News published on Federal Newswire in July 2019

News from July 2019


Federal Prisoner Who Tried to Hire a Hitman to Kill Two People Sentenced to 20 More Years in Prison

News Release: Wanted an Undercover ATF Agent to Murder Two People and Asked That the Murders be Recorded.


Lamar/Red River County Residents Indicted on Federal Drug and Weapons Charges as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods Task Force Efforts

News Release: PARIS, Texas - Eight Lamar County residents and a Red River County man have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Sherman for weapons and narcotics violations announced United States Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.


Fire Danger Raised to High

News Release: Western WY- Fire danger has increased to “High" for Grand Teton National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest, National Elk Refuge, and the rest of the Teton Interagency Dispatch Area. Recent hot temperatures and regular afternoon winds have created dry forest conditions. With little to no forecasted...


Owner Of La Crémaillère Arrested On Multiple Fraud Charges

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the arrest of BARBARA MEYZEN, a/k/a “Bobbie Meyzen," the owner and operator of...


Collaborating With SRS Helps Hanford Prepare to Treat Tank Waste

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - As Hanford prepares for tank waste treatment, the site collaborated with EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS) for lessons on transitioning to waste treatment operations.


Delaware Man Indicted on Drug Charges

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Durrion Joshua Morrison, of Wilmington, Delaware, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on cocaine charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Monsoon Rains Have Become More Intense in the Southwest in Recent Decades

News Release: TUCSON, ARIZONA, July 23, 2019-Monsoon rain storms have become more intense in the southwestern United States in recent decades, according to a study recently published by Agricultural Research Service scientists.


Snapshot: Speech Analytics Evaluation for OpenSAT19

News Release: Effective speech analytic technologies and voice-based communications services are critical for public safety responders, especially when their hands are preoccupied during an active response or when background noises reach levels that can render most digital speech assistants inoperable. In order to be effective, these technologies and services should be hands-free and be able to handle background noises and isolate important voices.


Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Tricare Fraud

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Mark W. Pletcher (619) 546-9714.


SRS Employees Further Safety, Create Efficiencies in Plutonium Downblending

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and the management and operations contractor at the Savannah River Site are partnering to reduce radiological exposure, improve efficiency, and align with long-term DOE plutonium downblending goals at the site’s.


Lamar/Red River County Residents Indicted on Federal Drug and Weapons Charges

News Release: PARIS, Texas - Eight Lamar County residents and a Red River County man have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Sherman for weapons and narcotics violations announced United States Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.


Leavenworth Man Sentenced for Armed Bank Robbery

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Leavenworth man was sentenced today to 154 months in federal prison for armed bank robbery, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


Sinaloa Cartel Associate Sentenced to 10 Year Prison Term for Drug Trafficking

News Release: Pasco, Washington Man Sentenced in Federal Court.


Annual Feast Day Celebration at Pecos Pueblo 2019

News Release: Pecos, NM:- Pecos National Historical Park will host the annual Feast Day celebration at Pecos Pueblo on Sunday, August 11th. Join in a time honored tradition as community members from the Pueblo of Jemez and Pecos celebrate Feast Day mass inside the ruins of Our Lady of the Angels of Porciúncula (Nuestra...


Revamped Website Makes it Easier for Public to Engage With Hanford Site

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - A two-year project to improve a publicly available website has brought more ease to government officials, stakeholders, and others in search of documents related to the Hanford Site cleanup.


Jury Convicts Oklahoma City Man of Trafficking Children for Sex

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - A federal jury has convicted GERMAINE COULTER, SR., 46, of Oklahoma City, of child sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit child sex trafficking, announced Timothy J. Downing, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.


Engel Demands Records on State Department Payments to Mar-a-Lago and Trump Turnberry Resort

News Release: Dear Mr. Bulatao: I am concerned over multiple reports that the State Department has been spending tens of thousands of U.S. taxpayer dollars that end up in the pocket of President Trump, in possible violation of the Domestic Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The President’s refusal to divest...


Two Spokane men sentenced for their roles in unlawfully distributing opioids

News Release: SPOKANE, Wash. - Dr. James Stein-Sheridan Shelby, 50, of Spokane, Wash., and Timothy James Felch, 36, also of Spokane, Wash., were sentenced on July 22, 2019, after having pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute opioid pain medications, hydrocodone and tramadol, without a legitimate medical purpose...


News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 63-year-old U.S. citizen from South Texas has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possessing of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


North Carolina Felon Admits Role In Gun Trafficking Scheme

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A convicted felon from North Carolina today admitted his role in an illegal scheme to buy weapons in Georgia and transport them to New Jersey for resale, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.