News published on Federal Newswire in December 2019

News from December 2019


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Tax Preparer Admits Conspiring To Commit Tax Fraud

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, tax preparer today admitted her role in conspiring to defraud the IRS and filing false personal tax returns for a New Jersey business owner and two other individuals, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Total Prosecutions against Defendants Who Illegally Possessed Firearms in 2019

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that, in 2019, the U.S. Attorney’s Office charged 65 defendants with unlawful possession of a firearm. These indictments emphasize prosecution against individuals convicted of felonies or misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence, and who would therefore be prohibited from possessing firearms.


Defense Contractor Pays $3 Million to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Claims to the Army

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - LaForge & Budd Construction Company, Inc. ("LaForge"), has agreed to pay $3 million to settle civil claims stemming from allegations that it submitted false claims to the United States Army, announced United States Attorney Timothy J. Downing.


News Release: A nineteen-year-old man was sentenced today to over three years in federal prison for his role in trafficking more than 100 grams of heroin in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, area.


Missing Person Search Initiated at Grand Canyon

News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- The National Park Service (NPS) is conducting a missing person search at Grand Canyon National Park.


Denver Drug Dealer Sentenced To Nearly 11 Years In Federal Prison

News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced today that Saskia Iona Mesmer, age 25, of Denver, Colorado was sentenced to serve 130 months (nearly 11 years) in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking...


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Second Degree Burglary, Larceny, Assaulting Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and Discharging a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sisseton, South Dakota, man was sentenced on Dec. 27, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


Missing Snowboarder Rescued at Hurricane Ridge

News Release: Port Angeles, WA - A search and rescue team located a missing snowboarder early Sunday morning at Hurricane Ridge who was last seen Saturday afternoon taking the intermediate rope tow to the top of Sunrise. He was found in good condition after spending the night in temperatures ranging in the low thirties. He sustained minor injuries and after being given food and water he was able to snowshoe back up to the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center with assistance from the team.


Former Office Manager Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling Over One Million Dollars from a Local Business

News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Katherine S. Dyson, age 65, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, to 42 months in federal prison following her wire fraud conviction. The Court further sentenced Dyson to 2 years of supervised release following...


Child Pornographer Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison

News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that U.S. District Court Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Henry Babin, age 30, of Gonzales, Louisiana, to serve 60 months in federal prison following his conviction for possessing child pornography. Babin will also be required to serve five years of...



News Release: BOSTON - A Chelsea man was arrested on Dec. 27, 2019, and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: Evan Jamon Woodard, 34, of Tulsa, was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court for two firearms violations and for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, marijuana and heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.


Nineteen-Year-Old Man Sentenced to Over Three Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin

News Release: Led Police Officers on a High Speed Chase, During Which He Drove Onto a Frozen River.