News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALAA HASAN QALB ALLOUZ, 34, a citizen of Syria last residing in New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for stalking in violation of a protective order.


Arizona Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Kidnapping Girl and Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Luis Angel Vicente Martir Gudiel, 27, of Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James C. Mahan to 11 years in federal prison to be followed by lifetime supervised release, U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich announced. Gudiel will be deported after serving his sentence.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Jamaican citizen pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Speakers Announced for Re-dedication of Mississippi Monument

News Release: On Nov. 11, 2019 at 2:30pm Vicksburg National Military Park, the State of Mississippi, and the Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign will re-dedicate the Mississippi State Monument within Vicksburg National Military Park. Speakers at the event will be Mr. Jim Woodrick, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, State Senator Mr. Briggs Hopson III, and Mr. William Justice, Superintendent of Vicksburg National Military Park.


News Release: HOUSTON - A woman has admitted she for made and subscribed to a false tax return, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


Joint Statement from DOJ, DOD, DHS, DNI, FBI, NSA, and CISA on Ensuring Security of 2020 Elections

News Release: WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan, Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, FBI Director Christopher Wray, U.S. Cyber Command Commander and NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone, and CISA Director Christopher Krebs today released the following joint statement...


News Release: NR19-06. Exploring Among the Stars. Night Museum at Andersonville National Historic Site on November 8. ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - “And while the stars their vigil keep, across the silence of the sky, the nation's love for those who sleep, at Andersonville shall not die." -John E. Barrett. The stars twinkling...


Former Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Importing Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing Firearms While Unlawfully Using a Controlled Substance

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Donora, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to fourmonths incarceration, followed by three years of supervised release, the first sixmonths of which will be home detention, on his conviction of violating a federal narcotics law and federal firearm law, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven today sentenced Kyle Dale Ritsema (36, Land O’Lakes) to 35 years in federal prison for producing, distributing, and possessing child pornography.


News Release: Event will take place on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Augusta Civic Center - North Wing, 76 Community Drive, Augusta, Maine 04330.


News Release: SENTENCING - Erick Dewayne Freeman and Kendrick Lamel Washington.


Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area fee free November 11

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management will waive amenity-related fees at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for Veterans Day on November 11. Other fees, such as camping and group day use, will remain in effect.


Bipartisan Bill to Support Transformation of Child Welfare Systems Introduced in House and Senate

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Subcommittee Ranking Member Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today introduced the Family First Transition Act...


Norwich Man Arrested in Connection with New London Shooting

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TREMAINE DOWDELL, 26, of Norwich, was arrested today on an indictment charging him with a federal firearm offense related to his alleged participation in an assault and shooting in New London in September.


News Release: HOUSTON - A federal judge has sentenced a 25-year-old Houston resident to 19 years in prison following his convictions for meth distribution and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a narcotics conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick along with Special Agent in Charge Fred Milanowski of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Regional Director Jason Taylor of Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) - Criminal Investigations Division.


News Release: DAYTON - A local man has been charged federally with assaulting a law enforcement officer engaged in a federal investigation with a deadly weapon. The charge is a result of a shooting that took place during the execution of a federal search warrant during the evening of Nov. 4. Two others have also been charged in a drug conspiracy.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake today sentenced Dante Bailey, a/k/a “Gutta," “Almighty," and “Wolf," age 40, of Windsor Mill, Maryland, to life in federal prison. Bailey, the leader of Murdaland Mafia Piru (MMP), a subset of the Bloods gang, was convicted on April 30, 2019 ...


Former VA Hospice Nurse Indicted for Allegedly Diverting and Tampering with Morphine Meant for Dying Veterans

News Release: BOSTON - A Tewksbury woman was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Boston on charges of diverting morphine while employed as a nurse in the hospice unit at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center campus in Bedford.


SRS Museum Shares Stories of Residents Displaced for Nuclear Facility

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The Savannah River Site (SRS) Museum celebrated its reopening in November with “6,000 Stories," a new permanent exhibit fully funded by DOE’s Office of Legacy Management that shares the accounts of individuals displaced almost 70 years ago to make way for the former nuclear weapons material production site that is now SRS.


News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - In keeping with the Trump Administration’s goal of promoting America’s energy independence and bolstering Alaska’s economy, the Bureau of Land Management will offer 350 tracts totaling about 3.98 million acres in an oil and gas lease sale on Dec. 11, 2019. The sealed bid opening will be conducted via video livestream.