News published on Federal Newswire in May 2019

News from May 2019


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 180,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2018/2019 marketing year.


Convicted Drug Dealer on Supervised Release Trafficked Heroin, Fentanyl, and Crack Cocaine

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: In Waco today, 25-year-old Dallas Scott Bohanan pleaded guilty to committing two armed bank robberies, one of which resulted in Bohanan firing his weapon at a police officer, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.


News Release: A Dubuque man who shot a pedestrian multiple times in August 2017 was sentenced May 13, 2019, to nine years in federal prison.


Former Erie Resident Pleads Guilty in Project Safe Childhood Prosecution

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Fall River Woman Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

News Release: BOSTON - The ex-wife of an MCI-Cedar Junction inmate pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with smuggling drugs into the facility.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - A suspected drug trafficker who fled members of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force in Pawtucket in early April and was arrested the next day in Fall River is facing a minimum of 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in federal court in Providence today to fentanyl and cocaine trafficking charges, announced United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman and Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division.


Convicted Drug Dealer on Supervised Release Trafficked Heroin, Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park to Close Due to Winter Weather

News Release: Glacier Point Road to close at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2019.


News Release: CHICAGO - Four men sought to maintain and increase their positions in a violent Chicago street gang when they committed fatal shootings on the city’s Northwest Side, according to a newly unsealed federal indictment.


Release: BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a one-day recruitment event Saturday, May 18 to hire Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport (MSP). Starting pay is $20.44 per hour.


News Release: McLean, Va. - At about 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, the National Park Service will reopen one northbound lane of the George Washington Memorial Parkway from Virginia Route 123, Chain Bridge Road, to I-495, the Capital Beltway. Drivers should expect delays and watch for workers in the road.


Middlesex County CPA Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Filing False Tax Return

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, certified public accountant was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for underreporting his income on his personal tax return, avoiding paying more than $672,000 in taxes, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Allyson Ferry quickly proved her value as a new employee of the EM cleanup at DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory Site soon after graduating from the University of Michigan with a chemical engineering degree.


Researchers Continue EM Support in Transition From University to National Labs

News Release: Gonzalez-Ramat joined FIU’s Applied Research Center (ARC) as a doctorate student and became a DOE fellow in 2013 under the DOE-FIU Science and Technology Workforce Development Initiative. This program between EM and is designed to train and mentor the next generation of engineers and scientists to enter the DOE workforce in technical areas of need.


News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - The National Park Service has purchased 680.8 acres of private.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement about attacks carried out by elements of Sudan’s security forces:


News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced today that Easton Harlan, an enrolled member of the Omaha Nation, was sentenced Monday, May 13, 2019, by Senior United States District Judge Laurie Smith Camp to 60 months’ imprisonment for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. There is no...


FBI Richmond and the United States Attorney’s Office Release the Name of Deceased Appalachian Trail Stabbing Victim

News Release: FBI Richmond and the United States Attorney’s Office Release the Name of Deceased Appalachian Trail Stabbing Victim.


Valles Caldera National Preserve to Delay Start of Summer Hours and Opening of Backcountry Vehicle Route

News Release: Due to seasonal staff hiring delays and road damage from spring runoff, Valles Caldera National Preserve will delay the start of its extended summer hours and will offer a reduced vehicle route. A backlog in government background clearances has delayed the arrival of seasonal National Park Service staff...