News published on Federal Newswire in January 2019

News from January 2019


FBI Oklahoma City Statement in Response to Inadvertent Exposure of Archived Data

News Release: FBI Oklahoma City Statement in Response to Inadvertent Exposure of Archived Data.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) announced the membership and new chairs of the Ways & Means Committee subcommittees for the 116th Congress.


St. Louis Man Admits Stealing Credit Cards at the Plaza Frontenac Cinema

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Alfred L. Ford, Jr., 30, of Norristown, Pennsylvania, pled guilty to three counts - conspiracy to commit access device fraud, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Ford appeared before Judge Ronnie White today who accepted his plea and set his sentencing for April 17, 2019.


Six Defendants Arrested for Distributing Heroin in the East New York Section of Brooklyn and Elsewhere

News Release: Defendants Boasted About the Quality of Their Heroin, Using Luxury Vehicles as Codes for the Drugs.


News Release: House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) today announced the Democratic rosters for the House Appropriations Committee’s 12 subcommittees in the 116th Congress, including the Subcommittee Chairs and full Committee Vice Chair who were elected by the Committee’s Democratic Members.


U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes to Step Down

News Release: Served as Chief Federal Law Enforcement Officer in Western Washington.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- Yesterday federal authorities arrested Migdoel Cruz-Ruiz for threatening the life of the President of the United States. The complaint charges Cruz-Ruiz with threatening to kill the President of the United States, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 871, announced United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The FBI is in charge of the investigation.


News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to complete at least two front-end engineering and design (FEED) studies for commercial-scale carbon capture systems on coal and natural gas power plants.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of North Versailles, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 2½ years’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Martinsburg, West Virginia Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking, Distributing Fatal Dose of Fentanyl and Evidence Tampering

News Release: Harrisonburg, VIRGINIA - A Martinsburg, West Virginia, man, who used heroin as a means to control numerous women he trafficked as part of a commercial prostitution ring that operated in the Western District of Virginia, and elsewhere, was convicted this week following a jury trial in U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg. United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen made the announcement.


Two Men Charged in Fentanyl Overdose Death

News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mikaela Weber (619) 546-9734 or Stephen Wong (619) 546-9464.


News Release: Defendant received 15 months of incarceration for dumping truckloads of sewage into Little Huff Creek in Wyoming County.


Six Defendants Arrested for Distributing Heroin in the East New York Section of Brooklyn and Elsewhere

News Release: Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging five defendants for their participation in a heroin distribution ring operating in the East New York section of Brooklyn and elsewhere. A sixth defendant was arrested and charged in a complaint with possessing heroin as part...


Two Individuals Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison For A Carjacking

News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, announced that United States District Court Judge Francisco A. Besosa sentenced Miguel Angel Martinez-Ramos and Michael Rosa-Rodríguez to 23 years of imprisonment for carjacking and for discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.


Graves Welcomes Committee Republicans for the 116th Congress

News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) today welcomed the Republican Members selected to serve on the Committee in the 116th Congress.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Jerris M. Blanks, 39, of Festus, was convicted by a jury today in U.S. District Court in St. Louis for one count of receipt of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. Blanks’ trial took place before U.S. District Court E. Richard Webber and set a sentencing hearing for April 16, 2019.


Martinsburg, West Virginia Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking, Distributing Fatal Dose of Fentanyl and Evidence Tampering

News Release: Harrisonburg, VIRGINIA - A Martinsburg, West Virginia, man, who used heroin as a means to control numerous women he trafficked as part of a commercial prostitution ring that operated in the Western District of Virginia, and elsewhere, was convicted this week following a jury trial in U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg. United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen made the announcement.


Two Men Charged in Fentanyl Overdose Death

News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mikaela Weber (619) 546-9734 or Stephen Wong (619) 546-9464.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- Yesterday federal authorities arrested Migdoel Cruz-Ruiz for threatening the life of the President of the United States. The complaint charges Cruz-Ruiz with threatening to kill the President of the United States, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 871, announced United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The FBI is in charge of the investigation.


Updates to Accessible Areas During Government Shutdown at Golden Gate National Recreation Area

News Release: Due to the government shutdown, park staff is limited to maintain health and safety operations. Visitors are asked to "Pack it In and Pack it Out" at sites with no trash removal services. Trash and bathroom services will be unavailable or closed entirely to comply with government shutdown requirements.