News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


Koreatown Man Arrested on Federal Charges that He Coerced Girls He Met Online into Sending Him Sexually Explicit Selfies

News Release: LOS ANGELES - Law enforcement this morning arrested a Los Angeles man on child sexual exploitation charges alleging that he met at least eight teenage girls on the internet and pressured them - sometimes by threatening suicide - into sending him sexually explicit images of themselves.


News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - A felon with a conviction from the Middle District of Pennsylvania entered a guilty plea to an illegal firearms charge this week after being found with a stolen gun and other firearms in the Middle District of Georgia, said Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District...


Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to 18 Months’ Imprisonment for Wire Fraud

News Release: Man defrauded his neighbors for nearly five years and for $124,524.57.


News Release: Dear Dr. Dillingham: I write to express concerns with aspects of the Census Bureau’s hiring for the 2020 Census. A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), published on Oct. 31, 2019, found that the Census Bureau is experiencing particular delays in hiring and onboarding staff. To ensure...


Grassley Pushes Back On Political Stunts That Hurt Health Care Consumers

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s guidance on the Affordable Care Act’s 1332 waivers.


Walden Statement on Dr. Stephen Hahn

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on President Trump’s nomination of Dr. Stephen M. Hahn to serve as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner...


TSA and West Virginia DMV remind travelers who fly out of West Virginia airports to get their REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses

Release: CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia residents who want to board an airplane will soon need a gold star on their driver’s license, indicating that it is REAL ID-compliant or they will need another form of approved identification to board their flight or enter a secure federal facility. have a small gold star in the upper right corner to indicate that it meets federal regulations that establish minimum security standards.


Bladen County Resident Sentenced for Conspiring to Launder Over $1.2 Million in Criminal Proceeds

News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced MURRAY MCNEILL TODD, age 47, of Bladenboro, North Carolina to 87 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. The Court also ordered TODD to pay restitution totaling $517,379.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - An illegal alien from El Salvador - who is wanted in his home country for aggravated homicide and involvement in a terrorist organization - was removed Tuesday by deportation officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).


News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield for his role in a large-scale heroin trafficking organization.


Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Five Armed Robberies

News Release: A man pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to robbing five Tulsa area businesses, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Trent Shores Reminds the Public to “Help Save a Life" in a Public Service Announcement.


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Steve Torres, 43, and Uriel Delgado, 37, both of Las Vegas, were sentenced today for selling large quantities of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada announced.


Couple Pleads Guilty to Trafficking 26 Firearms

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Woodbridge couple has pleaded guilty to illegally trafficking at least 26 firearms.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - David M. DeVillers was sworn in today as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. Chief U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley administered the oath of office. President Trump nominated DeVillers for U.S. Attorney on Sept. 9, and the United States Senate approved his confirmation on Oct. 28.