News published on Federal Newswire in August 2019

News from August 2019


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Mineral County woman sentenced for role in a drug distribution operation

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Gypsy Rene Winkler, of Keyser, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 10 months incarceration for her involvement in a drug distribution conspiracy, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


The votes are in! TSA’s “cutest K9” is PHX’s Alfie

Release: PHOENIX -The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that Alfie, a four-year-old yellow lab and explosive detection K9 who works at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), was voted the winner of TSA’s “cutest K9" contest.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Nicholas J. Mathis, of Warren, Michigan, was sentenced today to 195 months incarceration for drug distribution and firearms charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


The FBI is Seeking Assistance in a Bank Robbery That Took Place in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday

News Release: The FBI is Seeking Assistance in a Bank Robbery That Took Place in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday.


Jury Convicts Self-Proclaimed "Professor Of Pot"

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - After a four-day trial, a jury convicted Daniel Dario Trevino, age 47, of Lansing, Michigan, on ten federal marijuana trafficking-related charges. The federal charges and convictions resulted from Trevino’s operation of marijuana dispensaries across the state of Michigan.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Grain Valley, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for traveling to North Dakota for illicit sex with a 14-year-old child, who was actually an undercover law enforcement officer, while he was under investigation for distributing child pornography over the internet.


U.S. Department of Labor Orders Tennessee Valley Authority to Pay Back Wages to Employee Terminated After Raising Nuclear Safety Concerns

News Release: CHATTANOOGA, TN - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to reinstate a former employee who TVA placed on paid administrative leave, and then later terminated in retaliation for raising nuclear safety concerns.


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Randall Doyle McGuire, age 39, of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for Possession Of Unregistered Firearm (Destructive Device-Incendiary...


Arizona Man Arrested After Traveling From Arizona to New Orleans on Amtrak Train with Heroin Was Sentenced To 52 Months’ Imprisonment

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - ADRIAN F. DANIEL, 25, a resident of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 to 52 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to the charge of possession with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin announced U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser.


Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Illegal Possession of Firearm

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond man pleaded guilty today to possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.


Dingell Act public lands changes to be presented at Open Houses

News Release: VERNAL, Utah - Open Houses will be held to provide information on changes to public lands resulting from the enactment of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act.


MS-13 Defendant Pleads Guilty to Murder in Aid of Racketeering

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A defendant in the MS-13 racketeering case pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today and accepted responsibility for his involvement in a homicide.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Herman Terrell Govan, of Inwood, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 151 months incarceration for selling fentanyl, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: A project to construct a new Architectural Barrier Act (ABA) accessible hunt blind and wildlife-viewing platform within an authorized Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) waterfowl hunting area on Bodie Island is scheduled to begin this week.


USDA Cites The Fruit Club in South Dakota for PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on The Fruit Club, Sioux Falls, S.D., for failing to meet its contractual...


Southern Oregon Marijuana Trafficker Charged in Murder-for-Hire Plot

News Release: MEDFORD, Ore.-A federal criminal complaint was unsealed today charging a Southern Oregon man and frequent marijuana trafficker with attempting to pay for the murder of an associate.


District Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Shooting Man Outside His Doorstep

News Release: Defendant Shot at Victim and a 17-year-old Relative as They Stepped Out of Their Home to Walk to the Store.


Daisy Man Sentenced To 51 Months For Possession Of Ammunition

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that John Douglas Walker III., age 39, of Daisy, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 51 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for Felon in Possession of Ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The charges arose from an investigation by the United States Marshals Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.