News published on Federal Newswire in August 2019

News from August 2019


Ely Man Indicted For Murder Of 3-Year-Old Girl

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - An enrolled member of the Ely Shoshone Tribe was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with the murder of a three-year-old girl.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A South Carolina man was indicted today on charges that he defrauded at least 20 people by soliciting investments in a phony foreign currency trading scheme, Attorney for the United States Rachael Honig announced.


DOE, Contractors Support Small Businesses at Savannah River Site Protégé Day

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - DOE and contractor representatives recently came together to help small businesses build new skillsets and expand their capabilities at the annual Protégé Day hosted by Savannah River Site (SRS) management and operations contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS).


News Release: ¿Qué?: La Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos tiene programada una rueda de prensa en línea. para anunciar los resultados de tres informes: Ingreso y Pobreza en los Estados Unidos: 2018, y Cobertura de Seguro Médico en los Estados Unidos: 2018, y La Medida Suplementaria de Pobreza: 2018. El informe...


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Byron Higginbotham, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 14 months incarceration for his role in a methamphetamine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


House Judiciary Asks Judge to Expedite Ruling for Testimony of Former White House Counsel Don McGahn

News Release: Today, the House Judiciary Committee filed a motion to expedite the ruling in the lawsuit to compel former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify before the Committee as part of its impeachment investigation into obstruction, corruption and abuse of power by President Donald Trump and his associates.


News Release: Strong City, Kansas - Come see the 14th annual quilt display at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve over the Labor Day Weekend. Beautiful flower quilts will be the featured attraction of this year’s program. If you have a flower-inspired quilt you would like to show, call the preserve at 620-273-8494 (hit 0). Quilts are needed by August 28th and can be dropped off at the preserve between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. It’s not too late to participate.


Steubenville man admits to drug conspiracy

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Robert Leon Sullivan, of Steubenville, Ohio, has admitted to a cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Hattiesburg Felon Pleads Guilty under Project EJECT to Illegally Possessing Firearm

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Sacory Brown, 28, of Hattiesburg, pled guilty today before Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


Alabama Man Sentenced to Prison for Filing a False Tax Return

News Release: Alabama Man Sentenced to Prison for Filing a False Tax Return.


News Release: BOSTON - A Pennsylvania man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for his involvement in a series of burglaries and attempted burglaries of Target retail stores, including two in Massachusetts.


Alabama Man Sentenced to Prison for Filing a False Tax Return

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Jefferson County man was sentenced to 30 months in prison today for filing a false tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town for the Northern District of Alabama.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites United Parcel Service After Employee Injury in West Palm Beach County, Florida

News Release: RIVIERA BEACH, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited UPS Inc. for failing to protect employees working in excessive heat after an employee suffered heat-related injuries near the Riviera Beach, Florida, facility. The company faces $13,260 in penalties, the maximum penalty allowed by law for a serious violation.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - An EM employee who has worked at DOE for more than three decades was recently honored for his long-term contributions to the International Symposium on the Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials (PATRAM).


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - David E. Beazel, of Triadelphia, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms violation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Federal Agent Impersonation Scams

News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Federal Agent Impersonation Scams.


News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago financial adviser has been arrested on a federal fraud charge for allegedly swindling millions of dollars from clients, including a man who received approximately $5 million in a wrongful conviction settlement.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Jose Alvarez for 1999 Murder

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF"), announced the unsealing of a superseding Indictment charging JOSE ALVAREZ, ...


Agreement To Remove Time Constraints on Air Carrier Leases of Aircraft With Crew Between the U.S., EU, Iceland, and Norway

Release: AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO TIME LIMITATIONS ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF AIRCRAFT WITH CREW.


Warwick Man Charged with Interstate Travel to Engage in Sex with a Minor, Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Warwick man who allegedly befriended a 15-year-old Hopkins, Michigan, girl on social media and allegedly helped her devise and execute a plan to run away from home and avoid being located or contacted by her parents has been charged in federal court in Providence with interstate travel to engage in sexual activity with a minor and receipt of child pornography.