News published on Federal Newswire in February 2019

News from February 2019


Milwaukee Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Attempted Robbery of Walgreens

News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger has announced that last Friday, United States District Judge Lynn Adelman sentenced Lamont Walker to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release after Walker pled guilty to attempting to rob a Walgreens store and brandishing a gun during the attempted robbery.


Duval County Man Sentenced To Prison  In Counterfeit Currency Investigation

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Steven Timothy Jolly (41, Jacksonville) to 30 months in federal prison for manufacturing counterfeit currency. The court also ordered Jolly to forfeit computer media used in the production of counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. Jolly had pleaded guilty on October 9, 2018.


Traveler Sentenced for Attempting to Have Sex with a Child

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Adam Scott Pike, 43, formerly of Rochester, Minnesota, was sentenced on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason, to serve 22.5 years in prison, to be followed by a life term of supervised release, for traveling to Alaska with the intent to have sex with a minor, and distribution of child pornography.


Snapshot: S&T, SpaceX Launch Polar Scout Satellites

News Release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) launched two miniature cube-shaped satellites (CubeSats) into space on Dec. 3, 2018, via the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.


National Historic Trails Interpretive Center announces temporary exhibit titled: “That’s the Way We Roll!”

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NHTIC) announces the opening of a new temporary exhibit titled “That’s the Way We Roll!" The exhibit is open to the public through March 22.


Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to hold its First Markup

News Release: Washington, DC- The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a Full Committee markup this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 at 10:00 am in HVC 210, Capitol Visitor Center to consider the following measures...


Prison Guard Sentenced for Sexual Relationship with Inmate

News Release: A federal corrections officer was sentenced yesterday to more than a year behind bars - the same environment where she took advantage of a prison inmate less than two years ago.


Chair McCollum Statement at Non-Tribal Programs Public Witness Hearing

Release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chair of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's first non-tribal programs public witness hearing​.


13 Cuban Nationals Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Wire and Mail Fraud

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that 13 Cuban Nationals have been sentenced in federal court for Conspiracy to Commit Wire and Mail Fraud. United States District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis, of Columbia, sentenced the following defendants.


South Lake Tahoe Man Sentenced to Prison for Destruction of Archaeological Sites

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Timothy Brian Harrison, 50, of South Lake Tahoe, was sentenced today by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to one year and one day in prison and ordered to pay $113,000 in restitution for two counts of excavation and removal of archaeological resources from public lands and one misdemeanor count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Pipestone Hiring for 2019 YCC High School Students

News Release: High school students: apply for a summer job at pipestone national monument.


Calhoun man sentenced to prison for violating federal gun laws

News Release: ATLANTA - Matthew Meadows, a convicted felon, has been sentenced to federal prison for possession of a stolen firearm.


Chicago Investment Manager Convicted on Federal Fraud Charges for Swindling $10 Million from Clients and Lenders

News Release: CHICAGO - A federal jury today convicted a Chicago investment manager on fraud charges for swindling more than $10 million from clients and lenders.


Two Malaysian Nationals Indicted for Conspiring to Illegally Export Firearm Parts to Hong Kong

News Release: BOSTON - Two Malaysian nationals were indicted today for conspiring to illegally export firearm parts from the United States to Hong Kong.


Former Deputy Executive Director of Port Authority Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

News Release: Misused Government Property to Punish Fort Lee Mayor for Not Endorsing.



Two Charged with Robbing Cellular Phone Store in Fort Wayne

News Release: FORT WAYNE, IN -Quran Waterford, 34, of Bloomington, Indiana and Gary McCaleb, 29, of Harvey, Illinois were charged with Hobbs Act Robbery, and possessing and using a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch, II.


Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Virtual Job Scams

News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Virtual Job Scams.


Chairman Ryan Statement at Hearing on CBO's FY 2020 Budget Request

Release: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH), Chair of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) FY 2020 budget request.


McCurtain Co Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Contraband In Prison

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Nickey Lynn Anderson, age 36, of McCurtain County, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Possessing Contraband In Prison, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1791(a)(2), 1791(b)(3)...