News published on Federal Newswire in May 2019

News from May 2019


National Police Week Is May 12-18, 2019

News Release: HAMMOND- U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II recognized the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal police officers on the occasion of National Police Week, which is being observed Sunday, May 12 to Saturday, May 18, 2019.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Last night U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger attended the 31st Annual Candlelight Vigil at the National Mall in support of National Police Week.


News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Site recently awarded cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) for its performance in the first half of the evaluation period of fiscal 2019.


Eldon Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Child Sexual Exploitation

News Release: Traveled to North Carolina for Illicit Sex with Victim.


Loudon man sentenced to 10 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Randy Barton, 49, of Loudon, N.H., was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.


News Release: Martinsburg, WV - The U.S. Marshals arrested a man in Florida today who is wanted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Hubert Woodruff Diamond, 58, of Shepherdstown is wanted on a charge of sexual abuse by a parent or guardian and a charge of incest. Diamond is also wanted for failing to appear for trial.


Hells Angels "Full Patch" Member Facing 5-40 Years in Prison on Drug Trafficking, Firearm Charges

News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A “full patch" member of the Rhode Island chapter of the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club arrested as part of a Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation by members of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force is facing between 5 and 40 years in federal prison after admitting to trafficking methamphetamine...


Hell’s Angels 'Full Patch' Member Facing Five to 40 Years in Federal Prison on Drug Trafficking, Firearm Charges

News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A “full patch" member of the Rhode Island chapter of the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club arrested as part of a Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation by members of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force is facing between 5 and 40 years in federal prison after admitting to trafficking methamphetamine...


Perry Housing Project Ringleader Sentenced On Drug, Money Laundering, And Firearms Charges

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tyshawn Bradley, 33, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine within 1000 feet of the Perry Housing Projects, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and possession of an unregistered, sawed off rifle, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to serve 30 years in prison.


Twenty-Nine Indicted for Large Scale Heroin Trafficking Operations Originating from Mexico

News Release: Twenty-nine members and coconspirators of a drug trafficking organization with ties to Mexico’s New Generation Cartel have been indicted for their alleged roles in a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiring to possess and distribute heroin, money laundering and other related charges.


Release: KALISPELL, Mont. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today reminded Montana residents that starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant form of identification to board a commercial flight.


APHIS’ Osama El-Lissy Named as Finalist for the 2019 Service to America Medals

Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is pleased to announce today that Osama El-Lissy, Deputy Administrator for Plant Protection and Quarantine, is a finalist for a 2019 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, or “Sammie" as it is often called.


Pavement Preservation Project Begins in Park this Week

News Release: MOOSE, WY-Pavement preservation work on U.S. Highway 89 and other areas in Grand Teton National Park may begin Thursday, May 16, and travelers should expect up to 15-minute daytime delays as chip seal activities get underway. Work on U.S. Highway 89 will begin at the park’s southern boundary and continue northbound throughout the year, extending to the south gate of Yellowstone National Park. Road work is dependent upon weather and temperature conditions.


Harrisburg Man Sentenced to Five Years' Imprisonment for Firearm Offense

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Court Judge Yvette Kane sentenced Jacob Eddie Junior Pena, age 24, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to 60 months’ imprisonment to be followed by five years of supervised release for a firearm offense.


Former Postal Worker Sentenced to Fourteen Months in Prison for Stealing Electronics from Priority Mail Processing Facility

News Release: Defendant Stole Dozens of Digital Devices from Kent Priority Mail Annex and Recruited Others to Re-Sell them on Online Marketplaces and Elsewhere.


Snapshot: Vulnerability Reduction Scorecard helps cities

News Release: In Norfolk, Virginia, officials are taking action to reduce their city’s vulnerability to flood risks.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on a charge of Attempt to Possess with Intent to Distribute 40 Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will hold a hearing on “Confronting White Supremacy (Part I): The Consequences of Inaction."


Wyden Investigates Political Interference in Request for Trump Taxes

News Release: Washington, D.C. - To investigate potential political interference in congressional oversight, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today demanded that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig detail the process for responding to Chairman Richard Neal’s, D-Mass., request for President Donald Trump’s tax returns, including any White House involvement.


Federal Jury Convicts Two Colombian Nationals And One Belizean National For International Cocaine Smuggling Conspiracy

News Release: Tampa, FL - A federal jury has found Rudolph Randolph Meighan (28, Belize), Jorge Ramon Newball-May (48, Colombia), and Calbot Reid-Dilbert (59, Colombia) each guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine while onboard...