News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


Virginia man caught by TSA with loaded gun at Washington Dulles International Airport

Release: DULLES, Va. - A Prince William County, Virginia, man was caught with a 9 mm handgun loaded with eight bullets, including one in the chamber, along with a magazine loaded with eight additional bullets at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) yesterday, Nov. 24, after a Transportation Security Administration officer spotted the items in the man’s carry-on bag.


Burlington Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges

News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - Jeremy Garey, 44, of Burlington, Kentucky, has been indicted on federal charges of Production and Distribution of Child Pornography.


News Release: HAMMOND-Darrick Vallodolid, 30, of Hobart, Indiana, and a member of the Chicago-based Latin Kings, was sentenced by Judge Simon to life in prison following his conviction at trial in May 2018 of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Michigan Man Sentenced for Fraudulent Use of Social Security Numbers and Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced today that on Nov. 25, 2019, Senior United States District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Christopher Charles Heinz, age 30, of Romulus, Michigan, to 54 months’ imprisonment, placed him on supervised release for three years, and ordered him to make restitution in the amount of $22,126 for his conviction for the fraudulent use of Social Security numbers and aggravated identity theft.



News Release: AUGUSTA, Ga: Two people who stole nearly a quarter-million dollars from an Augusta attorney have been sentenced to federal prison.


Social media spreading misinformation concerning alleged ICE activity

News Release: REDMOND, Wash. - A statement posted to social media, Nov. 23, is a prime example of the reckless, irresponsible misinformation that continues to mislead the public concerning the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).


Founder of Purported Snack and Pet Food Companies Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors of More Than $2.9 Million

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that LISA BERSHAN was sentenced to 7 years in prison on Friday, November 22 by U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff for participating in two schemes to defraud more than 50 investors in the Starship Snacks Corporation...


Guided Hikes through Miller Woods at Indiana Dunes National Park

News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Join a ranger for a hike through Indiana Dunes National Park’s exceptional Miller Woods on Sundays, Dec. 1, 8, and 15, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm, starting from Paul H. Douglas Center. The hike follows the Paul H. Douglas Trail and is spectacular in its varied habitats including...


#FewerCures Facts?Crenshaw Joins Walden to Debunk the Dems’ VA Talking Point

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is joining Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) for a video series that began last week aimed at providing the facts on Speaker Pelosi’s partisan plan for fewer cures.


Tennessee Emergency Medical Doctor Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances

News Release: Tennessee Emergency Medical Doctor Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances.


BLM to conduct Desatoya Herd Management Area wild horse gather

News Release: Carson City, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, Stillwater Field Office will begin a wild horse gather on or about December 4, 2019, at the Desatoya Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) located approximately 77 miles east of Fallon, Nevada. The purpose of the gather is to prevent degradation of the public lands associated with excess wild horses, restore a thriving natural ecological balance and multiple-use relationship on public lands.


News Release: The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range from the Eldridge Glacier to Windy Creek near Cantwell.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is joining Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) for a video series that began last week aimed at providing the facts on Speaker Pelosi’s partisan plan for fewer cures.


News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-Talon White, 29, of Newport, Oregon, pleaded guilty today to one count each of criminal infringement of copyright and tax evasion.


Former Executives and Employees of Health Technology Start-Up Charged in a $1 Billion Scheme to Defraud Clients, Lenders and Investors

News Release: Former Executives and Employees of Health Technology Start-Up Charged in a $1 Billion Scheme to Defraud Clients, Lenders and Investors.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Jarvis Thomas, 34, of Bakersfield, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dale A. Drozd today to 320 months in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Chicago And Tennessee Man Convicted For Veteran’s Unemployment Compensation Fraud

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Earl Lafayette Hall, III, age 38, previously of Chicago and Arlington, Tennessee, was convicted on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, by a federal jury on 2 counts of conspiracy, 12 counts of mail fraud, 10...


Monongalia County man sentenced for firearms charge

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Brendan Regan Boddie, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 36 months incarceration for a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


ICE arrests child sexual predator after being released by local law enforcement

News Release: PHILADELPHIA- On Nov. 22, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an unlawfully present Guatemalan national after he was released from police custody, despite a detainer lodged against him for sexual abuse against children.