News published on Federal Newswire in June 2021

News from June 2021


Honduran Smuggler and Passenger Sentenced

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Honduran national was sentenced today to 9 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for transporting an illegal alien within the United States, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, Jack P. Staton, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans, and Jason E. Schneider, Chief Patrol Agent of the Border Patrol’s New Orleans Sector.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Douglas Smith, 71, of Española, New Mexico, was convicted today by a federal jury of involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country. A sentencing date has not been set.


Omaha Man Sentenced in Drug Trafficking Ring

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Anthony Moore, 49, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Senior United States District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon sentenced Moore to 60 months’ imprisonment. Moore will serve a 4-year term of supervised release following his release from the Bureau of Prisons. There is no parole in the federal system.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976.


Lake Powell Changing Lake Levels Webpage Available With Status of Launch Ramps

News Release: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is pleased to announce information is available 24-7 on our website about Lake Powell’s fluctuating water levels and the status of water-based visitor services at: Changing Lake Levels - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov).


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Stacy Gallman, 31, of Philadelphia, PA, was convicted today at trial for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: Augusta, MAINE - After administering more than 10,000 vaccinations across 12 communities in Maine since its launch on April 12, the Maine Mobile Vaccination Unit (MVU) will end its mission today, Friday, June 18, 2021, in Old Orchard Beach.


News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: The Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education and Miller Woods ponds are teaming with abundant life of all sizes. This summer, you can join a ranger to search for life in a pond every Saturday from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Sampling equipment and identification sheets provided.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Little Eagle, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child.


News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Dare to be like Diana of the Dunes and hike over 250 steps along a one mile trail at West Beach to end at the shoreline and watch the sunset with park rangers. Every Saturday beginning June 26 through Aug. 28, meet a ranger at the Diana Dunes Dare trail head at West Beach at 7:30 p.m. This one hour hike will challenge you physically and entertain you with stories about the real Diana of the Dunes.


Jerome M. Cruz Sentenced to Prison for Unemployment Fraud Charge Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

News Release: Hagatña, Guam - SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Jerome Michael Cruz, age 26, from Barrigada, Guam, was sentenced in the United States District Court of Guam to ten months imprisonment for Federal Program Theft...


Chairs DeFazio and Titus Announce Subcommittee Hearing Next Week with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) announced that the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “FEMA’s Priorities...


Rapid City Men Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that two Rapid City, South Dakota, men convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance were sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


National Seashore Closing for Severe Weather

News Release: GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- Gulf Islands National Seashore will close beginning June 18, due to the tropical storm approaching the Northwest Florida area.


News Release: For Robbery and Brandishing a Firearm During Crimes of Violence.


Search resumed today for 27-year-old man, missing for 10 days

News Release: MOOSE, WY- Search operations continued today in Grand Teton National Park for 27-year-old Cian McLaughlin, who has been missing for ten days. The last reported sighting of McLaughlin was on Tuesday, June 8. After days of extensive ground and aerial efforts, the search for McLaughlin will shift tactics...


Carbella Recreation Site near Yellowstone re-opens with a fresh upgrade

News Release: (BUTTE, Mont.) - Campers and boaters will find a lot to love about the just-renovated Carbella Recreation Site along the banks of the Yellowstone River, 20 miles north of the nation’s oldest national park.


Alabama Hills evacuated due to wildland fire danger

News Release: BISHOP, Calif. - Due to wildland fire danger from the nearby Alabama Fire, the Inyo County Sheriff has issued a CodeRED Alert (file://blm.doi.net/dfs/ca/fo/pub/blmshare/18_PUBLIC_INFO/CenCal%20District%20PAO/Ukiah/Berryessa%20Snow%20Mtn%20NM/planning/Scoping/iframe%20src=%22.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced that Dr. Gautam Arora, 43, formerly of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of unlawfully acquiring controlled prescriptions by misrepresentation and fraud, and scheming to defraud a health care benefit program, was sentenced to serve 14 months in prison by U.S. District Lawrence J. Vilardo.


Acting United States Attorney Mark J. Lesko Announces Formation of Civil Rights Team in the Office’s Civil Division

News Release: The Team’s Focus Will Include Policing, Patterns and Practices of Housing Discrimination, and School Segregation.