News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


North Bay Village Resident Pleads Guilty and Sentenced to 10 Years for Armed Robbery of Dylan’s Candy Bar

News Release: North Bay Village resident and former employee of Dylan’s Candy Bar, located on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, pled guilty to, and was sentenced to, 10 years for armed robbery of Dylan’s Candy Bar.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) unveiled a bipartisan version of the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (HR 3375) in the House of Representatives to stop abusive robocall practices.


Committee Leaders Announce Bipartisan Deal on Robocalls Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) unveiled bipartisan legislation, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act to stop illegal robocall practices.


Bureau of Reclamation selects 18 projects to receive $9 million in WaterSMART grants to prepare and build resilience to drought

News Release: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman announced that 18 projects will receive a total of $9 million to prepare for drought. These projects will provide more flexibility and reliability for communities while reducing the need for emergency actions during a drought. The funding provided is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior's WaterSMART Program.


Colorado Man, Operating Under The Nicknames “Penissmith” And “Botah” Indicted On Racketeering Charges Related To Darknet Marketplace AlphaBay

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - An indictment was unsealed on June 20, 2019, charging Bryan Connor Herrell, 24, with conspiring to engage in a racketeer influenced corrupt organization, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott for the Eastern District of California and Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced.


Paterson, New Jersey, Man Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Heroin and Cocaine

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Paterson, New Jersey, man was indicted today for conspiring to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.


Engel BURMA Act Clears Foreign Affairs Committee

News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today welcomed the committee’s unanimous approval of his bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions on the Burmese military in response to the genocide of the Rohingya people. Chairman Engel’s BURMA Act (H.R. 3190) was advanced in today’s full committee markup and will now head to the full House of Representatives for consideration.


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man pleaded guilty Wednesday to four commercial robberies, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


News Release: As part of a planning process Keweenaw National Historical Park is seeking public input about a Draft Accessibility Self Evaluation and Transition Plan through July 11, 2019.


Bridgeport Resident Charged with Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Overdose Death of Trumbull Man

News Release: Offense carries 20-year mandatory prison term; Woman also charged with dealing fentanyl.


Committee Leaders Announce Bipartisan Deal on Robocalls Bill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) unveiled a bipartisan version of the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (HR 3375) in the House of Representatives to stop abusive robocall practices.


News Release: A federal grand jury has indicted the man caught on camera last month abducting an 8-year-old girl in Fort Worth, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.


News Release: Dear Comptroller Dodaro: We write to request that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a review on the strategy and effectiveness of United States Government efforts to build the capacity of allies and partner nations to combat cybercrime. The United States and countries around the globe...


News Release: Defendant Conspired to Kill a Suspected Federal Informant.


Roanoke Rapids Man Sentenced to More than 16 Years for Convenience Store Robbery

News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced KEVIN EARL ELROD, 28, of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina to 197 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.


Former Massachusetts State Trooper Sentenced in Overtime Abuse Investigation

News Release: BOSTON - A former Massachusetts State Police Trooper was sentenced today in connection with the ongoing investigation of overtime abuse at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP).


Beverly Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Threatening Letters and White Powder to an Online Dating Website

News Release: BOSTON - A Beverly man pleaded guilty today to sending nine letters, one of which contained a white powder the defendant described as anthrax and another containing a red substance he described as blood infected with the AIDS virus, to the online dating website OkCupid.com.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health hearing on “Strengthening Health Care in the U.S. Territories for Today and Into the Future."


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing on, ““Strengthening Health Care in the U.S. Territories for Today and Into the Future:"


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count superseding indictment today against Marco Antonio Lopez-Rubio, 35, a foreign national, charging him with failing to register or update his registration as a sex offender and being a deported alien found in the United States, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.