News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


Dominican National involved in drug importation schemes sentenced to 12 years in prison

News Release: New Haven, Conn. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham, announced that Arrinson De La Cruz, 40, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 144 months of imprisonment for his role in the large-scale importation of cocaine and other controlled substances into the U.S.


Former Lake Charles Police Officer Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Civil Rights Violation

News Release: Defendant deprived the victim of his rights during an arrest by using unreasonable excessive force.


USDA Invests in Drinking Water Quality and Wastewater Management for 784,000 Rural Residents and Businesses in 42 States

News Release: USDA Invests in Drinking Water Quality and Wastewater Management for 784,000 Rural Residents and Businesses in 42 States


Jefferson County Man Sentenced for Cocaine Charge

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joroy Nigel Twyman, of Ranson, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 24 months incarceration for distributing cocaine base, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: First Western Washington cases prosecuted under ‘Project Guardian’ initiative to combat gun crime.


ARS Finds Added Value in Seeds that Restore Damaged Habitats

News Release: A national collection of plant seeds, now used to restore degraded habitats, could also be tapped for other purposes, including breeding better food crops, forages, ornamentals, industrial crops, and livestock feed, according to an assessment by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Colorado.


Central Valley Woman Arrested on Federal Charges of Illegally Importing and Distributing Mercury-Laden Skin Care Creams

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A resident of the Central Valley town of Orosi was arrested this morning on federal charges related to skin care creams containing dangerous levels of mercury that she sold through advertisements on Facebook with promises that the illegal products could lighten skin color, remove age spots and treat acne.


Three gunmen involved in takeover-style Woodbury bank robbery sentenced to federal prison

News Release: NEWNAN, Ga. - The three gunmen who terrorized employees of the United Bank in Woodbury, Georgia in June of 2018 have each been sentenced to at least a decade in federal prison.


Arizona Man Pleads Guilty To Engaging In The Business Of Manufacturing Ammunition Without A License

News Release: Joint Investigation Determined the Defendant Sold Ammunition to the Shooter Responsible for the October 2017 Tragedy in Las Vegas.


Marijuana User Sentenced to Nearly Two Years in Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Gun

News Release: Ran From Police During a Traffic Stop and Attempted to Hide the Gun by Throwing it into Bushes.


Grant County man sentenced for methamphetamine distribution

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jared Judy, of Petersburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 48 months incarceration for methamphetamine distribution, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - The workforce at EM’s Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Project has earned Star status from DOE's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) for its occupational safety and health excellence at the Portsmouth Site.


NIST’s Light-Sensing Camera May Help Detect Extraterrestrial Life, Dark Matter

News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made one of the highest-performance cameras ever composed of sensors that count single photons, or particles of light.


ICE HSI, law enforcement partners arrest 16 sexual predators in sting operation

News Release: YAKIMA, Wash. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in cooperation with law enforcement partners, apprehended 16 dangerous sexual predators targeting children this week in a sting operation that lasted several days.


News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Darrell Lee Bradshaw, 51, of Harrison County, pled guilty yesterday before Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to failure to register as a sex offender, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and U.S. Marshal Mark Shepherd.


News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management and the State of Wyoming are hosting a series of public meetings to answer questions and provide more information on the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative. The meetings will be held 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the following locations across the state.


Three Men Charged for Conspiracy to Distribute 30 Kilograms of Cocaine

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Three men have been charged with conspiring to distribute 30 kilograms of cocaine in Newark, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - On July 12, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies announced they had responded to a crash involving Alejandro Maldonado-Hernandez, as well as Patrick Ator and his wife, Janace Ator, who were traveling in another vehicle. Maldonado-Hernandez, who was in the United States illegally...


Three Plead Guilty in 'SCO' Drug Trafficking Ring

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Three former residents of Southwestern Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to drug trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


BLM seeks public input on proposed oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico and Texas

News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has scheduled a public scoping period for input on 112 parcels (53,436 acres) of Federal minerals proposed for the May 2020 competitive oil and gas lease sale. The public scoping period will begin Nov. 25, 2019, and conclude on December 9, 2019. The lease sale is tentatively scheduled for May 21, 2020.