News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of bank fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man was charged in federal court in Boston yesterday with distributing fentanyl and cocaine.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jennifer Annette Bush, age 44, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on June 25, 2019, by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking charges.


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - A Rodessa, Louisiana resident was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, said U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph.


News Release: ELIJAH CHARLES SORINA (“ELIJAH"), age 29, and LISA SORINA (“LISA"), age 53, both of New Orleans, Louisiana, were charged by a federal grand jury in a three (3) count superseding indictment on Friday, June 21, 2019, with Conspiracy to Commit Theft of Government Funds and to Make False Statements, and Theft of Government Funds, announced United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two Kansas City, Missouri, men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a $1 million conspiracy to steal more than 1,400 cell phones in dozens of commercial burglaries across five states.


'Goodie Bag' Doctor Charged with Health Care Fraud and Oxycodone Distribution

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Andrew M. Berkowitz, M.D., 60, of Huntington Valley, PA, was charged by Indictment with 19 counts of health care fraud, and 23 counts of distributing oxycodone outside the course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose.


Burnsville Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Producing Child Pornography Via Instagram And X-Box

News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of MARCUS ALEXANDER HINKLE, 22, to 240 months in prison for producing child pornography using Instagram and X-Box. HINKLE, who pleaded guilty on Sept. 19, 2018, to two counts of was sentenced before Judge Susan Richard Nelson in U.S. District Court in Saint Paul, Minnesota.


Wyden Warns Trump: Don’t Open the Doors to Chinese Spying in Trade Talks

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement ahead of talks between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping today regarding the ongoing trade dispute...


News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Shannon Bentley (33, Sorrento) to nine years and three months in federal prison for credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft. The court also ordered restitution to be paid by the co-defendants, to the victims, in the amount of $812,990.53.


News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Patricia Cook, age 61, of Scranton, was sentenced on June 26, 2019, by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to one year in prison and three years on supervised release for distributing heroin and cocaine.


Chairwomen Fudge and Plaskett send letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on ERS/ NIFA relocation

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and, Department Operations Chair Marcia L. Fudge, and Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chair Stacey E. Plaskett sent a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue outlining additional questions on the proposed move of ERS and NIFA to Kansas City.


U.S. Department of Labor Schedules Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health Meeting; Announces Committee Appointments

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor will hold a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) on July 17-18, 2019, in Washington, D.C.


News Release: Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Marshal Pete Tobin is pleased to announce that during the evening hours of June 25, 2019, the U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) arrested fugitive Jacob Julick on an outstanding warrant from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Kenton County, for Attempted Murder of a Police Officer, Possession of a Firearm, Fleeing or Evading Police, Probation Violation and Wanton Endangerment.


Nonemployer Businesses Increased in 2017

News Release: The number ofnonemployer businesses - establishments without paid employees - grew 3.6% from 24,813,048 to 25,701,671 in 2017, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics released today. Receipts for these businesses increased 5.6%, adding more than $65.7 billion from 2016 to 2017.


News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Loretto, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court in Johnstown to a charge of possession of a prohibited object in prison, and immediately following, was sentenced to 15 months in prison, consecutive to the current prison term he is serving, and three years’ supervised release, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Yellowstone National Park will continue issuing free day ride permits to individuals who take stock on park trails this summer. Launched in 2017, the free permit system helps park managers understand where, when, and how many stock users visit the park. Rangers may ask to see people’s permits during rides on trails.


News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Son Chu Gilliam, 51, of Pensacola, Florida, pleaded guilty today to misdemeanor charges of receipt of adulterated and misbranded devices, and sale of prescription devices without a prescription -- those devices being contact lenses. Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the guilty plea.


News Release: BOSTON - A university athletic coach and a former accountant pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with the college admissions case.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeriel Slay, 29, of Brooklyn, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 22 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.