News published on Federal Newswire in July 2019

News from July 2019


Fraudster Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Scheme in Which She Defrauded Five Victims of More Than $1.2 Million

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Nely Rider, age 74, of Bowie, Maryland, to 18 months in federal prison, followed by nine months of home detention as part of three years of supervised release, for wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud at least five...


Member of Lightfoot Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Clairton, PA, has pleaded guilty to a federal narcotics charge, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Rangers host fishing clinic at Eagle Bay Pond

News Release: Sulphur, Okla.- Join a National Park Service ranger and a Chickasaw Nation park guide for a children’s fishing clinic on Saturday, July 13, 2019. The program will begin at 9 a.m. at the Eagle Bay fishing pond. After learning some fishing basics, participants will be able to catch fish in the freshly stocked pond. All necessary supplies will be provided. The clinic will end at noon.


Area closure takes effect for Pruitt Bridge construction

News Release: Buffalo National River, Jasper, AR - The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and its contractors began preparation work in early February for the replacement of the Pruitt Bridge on Highway 7, located approximately 11 miles south of Harrison and 6 miles north of Jasper. The existing bridge’s...


NOAA designates new national marine sanctuary in Maryland

News Release: Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary, about 40 miles south of Washington, D.C., will be the first national marine sanctuary designated since 2000.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -On Thursday, July 11, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a hearing with trauma survivors, public health experts, and government officials to examine childhood trauma in the United States.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 20-year-old U.S. citizen from Houston has entered a guilty plea to attempting to provide material support to Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers.


News Release: Michelle A. Sutphin Named Special Agent in Charge of the Jackson Field Office.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that, on July 4, 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) executed a seizure warrant obtained by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and seized the cargo vessel MSC Gayane as being subject to possible forfeiture to the United States.


California Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Role in Three-Year, Cross-Country Insider Trading Scheme that Netted More Than $3.9 Million

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A day trader from Oak Park, California, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in a multi-year insider trading scheme that made over $3.9 million in illicit profits by exploiting material information in violation of confidentiality agreements, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: (NC/VA) - The National Park Service is seeking vendors interested in providing firewood sales at select Blue Ridge Parkway campgrounds. Approved vendors will operate seasonally from mid-May through October and be issued a Commercial Use Authorization (CUA). All firewood sold must be state or federally certified as heat treated.


U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests York Attempted Homicide Suspect

News Release: Harrisburg, PA - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Que’sean Jalen Brown - a 24-year old York man.


Montgomery County Felon Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Armed Bank Robbery

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte today sentenced Jerail Melik Netcliff age 28, of Rockville, Maryland, to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for an armed bank robbery, and for violating his supervised release from a previous federal conviction.


News Release: FBI Violent Crimes Task Force Seeks the 'Inconvenient Crook'.


Appling man admits to possessing child pornography

News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: An Appling man has pled guilty to a federal charge of possession of child pornography.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 20-year-old U.S. citizen from Houston has entered a guilty plea to attempting to provide material support to Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers.


News Release: Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS.


News Release: Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Payroll Tax Fraud.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on July 8, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte today sentenced Jerail Melik Netcliff age 28, of Rockville, Maryland, to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for an armed bank robbery, and for violating his supervised release from a previous federal conviction.