News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


News Release: Felipe Penuelas-Rodriguez, 50, and Reyna Trejo, 30, both of Mesa, Arizona, were indicted on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Independence, Missouri, man convicted of Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography was sentenced on June 17, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


News Release: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument News Release.


Shenandoah National Park Temporarily Closes Camping Sites at Blackrock

News Release: Luray, Virginia - Due to a recent incident where a bear tried to obtain a backpack inside a tent in a camping site at the Blackrock Hut/Shelter, off of the Appalachian Trail (AT) between Blackrock Summit Parking Area and Blackrock Gap (mile 84.8 and 87.0 on Skyline Drive), Shenandoah National Park has...


News Release: A Canton man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for illegally having a firearm and ammunition.


Missouri Man Sentenced for Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Independence, Missouri, man convicted of Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography was sentenced on June 17, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


Canton Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Illegally Having Firearm and Ammunition

News Release: A Canton man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for illegally having a firearm and ammunition.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Carjacking Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Discharging a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence was sentenced on June 20, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


Cleveland man indicted for selling fentanyl and heroin that caused fatal overdose in Fairview Park last summer

News Release: A Cleveland man was indicted for selling fentanyl and heroin that caused a fatal overdose in Fairview Park last summer.


Sherman Prescribed Burn Planned in Sequoia National Park

News Release: SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. June 30, 2019 - Beginning after Fourth of July weekend, park fire crews will perform ignitions on a 245-acre prescribed burn in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park. The burn will involve 4-5 days of ignitions, which will be scheduled in July as conditions allow. Access to the General Sherman Tree will not be limited by the burn.


Missing Person Search at Grand Canyon

News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - The National Park Service is conducting a missing person search within Grand Canyon National Park.


Grassley Statement on the Resumption of U.S.-Chinese Trade Talks

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding the resumption of U.S.-Chinese trade talks after President Donald Trump met with President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit in Japan.


Risch Statement Ahead of Protests in Sudan

News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement ahead of planned protests in Sudan on June 30, 2019, which are being held to pressure the military junta to transition power to a civilian government, and also to mark the anniversary of the Islamist-backed coup that brought Omar al-Bashir to power 30 years ago:


TUZIGOOT TURNS 80 YEARS OLD

News Release: Join us on Friday, July 26, 2019 to celebrate the establishment of Tuzigoot National Monument 80 years ago.


USDA Research is Driving Technological Innovation

News Release: USDA scientists and researchers reported 320 new inventions in 2018 (Salinas, California, June 28, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released its annual Technology Transfer Report (PDF, 14.9 MB), which highlights innovations from scientists and researchers that are solving problems ...


News Release: Encompass Health Corporation (formerly known as HealthSouth Corporation), the nation’s largest operator of inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), has agreed to pay $48 million to resolve allegations that some of its IRFs provided inaccurate information to Medicare to maintain their status as an IRF and to earn a higher rate of reimbursement, and that some admissions to its IRFs were not medically necessary.


News Release: Wagdy A. Guirguis, owner of several engineering businesses, was sentenced today to five years in prison in Honolulu, Hawaii, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and United States Attorney Kenji M. Price for the District of Hawaii.


News Release: Justice Department Authorizes More than $10 Million in Immediate Funding to Support Police in Alaska Native Villages and Additional Resources to Support Child Advocacy Centers in Rural Hubs, Expanding Prosecution Resources and Project Safe Neighborhoods Crime Reduction Measures Attorney General William ...


News Release: James Alex Fields Jr., 22, the Ohio man who drove his car into a crowd of counter-protestors at the “Unite the Right Rally” on Aug. 12, 2017, killing one woman and injuring dozens, was sentenced today in the Western District of Virginia to life in prison for his crimes. Fields previously pleaded guilty ...