News published on Federal Newswire in March 2019

News from March 2019


Sioux Falls Woman Sentenced in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine was sentenced on March 25, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


White House announces Presidential Task Force on Protecting Native American Children in the Indian Health Service System

News Release: WASHINGTON-President Donald J. Trump today announced the formation of a Presidential Task Force on Protecting Native American Children in the Indian Health Service System.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Maintaining a Drug Involved Premises.


Chairwoman Kaptur Statement at Hearing on Department of Energy's FY 2020 Budget Request

Release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Chair of the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Department of Energy's fiscal year 2020 budget request.


Former Fort Wayne Attorney Sentenced In Federal Court

News Release: FORT WAYNE - Randall Stiles, 45 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Theresa L. Springmann after pleading guilty to making a false oath in a bankruptcy proceeding, embezzlement from a bankruptcy estate and failure to file a tax return, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


News Release: Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), delivered the following remarks, as prepared, in support of overriding President Trump's veto of H.J.Res. 46, a resolution to prevent the President from diverting military construction funds for an unnecessary wall at the southern border...


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Keasbey, New Jersey, tax preparer today admitted filing a false tax return for two clients and failing to file a tax return, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Release: Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee's hearing on the Department of Education's fiscal year 2020 budget request.


House Democrats Unveil Legislation to Strengthen Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions and Lower Health Care Costs

News Release: House Democratic leaders today unveiled a sweeping bill that would protect people living with pre-existing conditions, lower health care costs for consumers, and reverse the Trump Administration’s harmful actions to sabotage the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions & Making...


News Release: Manassas, Va. - Manassas National Battlefield Park is preparing for a prescribed fire between March 26 and April 5, 2019. These dates may be extended depending upon weather conditions. The planned fire will be in the Deep Cut area of the battlefield, encompassing approximately 40 acres of open fields and brush.


News Release: Former Head of Organization Backed by Chinese Energy Conglomerate Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for International Bribery and Money Laundering Offenses.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its report on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2018...


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that DAVIN D. THOMAS (“THOMAS"), age 32, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, a former Delgado Community College ("DCC") Financial Aid Officer, was sentenced Thursday, March 21, 2019 to four years probation and ordered to pay $6,700 in restitution...


News Release: Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Announces Star Gazing Parties.


BrightView Landscapes and National Park Service Join Forces on Improvements to Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park

News Release: PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 25, 2019 - The U.S. National Park Service and BrightView Landscapes LLC, the nation’s leading commercial landscaping services company, today announced a plan to make significant improvements to the grounds of one of America’s most treasured and historic sites, Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.


Steubenville, Ohio man sentenced for drug charge

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Leon King, of Steubenville, Ohio, was sentenced today to 18 months incarceration for distributing heroin and cocaine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crimes

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Savon Durphey, a/k/a “JRod," 25, of St. Louis, pled guilty to two counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He appeared in federal court this morning before U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry who accepted his plea and set sentencing for July 11, 2019.


Belton Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm Following Police Chase

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Belton, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing a firearm after leading police officers on a vehicle pursuit that ended when he drove through residential yards and disabled his vehicle after striking several trees.


Hanahan Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Using a Gun in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime

News Release: Charleston, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Valdimere Rasheen Rivers, age 30, of Hanahan, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. United States District Judge Richard M. Gergel of Charleston sentenced Rivers to 137 months in federal prison, to be followed by 2 years of court-ordered supervision.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s February 2019 jobs report...