News published on Federal Newswire in March 2019

News from March 2019


Music and the Stars at Homestead National Monument of America

News Release: Music and the Stars at Homestead National Monument of America.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - Two residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating various federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: Washington, DC-Today, the Chairmen of the House Oversight, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees responded to a letter sent by the White House Counsel responding to the Committees’ request for documents from and interviews with personnel of the Executive Office of the President related to communications between President Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation.


News Release: BARSTOW, Calif. - Representatives from the Bureau of Land Management Barstow Field Office and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms will host a Resource Management Group meeting from 10 to 11 a.m., April 6, at the Yucca Room at the Yucca Valley Community Center, 57090 Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley. The meeting is open to the public.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Action to Recover Ukrainian Painting Looted by Nazis

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the filing of a civil forfeiture action seeking the return to...


Choctaw Tribal Member Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Second Degree Murder

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Jerome Steve, 33, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to 540 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for second degree murder, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Steve was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.


U.S. Marshals Arrest Pennsylvania Murder Suspect in Springfield, Missouri

News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Mark S. James, Western District of Missouri, announces the arrest of fugitive Matthew Covey, on March 20, 2019, in Springfield.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler today requesting that EPA immediately release the health and safety studies it used to conduct its risk evaluation of Pigment Violet 29 (PV29), a chemical commonly found in paints and plastics.


Federal defendants sentenced in operation targeting Sex, Money, Murder gang in Richmond County

News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: Three men charged with federal crimes as part of the multi-agency investigation of the Sex, Money, Murder criminal street gang in Richmond County have been sentenced to prison terms.


Columbian national sentenced to more than 11 years for trafficking in methamphetamine

News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Linda Liceth Prada-Ardilla, 29, a Colombian national residing in Asheville, N.C., to 135 months in prison and five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Drug...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of bank robbery, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM F. ANDERSON, 50, of New Milford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for tax evasion.


National Park Service announces next steps for the  future of the Claude Moore farm area

News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing for the next chapter of the Claude Moore farm area of Turkey Run Park. On April 25, the NPS will launch a public planning effort and invite the community, former farm volunteers and any interested parties to share their vision for the park’s future.


News Release: Memphis, TN - A Gangster Disciples gang member was sentenced today to 324 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for participating in both racketeering and drug conspiracies.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal jury on Wednesday evening, convicted a Birmingham man, of possessing with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with the intention to distribute, two counts of carrying a gun in relation to a drug-trafficking crime, two counts of possession of a firearm ...


Las Vegas Man Convicted Of Distributing Oxycodone

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Following a two-day jury trial, a Las Vegas resident was convicted of distributing large quantities of Oxycodone pills, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Daniel W. Neill for the DEA Las Vegas office.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 33-year-old Missouri City man has been ordered to prison for sex trafficking of a minor female, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Eddie Charles Larue pleaded guilty Oct. 11, 2018, to one count of sex trafficking.


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to Craig Landau, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Purdue Pharma, requesting documents relating...


E&C Leaders Demand Health and Safety Studies from EPA

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler today requesting that EPA immediately release the health and safety studies it used to conduct its risk evaluation of Pigment Violet 29 (PV29), a chemical commonly found in paints and plastics.


Natchitoches man pleads guilty to methamphetamine, firearm offenses

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Reginald T. Warren, 37, of Natchitoches, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.