News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019


News Release: Sperry Man Admits to Sexual Exploitation of a Child.


News Release: CONCORD - Daniel Irving, 28, of Manchester, was sentenced in federal court to 96 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE - Elvin I. Lewis, Jr., of Hollywood, Florida, was convicted today of conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering charges, following a five-day jury trial. The charges stemmed from his decision to launder more than $3 million dollars in fraud proceeds from business email...


Seven Indicted in California to Rhode Island Drug Trafficking Pipeline

News Release: PROVIDENCE - Seven individuals have been indicted for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that investigators believe is responsible for the shipment of more than 200 packages containing significant quantities of heroin and cocaine from the Los Angeles, CA., area to rented commercial mailboxes in dozens of locations in greater Providence and Southeastern Massachusetts.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Terry Thomas, of Detroit, Michigan, has admitted to multiple charges involving an oxycodone distribution operation that spanned two states and four North Central West Virginia counties, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Manchester Man Sentenced To 96 Months For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charge

News Release: CONCORD - Daniel Irving, 28, of Manchester, was sentenced in federal court to 96 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


Grassley Statement on House Prescription Drug Bill CBO Score

News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) analysis of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) legislation to lower prescription drug prices.


News Release: Defendant Was on Supervision for a Prior Drug Trafficking Conviction.


Two Nurses Charged in Health Care Fraud and Illegal Kickback Scheme

News Release: HOUSTON - Two Houston area nurses are set to appear in federal court on charges they defrauded Medicare of more than $2.1 million, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick.


USDA Finalizes Updated NPIP Program Standards

Release: Summary:The National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) is a cooperative Federal-State-Industry mechanism for controlling certain poultry diseases. NPIP’s General Conference Committee made changes to NPIP program standards to keep in line with the latest science, technology and best practices. USDA published ...


News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced that on Oct. 11, 2019, Scott E. Billington, (age: 28) of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm.


Former Oshkosh Resident Charged in Federal Court for Walking from Indianapolis Suburb to Wisconsin to Engage in Sexual Activity with 14-Year-Old

News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Tommy Lee Jenkins (age: 32), recently a resident of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was charged via a criminal complaint following his Oct. 10, 2019, arrest by local and federal authorities.


Kelly Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on How the Tax Code Subsidizes Hate

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Mike Kelly (R-PA) delivered the following opening statement at a Subcommittee Hearing on How the Tax Code Subsidizes Hate.


Woman Convicted of Sexual Battery of a Child Sentenced for Illegal Reentry

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Bolivian woman who was recently convicted of aggravated sexual battery of a child family member was sentenced today to more than a year in prison for illegally reentering the United States.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) are pressing the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and top opioid distributors for an update on recommendations of the report, Red Flags and Warning Signs Ignored: Opioid Distribution and Enforcement Concerns in West Virginia.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) released a joint statement today on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) initial analysis of H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019. The CBO estimates a savings from Title I of the bill to Medicare of $345 billion between 2023-2029...


News Release: Philadelphia, PA - In response to a recent surge in localized shootings, the U.S. Marshals Service recently conducted a violent crime reduction initiative named Operation “Clipper Resolve" in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and focused in Chester, PA. Clipper Resolve was accomplished in coordination...


News Release: Defendant Charged with Creating Sham Merchant Accounts to Enable Access to Credit Card Processing System for Deceptive Businesses.


FBI Seeking Information from Robbery at Bank of the West in Oklahoma City

News Release: FBI Seeking Information from Robbery at Bank of the West in Oklahoma City.


News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.