News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


Lowey Floor Remarks on Emergency Humanitarian Supplemental

Release: House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey today delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of H.R. 3401, House Democrats’ emergency supplemental that provides $4.5 billion to address the humanitarian crisis at the Southern border.


Rapid City Woman Sentenced for Defrauding the Rapid City Club for Boys

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman convicted of Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


Four people indicted for two separate armed robberies in Elyria this spring

News Release: Four people were indicted for two separate armed robberies in Elyria this spring.


Randolph Gang Member Sentenced for Dealing Fentanyl

News Release: BOSTON - A Randolph man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for distributing fentanyl.


Hayward Man Sentenced To More Than 8½ Years In Prison On Forced Labor And Illegal Harboring Charges

News Release: On Dec. 18, 2020, United States Attorney David L. Anderson issued the following statement.


Summersville Man Sentenced to Prison for Gun Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that Jeffrey Alan Kummer, 30, of Summersville, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for possessing two sawed-off firearms. Stuart commended the efforts of the Summersville Police Department, the Nicholas County Sheriff’s Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).


Fourth of July Week 2019 - Enjoying Your National Parks on the Outer Banks (Manteo)

News Release: National Park Service staff at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial look forward to greeting Outer Banks visitors over the Independence Day holiday next week.


Beaumont Family Guilty of Tax Evasion and Laundering of Gambling Proceeds

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Beaumont businessman, his wife, and son have pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.


Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Distribution

News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to cocaine distribution.


EM Crews Think Outside the Box for Hanford Tank Waste

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently developed unique tools to remove contaminated pieces of equipment from single-shell waste storage tanks at the Hanford Site.


Hartford Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CARLOS DIAZ, 43, of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and fentanyl.


Charlestown Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Fentanyl

News Release: BOSTON - A Charlestown man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to distributing fentanyl out of an apartment in Chelsea.


Snapshot: S&T, FEMA, Partners Explore Wildland Fire Innovation

News Release: In 2018, more than 58,000 wildfires raged in the U.S., burning more than 1.5 million acres. In 2019, from January 1 to May 10, there have already been more than 10,000. Last year’s Camp Fire in Northern California was the deadliest and most destructive fire on record for California.


Banco Popular Employee Indicted And Arrested For Obstruction Of Justice And Making False Statements

News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - On Monday, June 24, 2019, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Juan Carlos Díaz-Rodríguez with obstruction of a criminal investigation and making false statements, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The FBI is in charge of the investigation.


Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Possessing Marijuana at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport

News Release: St. Croix, USVI - Kieantia Thomas-Okeke, 38, of Dallas, Texas, pled guilty on June 24, 2019, in District Court to one federal count of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.


Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Three Years In Prison After Stealing Elderly Victim's Identity

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man who used an elderly person’s identity to steal nearly $30,000, was sentenced yesterday to three years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.


Indianapolis, Indiana Man Sentenced To 97 Months In Prison

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Howard Fleming III, age 24, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio upon his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Westerman Statement from Hearing on EPA’s National Estuary Program and Regional Watershed Programs

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AR) from today’s hearing entitled, “Protecting and Restoring America’s Iconic Waters":


U.S. District Judge Issues Arrest Warrant For Fugitive Charged With Smuggling Counterfeit Goods Into The U.S.

News Release: Defendant’s Attorneys Informed the Court the Day Before Trial that Defendant Would Not Appear.


New York Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Pyramid Scheme that Targeted Chinese Americans

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A New York man has been sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for being a high-level promoter of a fraudulent company that solicited more than $200 million for a business that purported to market online children’s educational courses, but was in fact nothing more than a pyramid scheme.