News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019


Illegal Alien Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Re-Entering The United States

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Samuel Lopez-Lopez (29, Atlanta) to 24 months in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States after previously being deported. Lopez-Lopez had pleaded guilty on July 2, 2019.


TOMORROW: Wildlife, Religious Leaders Coming to Capitol Hill for Multi-Faith Blessing of the Animals Ceremony

News Release: Washington D.C. - Tomorrow, Oct. 17, the House Natural Resources Committee will host a “Blessing of the Animals" ceremony on Capitol Hill in partnership with the National Religious Partnership for the Environment. Religious leaders from multiple faiths will provide a blessing for all creatures and reflect on the importance of saving endangered species and the role of the Endangered Species Act.


News Release: Seattle - U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran announced Department of Justice grants for four organizations in Western Washington who are working to rescue and support victims of human trafficking. The organizations work with young people and one has a special focus on Native American victims.


News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Dylan M. Aste (619) 546-7621.


Joshua Tree and Cactus season on the Battle Mountain BLM is open for personal use permits

News Release: BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. -- The Battle Mountain District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is selling Joshua Trees and Cactus permits, for personal use, at two different locations. These locations are the BLM's Battle Mountain District Office (Battle Mountain, NV), and Tonopah Field Office (Tonopah, NV). Both of these offices are open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m.


Newport Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of a Firearm

News Release: Bangor, Maine: A Newport man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Bangor to stealing a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.


News Release: BOSTON-John H. Nardozzi, the certified public accountant for former State Senator Brian Joyce, was convicted today by a federal jury for conspiring with the late senator to defraud the IRS from 2011 through 2014.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 19-year-old Beeville resident has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possession with intent to distribute meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


Schedule Advisory: Realizing the Conservation Benefits of Precision Agriculture

News Release: AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE SCHEDULE. Week of Oct. 21, 2019. [new]. Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 - 2:00PM. 1300 Longworth House Office Building. Washington, D.C. Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee Hearing. RE: “Realizing the Conservation Benefits of Precision Agriculture".


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Bank Fraud and Theft or Receipt of Stolen Mail Matter.


KC Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy, Faces at Least 15 Years in Prison

News Release: Officers Seized 25 Pounds of Meth in Undercover Operation.


ICE detainee passes away in Louisiana

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - A Cuban man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) at the Richwood Correctional Center in Richwood, Louisiana, passed away Tuesday afternoon at the facility.


Reports about Yellowstone bears, wolves, and birds published online

News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Yellowstone National Park recently published online three reports from 2018 about bear management, wolves, and birds. Each annual report focuses largely on the health of these wildlife populations.


News Release: A Broward County resident has been charged with six armed robberies.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Two Florida Roofing Companies For Exposing Employees to Fall and Other Hazards

News Release: OSHA cited Cruz Enterprises & Construction LLC - based in Dover, Florida - and Intex Builders LLC - based in Tampa, Florida - for willfully allowing employees to perform roofing activities without conventional fall protection. OSHA also cited Intex Builders for allowing employees to operate a powered...


Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge

News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to distributing cocaine.


Wetzel County man admits to operating a drug house

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - David M. Metz, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, has admitted to maintaining a house to sell drugs, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Valley man sent to prison for lying on federal firearms form

News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 40-year-old Harlingen resident has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of lying on a firearm application at a local Wal-Mart, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick along with Special Agent in Charge Fred Milanowski of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). A Brownsville jury deliberated for 30 minutes before convicting Juan Sauceda following a one-day trial June 18, 2019.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Bakary Camara, 32, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 70 months’ incarceration and three years’ supervised release by United States District Judge John R. Padova for his scheme to produce fake Pennsylvania identification...


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man who admitted to defrauding more than $1.8 million from victims of a business fraud scheme was sentenced today to eight years in federal prison and ordered to pay $1,715,475 in restitution, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.