News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


Director of Guatemalan Bank Arrested on Federal Money Laundering Charge and Money Laundering Charges Unsealed Against Former Guatemalan Presidential Candidate

News Release: U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge Timothy M. Dunham of FBI's Washington Field Office Criminal Division, and Special Agent in Charge Adolphus P. Wright of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Miami Field Division, announced today the...


Neche, ND, Man Sentenced to 60 Years for Multiple Offenses of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: Fargo - United States Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced that on Nov. 12, 2019, Chief Judge U.S. District Court Peter D. Welte sentenced Brandon Lee Bjornstad, age 35, Neche, North Dakota, to serve 60 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for the charges of Sexual Exploitation...


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that David Mark Scott, age 60, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment followed by five years’ supervised release by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for possession of videos and images involving sexual exploitation of children.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Tyler C. King, age 30, of Dallas, Texas, was charged today with obstruction of justice for a scheme to falsify evidence during his recently concluded criminal trial.


News Release: BISMARCK - United States Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced that on Nov. 12, 2019, US District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland sentenced Hunter Brian Hanson, age 22, Leeds, ND, on charges of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, to serve eight years imprisonment, serve a three year period of supervised...


Atomwaffen Division Member Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charge

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A member of the Atomwaffen Division, a white supremacist organization, pleaded guilty today to possessing firearms while being an unlawful drug user and making a false statement in order to illegally purchase a firearm.


KC Woman Sentenced for Embezzling $547,000 from Health Care Foundation

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for embezzling almost $547,000 from the health care foundation that employed her as an accountant.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Travis Cortez Lewis, 30, of Jackson, pled guilty today before U.S. District Carlton W. Reeves to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - A jury on Friday convicted Tyler C. King, age 30, of Dallas, Texas, of computer fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with his hacking of a New York-based technology company.


Department of Energy Announces $3.6 Million for High Performance Computing

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces a $3.6 million investment in High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI). Selected projects will receive access to the National Laboratories’ high-performance computing (HPC) facilities and expertise to help address key challenges in U.S. manufacturing, material, and mobility development. HPC4EI is the umbrella program for DOE's HPC for Manufacturing, HPC for Materials, and HPC for Mobility initiatives.



News Release: HOUSTON - The former chief of Antigua’s Financial Services Regulatory Commission has been extradited from Antigua to face charges for his alleged role in connection with the Stanford International Bank (SIB) $7 billion investment fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick and Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.


Peterson, Conaway Congratulate Farm Bureau on Centennial

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today marks the 100th anniversary of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota and Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway of Texas released the following statements congratulating AFBF on this accomplishment and their century of dedication to farmers, ranchers, and rural America...


News Release: Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought for the Nationwide Low-Level and Mixed Low-Level Waste Treatment Services.


Department of Justice Awards Nearly $153 Million to Reduce Crime and Improve Public Safety in Georgia

News Release: Department of Justice Awards Nearly $153 Million to Reduce Crime and Improve Public Safety in Georgia.


News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Twenty-five hunters recently participated in the 20th annual deer hunt for wounded military veterans and the mobility impaired, held at the Savannah River Site (SRS).


Department Of Justice Awards Nearly $153 Million To Reduce Crime And Improve Public Safety In Georgia

News Release: WASHINGTON - Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Claire Murray and Office of Justice Programs Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan today joined Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp in announcing awards of almost $153 million to fight crime and improve community safety in...


Thomas Savard Arrested by U.S. Marshals and Essex PD in Essex Junction, VT

News Release: Essex Junction, VT - The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a fugitive who has been actively evading apprehension.


News Release: A Standard Welfare Check at a Motel Ended in the Arrest of a Felon in Possession of a Firearm.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man who threatened another person at gunpoint and led police officers in a pursuit was indicted by a federal grand jury today for illegally possessing firearms.