News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Sues Orange County Horse Racing Training Center Over Violations Of Federal Clean Water Act

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Peter Lopez, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA"), announced today that the United States has filed a civil lawsuit against MARK FORD, MARK FORD STABLES, INC., MARK FORD STAGE...


News Release: For Hobbs Act Robbery, Felon on Possession of a Firearm, and Brandishing a Firearm during and in Relation to a Crime of Violence.


Level 1 Sex Offender Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Zachary Feeterman, 24, of Tonawanda, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government funds, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Chairs DeFazio, Maloney Statements from Hearing on China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) during today’s hearing titled: “China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative: Implications for the Global Maritime Supply Chain."


BLM authorizes Swan Lake land use for pumped storage project near Klamath Falls

News Release: Klamath Falls, Ore. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a right-of-way grant (ROW) today that allows for the construction of various facilities on 711 acres east of Klamath Falls, Oregon.


News Release: MISSOULA-A Spokane man accused of bringing pound quantities of methamphetamine to Missoula for distribution was sentenced today to 10 years and one month in prison and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: The owner of a seafood restaurant, three family members and three others have been charged in a drug trafficking conspiracy that alleges the store was used as a front for the sale of marijuana and THC vaping pens.


Federal Jury finds Jackson Man Guilty of Illegally Possessing a Firearm under Project EJECT

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Jonathan Beasley, 28, of Jackson, was found guilty today by a jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Michelle A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi. The jury returned the verdict following a two-day trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III in Jackson.


Cape Lookout National Seashore Announces the October Horse Sense and Survival Tour

News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - Cape Lookout National Seashore is pleased to announce the Horse Sense and Survival tour with Resource Manager, Dr. Sue Stuska. This trip will take place on Saturday, October 26 out of the Harkers Island Visitor Center at 8:45 a.m. Participants will return to the Harkers Island dock at 1:15 p.m.


Philadelphia Man Charged With Escape

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Terrance Baker, age 48, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Oct. 16, 2019, by a federal grand jury for escaping from a Dauphin County correctional facility.


Boyd County Man Indicted for Robbing Bluegrass Community Federal Credit Union in Ashland

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Boyd County man was indicted Thursday on a charge of robbing the Bluegrass Community Federal Credit Union (BCFCU), located in Ashland, Kentucky.


News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...


FBI Seeks Public’s Help in Locating Missing Laredo Man

News Release: LAREDO, TX-The Federal Bureau of Investigation San Antonio Division, Laredo Resident Agency Office, is seeking information from the public about a missing Laredo man.


Louisiana Mother and Daughter Sentenced for  Violating Civil Rights of Woman with Disabilities

News Release: Louisiana Mother and Daughter Sentenced for Violating Civil Rights of Woman with Disabilities.


Former Del Rio Sector U.S. Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty to Production and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: In San Antonio this afternoon, a former Del Rio Sector U.S. Border Patrol agent assigned to the Uvalde Station admitted to producing and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.


News Release: A Floyd County, Kentucky-based physician pleaded guilty today for his role in unlawfully distributing opioids by pre-signing blank prescriptions that were ultimately completed by others and delivered to patients not seen by him.


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Chief Judge Miranda Du to a total of 17 ½ years in federal prison for sexually exploiting children and possessing more than 200 images and videos of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.


News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A former Camden County, Missouri, sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty in federal court today to receiving child pornography.


Spokane Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: MISSOULA-A Spokane man accused of bringing pound quantities of methamphetamine to Missoula for distribution was sentenced today to 10 years and one month in prison and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.