News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


News Release: MONROE, La. - A Delhi, Louisiana, farmer was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release, for lying to more than seven financial institutions, insurance providers and government entities in an effort to obtain over $18 million illegally, announced United States Attorney David C. Joseph.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Settlement of Lawsuit Against Spinal Implant Company, Its CEO, and Another Executive for Paying Millions of Dollars in Kickbacks to Surgeons

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department...


Navy Employee Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Child Pornography Offenses Involving Multiple Victims

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Court Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Spencer E. Steckman, 36, a Navy employee formerly of Silver Spring, Maryland, today to 40 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for the production, transportation, and possession of child pornography.


News Release: Two Former Twitter Employees and a Saudi National Charged as Acting as Illegal Agents of Saudi Arabia.


Vancouver, Washington, man charged with multiple federal crimes for online exploitation of teens

News Release: Defendant posed as teen and pressured victims into sending sexually explicit photos then blackmailed victims into sending additional videos.


2019 END Wildlife Trafficking Report

Release: Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016.


Committees Release George Kent’s Deposition Transcript 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 transcript from the joint deposition of George Kent, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the European and Eurasian Bureau at the U.S. Department of State.


News Release: Charlottesville, VIRGINIA - An Odessa, Texas man, who had an online relationship with a juvenile female in the Western District of Virginia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville and charged with cyberstalking and making interstate threats to the...


News Release: A man who intended to distribute nearly 60 grams of heroin laced with fentanyl pled guilty on November 4, 2019, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


Justice Department Settles with College to Resolve Disability Discrimination Complaint

News Release: Justice Department Settles with College to Resolve Disability Discrimination Complaint.


Newark Man Sentenced To 151 Months In Prison For Firearm And Drug Offenses

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for possession of a loaded firearm and possession with intent to distribute heroin in Newark U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


A Deceased Individual Located in the Area of Mt. Darwin in Kings Canyon National Park

News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, California (November 7, 2019)-While conducting a ground search in the area along the route of Mt. Darwin, searchers located a deceased individual that matched the description of missing hiker Alan Stringer (40).


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Freddie Grant, age 59, of Elgin, was resentenced to the statutory maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison after his conviction for being a felon in possession of ammunition.


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - A federal grand jury has charged ISAIAH WHITEFOX REDBIRD, 34, of Carnegie, Oklahoma, with premeditated murder and assault with the intent to commit murder, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.


Newington Man Who Embezzled Union Funds is Sentenced

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that THOMAS POPILLO, 62, of Newington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to two years of probation, the first six months of which Popillo must serve in home confinement, for embezzling from the Communications Workers of America Local 81266.


Chicago Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Robbing Suburban Stores at Gunpoint

News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge today sentenced a Chicago man to 15 years in prison for robbing suburban retail stores at gunpoint.


Arts in the Park for Veterans

News Release: In conjunction with the National Park Service’s “Parks for Healing " initiative, the staff at Martin Van Buren National Historic Site is pleased to invite veterans to participate in our Arts in the Park program.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today charging four men with marijuana cultivation and firearms offenses in El Dorado County, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Loomis Gun Store Crash and Grab Robber Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Aaron Lee Patrick, 30, of Loomis, was sentenced today to five years and 11 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley for crashing a truck into a gun store and stealing at least five guns, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.