News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


Angels Landing Trail to Remain Closed until Friday

News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - The Angels Landing Trail was assessed on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, following a rockfall late on Saturday. A minor rockfall has landed on the chains section of the Angels Landing Trail. A rock, approximately the size of a refrigerator, as well as several other smaller rocks, are obstructing...


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Faulkton, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Obstruction of Correspondence and Delay or Destruction of Mail.


Johnson to Share Ukraine Insights with House

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday to discuss House Democrats’ impeachment proceedings. Notably, Sen. Johnson announced that he received a request from Representatives Jim Jordan and Devin Nunes to share his firsthand knowledge about the U.S.-Ukraine relationship.


Mission Man Charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.


Sioux Falls Woman Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of Possession of Child Pornography was sentenced on Nov. 15, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force and Sexual Abuse.


Fort Thompson Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force and Sexual Abuse

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force and Sexual Abuse.


Mission Man Indicted for Aggravated Sexual

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Sexual Abuse.


Lake Station Man Convicted at Trial of Drug Conspiracy and Causing Death During the Drug Conspiracy

News Release: HAMMOND-Lajuan Fitzpatrick, 38, of Lake Station, Indiana, was convicted after a four-day jury trial before U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and discharging a firearm causing death during this drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Committees Release Morrison and Williams Transcripts as Part of Impeachment Inquiry

News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Acting Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the transcripts from joint depositions of Deputy Assistant to the President Timothy Morrison and Vice President Pence’s special adviser on Europe and Russia, Jennifer Williams.


News Release: HAMMOND-Lajuan Fitzpatrick, 38, of Lake Station, Indiana, was convicted after a four-day jury trial before U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and discharging a firearm causing death during this drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Angels Landing Closed due to Rockfall

News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - The park received reports of a rockfall late Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16, on the chains section of the Angels Landing Trail. No one was injured or trapped. As a precaution, park officials closed the entirety of the trail, from Scout Lookout to Angels Landing.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- A resident of Braddock, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal drug and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Committees Release Morrison and Williams Transcripts as Part of Impeachment Inquiry

News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Acting Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the transcripts from joint depositions of Deputy Assistant to the President Timothy Morrison and Vice President Pence’s special adviser on Europe and Russia, Jennifer Williams.


USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the second tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. The payments will begin the ...


USDA Invests $7.2 Million in Rural Broadband for Iowa and South Dakota Families

News Release: HAWARDEN, Iowa, Nov. 15, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey today announced USDA has invested $7.2 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for rural households and farms in Iowa and South Dakota. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.


USDA Invests $41.6 Million in Rural Broadband for Missouri and Southern Iowa Families

News Release: BETHANY, Mo., Nov. 15, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Richard Fordyce today announced USDA has invested $41.6 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for rural households and farms in Missouri and Southern Iowa. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s Reconnect Pilot Program investments.


USDA Announces its Intent to Ensure Adequate Sugar Supply

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it fully intends to take appropriate actions to ensure an adequate supply of sugar to the U.S. market.


News Release: Michegel Butler and Brittany Patterson, residents of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to defraud the United States, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Patterson also pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax returns.


News Release: An Orland Park, Illinois, resident was sentenced yesterday to 13 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release on one count of conspiracy to cause damage to internet-connected computers for his role in owning, administering and supporting illegal booter services that launched millions ...