hosts musical group The Great Bear Folk Theatre on Saturday