News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


olympic national park announces schedule for 2019-20 perspectives monthly speaker series

News Release: Program topics and presenters have been announced for this year’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series, offered free of charge on the second Tuesday of each month, November through April.


News Release: GREAT FALLS-A Box Elder man accused of assaulting and strangling a woman on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation pleaded guilty on Nov. 1 to domestic assault by habitual offender, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


News Release: DHS Awards $200K for AI-Based Proof-of-Concept

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $199,961.29 to Austin, Texas-based start-up Synthetik Applied Technologies, to develop a proof-of-concept for an artificial intelligence (AI)-based object recognition capability for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).


Hardin CountyMan Sentenced to 140 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: Jackson, TN -Terry Williams, 61, has been sentenced to 140 months imprisonment on federal charges of possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of actual methamphetamine. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Mary Virginia Cook, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to five years’ probation for a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Grant County residents sentenced for fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Melanie Lyn Outen, Ted Alexander Voss, and Michael Dean Smith, all of Petersburg, West Virginia, were sentenced today for their roles in a fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A McKinney, Texas, man was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for conspiring to launder $200,000, which he believed was derived from the sale of narcotics, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Convicted felon sentenced to 13 years for methamphetamine and firearm charges

News Release: HONOLULU- Brian Ancho, 41, was sentenced today in federal court by Senior United States District Judge Susan Oki Mollway to 13 years of imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute 33 grams of methamphetamine, being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, and carrying firearms during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - Dennis Cercone was sentenced to 57 months in prison for possessing a firearm after prior felony convictions, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced MARQUIS BERNARD MALLOY, 29, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, to 180 months’ imprisonment, followed by a 3 year term of supervised released.


Experience Dusk in the Desert at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

News Release: COOLIDGE, AZ - Join us for sunset and experience the wonder of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument after hours. A short program will begin at 5:30 pm then time will be allowed until 7:00 pm for photography, self-guided exploration, and questions.


News Release: BOSTON - A former Hull man was convicted by a federal jury in Boston of felony drug and gun offenses on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019.


DEA and partners collect thousands of pounds of unwanted medications and vaping products during the 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - Americans nationwide have once again shown their strong support for DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by dropping off nearly 883,000 pounds of medications during the October 2019 Take Back event.


Martinsburg Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Levar Glenwood Crawford, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 51 months incarceration for distributing cocaine, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Over six tons of prescription drugs and vaping devices collected in DEA Take Back

News Release: PHOENIX - The DEA’s Phoenix Division has finished totaling the amount of drugs collected from those agencies who participated in the October 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Arizonans turned out in massive numbers and disposed of 12,371.58 pounds, over six tons, of prescription drugs and vaping products. This amount is nearly 2,000 pounds more than April’s Take Back Day.


Fort Scott National Historic Site Welcomes Our Nations Veterans for the Holiday Weekend

News Release: Fort Scott National Historic Site (NHS) salutes all veterans with flags surrounding the Parade Ground, Interpretive programs all weekend, and a 1840s color guard in the Veterans Parade.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Levar Glenwood Crawford, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 51 months incarceration for distributing cocaine, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


DEA and NJ law enforcement partners collect more than 16,000 pounds of unwanted medications and vaping products

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson announced that New Jersey residents turned in 16,532 pounds or 8 tons of expired, unused, and unwanted medications during DEA’s 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.


Youth Baseball Umpire Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: Spokane - William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Matthew Lee Lane, age 48 of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced following conviction after a six-day jury trial in June 2019, of one count of Distribution of Child Pornography, and one count of Possession...


Nashua Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

News Release: CONCORD- Brian Boucher, 41, of Nashua, pleaded guilty in federal court on Nov. 1, 2019, to distributing fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.