News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019


Dominican National Sentenced for Identity Theft

News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for Social Security fraud and aggravated identity theft.


News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - A federal grand jury has returned a nine-count superseding indictment,.


Two from Toledo indicted on firearms charges

News Release: Two people from Toledo were indicted in federal court on firearms crimes.


Felon with a Firearm Sentenced to 92 Months Imprisonment

News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. B A Rowan county resident was sentenced September 27 in federal court in Greensboro for knowingly possessing a firearm after previously being convicted of a felony, announced United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina.


News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ronald McKenna, age 39, of Wilkes-Barre, Drew Miller, age 34, of East Stroudsburg, and William Hill, age 38, of East Stroudsburg, were indicted on Oct. 1, 2019, by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.


News Release: CHICAGO - Federal law enforcement seized more than 14 kilograms of cocaine and 15 firearms as part of an investigation that dismantled a Texas-to-Chicago narcotics pipeline and resulted in charges against ten defendants.


Mexican national ordered to prison in child pornography case

News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 34-year-old Mexican citizen has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A North Carolina man pled guilty to selling pills to an undercover law enforcement officer, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Ricky Walker, 42, pled guilty to distribution of oxycodone and oxymorphone. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted the investigation.


News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was charged today in federal court in Boston with one count of unlawful re-entry of a deported alien.


News Release: HOUSTON -- In what is believed to be the first fentanyl distribution case using the dark web and crypto currency in the Southwest Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Region, a federal judge in San Antonio today sentenced 30-year-old Alaa Mohammed Allawi to 30 years in federal prison for distributing...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on the President’s Executive Order on “Protecting and Improving Medicare for our Nation’s Seniors" this afternoon...


Ukrainian Fraudster Sentenced To More Than 9 Years In Prison For $20 Million Decade-Long Conspiracy

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that VALENTYN BELAN, a/k/a “Belan Valentin," a/k/a “Belan Valentyn," a/k/a “Belan Valentyn Volodymyrovych," a/k/a “Belan Valentyn Voldymyrovich," a/k/a “Valentino," was sentenced to 109 months in prison...


News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - A federal grand jury has returned a nine-count superseding indictment,.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today urging the government watchdog to investigate and evaluate months-long communication failures and restoration efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following Hurricane Maria in 2017.


Fudge: White House War on the Poor Continues with Changes to SNAP Standard Utility Allowance

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ohio Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, Chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations, issued a statement Thursday in response to a proposal from the White House that would cut $4.5 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or...



News Release: CINCINNATI - Dayvon Cook, 25, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 64 months in prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition after being convicted of a felony crime.


Billings Woman Sentenced to Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: BILLINGS-A Billings woman who admitted trafficking methamphetamine after law enforcement found meth, drug making materials and $10,000 in silver coins in a residence she shared with her father was sentenced today to five years in prison and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


News Release: * On Monday and Tuesday, October 7-8, 2019, the Norris Geyser Basin will be closed to accommodate road improvement work at Norris Junction.


Jefferson County Couple Indicted for Falsifying Tax Return

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas -A Jefferson County business owner and his wife have been indicted on federal tax violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.