News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Robert Charles Chavez, 33, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to 11 years and one month in prison for receiving child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Officials from over a dozen law enforcement agencies arrested and charged more than two dozen defendants with a variety of state and federal crimes pursuant to a joint federal-state effort to combat crime in South Bay counties, announced U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) San Francisco Field Division Special Agent in Charge Rayfield Roundtree.


Four Individuals Indicted in November 2019 Federal Grand Jury

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today the results of the November 2019 Federal Grand Jury.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted distributing multiple images and videos depicting child sexual abuse, as well as soliciting two children to engage in sexually explicit conduct online, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Dayton businessman sentenced for mail fraud

News Release: DAYTON - Dayton businessman Clayton Luckie was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to four months imprisonment followed by four months of home detention for his role in defrauding the City of Dayton’s disadvantaged business program.


Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment to Hold Hearing on Promoting Resiliency Through WRDA 2020

News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Concepts for the Next Water Resources Development Act: Promoting Resiliency of our Nation’s Water Resources Infrastructure."


News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Friday, December 6, and Saturday, December 7, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a Christmas Open House at the Cravens House, located on Lookout Mountain. The house will be decorated in a manner very similar to the Civil War era. This special holiday...


News Release: A Greenville man who made $50 from his crimes will repay each dollar with a month in prison. Aeron.


Grassley Statement on Trump Health Care Transparency Announcement

News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s announcement of two new major rules requiring more price transparency in health care.


Fort Campbell Soldier Convicted of Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor

News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - A Fort Campbell soldier was convicted Thursday, by a federal jury in Frankfort, for using the internet to attempt to persuade, induce, or entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.


Roger Stone Found Guilty of Obstruction, False Statements, and Witness Tampering

News Release: Roger J. Stone, Jr., of Florida, was found guilty by a jury today of obstructing a congressional investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and related offenses. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Timothy R. Slater, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.


Greene County Commissioner of Revenue and Son Indicted on Federal Charges

News Release: Charlottesville, VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury sitting in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville has charged Larry Vernon Snow, 70, and his son, Bryant Austin Snow, 31, with federal conspiracy and identity theft charges, United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen and FBI Special Agent in Charge for the Richmond Division David W. Archey announced today.


Law Enforcement Leaders Announce Project Guardian-DMV

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A new illegal firearms initiative announced today, Project Guardian-DMV, is designed to reduce violent crime and further enforce federal firearms laws across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV). The new initiative builds on the Justice Department’s national effort, Project Guardian, announced by Attorney General William P. Barr on Wednesday.


News Release: Hot Springs, AR - Hot Springs National Park, in partnership with the local chapters of the National Audubon Society, Lake Catherine State Park, and the City of Hot Springs, will host its Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019.


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.


Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Navajo Nation Police Officer

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - This week, Roland Allen Denny, of Baby Rocks, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to 15 months of imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. Denny had previously pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer.


Sinaloa Cartel Member Extradited to the United States

News Release: Luis Arellano-Romero charged in April 2012 RICO indictment alleging conspiracies to commit murder, kidnapping, money laundering, illegally possess firearms, and drug importation and distribution.


News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - The National Park Service is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment to evaluate the impacts of improving the existing Willow Beach Road, which provides visitors with access from U.S. Highway 93 to the Willow Beach developed area within Lake Mead National Recreation Area.


Former DMV Employee Sentenced for a Scheme to Issue Commercial Licenses to Unqualified Drivers

News Release: Defendants worked in DMV offices in Arleta, Granada Hills, and Winnetka.


News Release: A Tulsa man was sentenced in federal court for stealing $368,329.61 from his employer, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.