News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


Former St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Undercover Officer Believed to be Protestor

News Release: St. Louis - Randy Hays, 32, a former police officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Eastern District of Missouri to one count of using unreasonable and excessive force against a fellow SLMPD police officer, who was believed to be...


News Release: Settlement Reached With Dow Chemical Co. to Restore Natural Resources in Three Mid-Michigan Counties.


Kirkwood Builder Sentenced for Swindling Homebuyers of Approximately $400,000

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Morgan Bullock, 33, of Camdenton, Missouri, was sentenced to 12 months in prison and restitution in the amount of $136,458.68 for his scheme to defraud homebuyer customers of Bullock Building and Development, LLC. He appeared in federal court this afternoon before U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig.


Penn Hills Man Sentenced to More than 5 Years in Prison for Firearms Offenses Related to West End Drug Investigation

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Penn Hills, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 68 months’ imprisonment on his conviction of conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Passenger Charged with Criminal Sexual Misconduct for Actions During an American Airlines Flight Diverted to Tulsa

News Release: A man who caused an American Airlines’ flight to be diverted to Tulsa on Tuesday night was charged today in federal court for engaging in unwanted sexual contact with a female passenger, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.


DEA Omaha Division reaches more than 3,500 students with Red Ribbon presentations

News Release: OMAHA, Neb., - U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and staff in the Omaha Division talked with more than 3,500 students about the dangers of drugs during Red Ribbon Week presentations in October. Reaching students from kindergarten through high school, grade-specific presentations focused on...


Final EIS, draft USFS Decision for Dairy Syncline Mine available for review

News Release: SODA SPRINGS, Idaho - Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District and Caribou-Targhee National Forest released a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and a draft U.S. Forest Service Record of Decision (ROD) analyzing different alternatives for the Dairy Syncline Mine and Reclamation...


Two Men Sentenced in Rowan County Drug Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - A Rowan County man and a resident of Cartersville, Georgia were each sentenced to prison for acts committed in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Salisbury, announced Matthew G.T. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.


Hampton woman making and storing massive amounts of heroin and fentanyl, pleads guilty

News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Hampton woman pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and 40 grams or more of fentanyl.


Reclamation announces Fiscal Year 2020 grant funding opportunity for drought planning

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation today announced that it is making grant funding available under the WaterSMART Drought Response Program to develop and update drought contingency plans that will build long-term resiliency to drought.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Cranston man today admitted in federal court to possessing nearly 1,500 videos and more than 240 images of child pornography.


Broken Bow Man Sentenced To 38 Months For Firearm Possession

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Rance DeWayne Childs, age 36, of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 38 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for Felon In Possession Of Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The charges arose from an investigation by the Seminole Nation Lighthorse Police and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA").


Former City of Boston Employee Pleads Guilty to Distributing Cocaine and Fentanyl

News Release: BOSTON - A former employee for the City of Boston pleaded guilty yesterday to distributing cocaine and fentanyl.


News Release: DAYTON - The man previously charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer engaged in a federal investigation on Nov. 4 has now been charged with intentionally killing a law enforcement officer aiding a federal criminal investigation and causing death through the use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime. The new charges are punishable by imprisonment up to life and by death.


“Lest We Forget” World War I Traveling Exhibit at Steamtown National Historic Site on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, 2019, For One Day Only

News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - Steamtown National Historic Site welcomes the public to visit “Lest We Forget," a traveling exhibit remembering those who fought in World War I. This “mobile museum" will be available for viewing for one-day only, Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.


Peters Meets with Michigan Faith Leaders & Law Enforcement to Discuss Securing Houses of Worship from Terrorist Attacks

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today met with faith leaders and law enforcement officials to discuss his bipartisan efforts to improve security for faith-based institutions in Michigan. At the roundtable, Peters...


News Release: Tampa, Florida - A federal jury has found Danyel Megal Black (39, Bradenton) guilty of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon and possessing cocaine. Black faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years, and up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is pending.


Sturgis Man Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sturgis, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


Health Subcommittee to Markup Legislation on Tobacco, Maternal Mortality, and FDA Citizen Petitions

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.


News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Tammeco Cargill, an armed enforcer for the Nineties Crew street gang, was sentenced to 121 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Raymond J. Dearie for racketeering and racketeering conspiracy, including predicate acts of drug trafficking and passport fraud in federal court...