News published on Federal Newswire in January 2019

News from January 2019


News Release: The House today approved, by unanimous consent, a Continuing Resolution to reopen all federal agencies through February 15 and provide back pay to federal employees. The Senate approved the legislation earlier today and House passage cleared the legislation for the President’s signature. In addition to the Continuing Resolution, the House voted to go to conference with the Senate on a funding bill for Homeland Security.


McNairy County Man Sentenced to 300 Months for Drug Conspiracy, Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms, and Possessing Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Offenses

News Release: Memphis, TN - Joshua Tucker, 30, of Selmer, TN has been sentenced to a total of 300 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons for conspiring to distribute and distributing actual methamphetamine, and being a felon in possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.


2018 Fishing Permits Extended for Duration of Federal Government Shutdown

News Release: 2018 Fishing Permits Extended for Duration of Federal Government Shutdown.


News Release: FARGO - United States Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on Jan. 25, 2019, Chief United States District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland, sentenced Bryan James Hogle, age 43, Las Vegas, NV, to serve 45 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for the charges of Conspiracy...


Internet Stalker Sentenced to More Than 14 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: DENVER - Eric Ronald Bolduan of Rochester, Minnesota was sentenced to 171 months in federal prison for stalking and making interstate threats against college students, U.S. Attorney Jason R. Dunn and FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Dean Phillips announced. United States District Court Judge Christine...


Meth Conspiracy Sends Richland County Man to Prison for More Than 20 Years

News Release: Justin R. Mason, 35, of Olney, Illinois, has been sentenced to 262 months in federal prison on methamphetamine-related charges, Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.


Internet Stalker Sentenced to More than 14 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: DENVER - Eric Ronald Bolduan of Rochester, Minnesota was sentenced to 171 months in federal prison for stalking and making interstate threats against college students, U.S. Attorney Jason R. Dunn and FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Dean Phillips announced. United States District Court Judge Christine...


News Release: Three Southwest Kansas Men Sentenced to Prison for Plotting to Bomb Somali Immigrants in Garden City.


News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on the Trump Shutdown and its continued negative impact on our frontline homeland security personnel who are charged with keeping the nation safe and secure. Yesterday, Chairman...


Chairmen DeFazio and Larsen Respond to Aviation Delays Caused By the Government Shutdown

News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) issued statements in response to the delays to our aviation system caused by the absurd government shutdown.


News Release: Michael Bonanno and Co-Conspirator Attempted to Steal Hundreds of Thousand of Dollars From Multiple Victims.


News Release: Following the enactment of the continuing resolution, the National Park Service is preparing to resume regular operations nationwide though the schedule for individual parks may vary depending on staff size and complexity of operations.


Lowey Statement on Temporary Reopening of Federal Government

News Release: House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) released the following statement on President Trump and Republicans’ decision to temporarily reopen the federal government after 35 days of the Trump Shutdown.


News Release: A former Sugar Land, Texas, resident has been arrested and detained for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick and Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner of the FBI’s Houston Field Office.


News Release: Fugitive Lawyer Sentenced to 234 Months in Prison in Connection with $21 Million Fraud Scheme.


Las Vegas, Nevada Man Sentenced to 45 Years for Offenses Involving Transportation of a One-Year-Old Child for the Purpose of Sexual Abuse

News Release: FARGO - United States Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on Jan. 25, 2019, Chief United States District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland, sentenced Bryan James Hogle, age 43, Las Vegas, NV, to serve 45 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for the charges of Conspiracy...


Honolulu Woman Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses

News Release: HONOLULU - Kathy Funtila, 46, a resident of Honolulu, Hawaii, was sentenced yesterday to 119 months in federal prison for defrauding multiple Oahu businesses of $558,633.71 over the course of 5 years.


Three Southwest Kansas Men Sentenced to Prison for Plotting to Bomb Somali Immigrants in Garden City

News Release: WASHINGTON - Three men from southwest Kansas were sentenced to 25, 26 and 30 years imprisonment on charges of conspiring to detonate a bomb at an apartment complex in Garden City where Muslim immigrants lived, announced Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker; United States Attorney for the District...


Federal Inmate Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Vicious Assault

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Curtis Pixley, 39, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today by United States District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to 78 months in prison for intentionally assaulting another person, and 60 months for possessing a shank in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst. The sentences will run concurrently.


Previously convicted Las Vegas sex offender sentenced in North Dakota to 45 years in federal prison for sexually abusing infant

News Release: FARGO, N.D. - A previously convicted sex offender from Las Vegas was sentenced Friday to 45 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a 1-year-old infant.