News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019


Waynesboro Woman Sentenced for Theft of Government Funds

News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - Sadie Bradley, 66, of Waynesboro, Mississippi, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to 15 months in federal prison, follow by 3 years of supervised release, for theft of government funds, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Resident Agent in Charge...


Large Takedown Targets Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Oregon

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Large Takedown Targets Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Oregon (Photo)

News Release: Downloadable file: Photo. Downloadable file: Photo. Downloadable file: Photo. Downloadable file: Photo. Downloadable file: Photo. Downloadable file: Photo. Downloadable file: Photo. PORTLAND, Ore.-A coordinated, multi-agency law enforcement operation was conducted today to dismantle a vast international...


News Release: Third Former Tennessee Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty Following Assault of Inmate.


News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle accepted a guilty plea by Marcos jamie villegas, 24, of St. Charles, Illinois, to distributing a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of oxycodone and fentanyl, and aiding and abetting.


News Release: For the safety of the balloon operators and spectators, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) area that will make the October 4-13 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta a No Drone Zone.


Carl Junction Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting a Minor for Illegal Sexual Activity

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Carl Junction, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to transporting a Kansas minor across state lines to engage in criminal sexual activity.


Osceola, Indiana Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

News Release: For Felon in Possession of a Firearm.


Duplin County Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Drug Distribution

News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced FARUQ ROSE, 43, of Wallace, North Carolina, to 420 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.



LETTER: McCaul Rejects Democrats’ Limitation of Republican Involvement in Volker Testimony Tomorrow

News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing to strongly object to the abdication of the Foreign Affairs Committee’s oversight jurisdiction to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. It will damage the credibility of our committee and minimize our Members’ expertise in the exercise of that jurisdiction.


News Release: SAN DIEGO - A 37-year-old Cameroon man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed away Tuesday afternoon at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center where he was undergoing treatment for a brain hemorrhage since Sept. 26.


Former Police Officer with Bay Pines VA Health Center Indicted for Obstruction and Civil Rights Violations

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Norman Nicholson (56, Largo) with one count of making false records in a federal investigation and one count of depriving an individual of their rights under color of law. If convicted, Nicholson faces a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment for the obstruction charge and up to one year in federal prison for the civil rights violation.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Norman Nicholson (56, Largo) with one count of making false records in a federal investigation and one count of depriving an individual of their rights under color of law. If convicted, Nicholson faces a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment for the obstruction charge and up to one year in federal prison for the civil rights violation.


Three Chairs Statement on State Department Inspector General Briefing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement after committee staff received a briefing from the State Department Inspector General...


News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) has removed the Union Pacific “Big Boy" No. 4012 steam locomotive from public display for cosmetic restoration work and painting. During the work, visitors shall not have access to view the locomotive.


Waterbury Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Offenses Stemming from Counterfeit Check Bank Fraud Scheme

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JONELL BONILLA, 25, of Waterbury, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to charges related to his operation of a counterfeit check bank fraud scheme.


NOAA announces $15.6 million in grants for Gulf ecosystem research

News Release: The NOAA RESTORE Science Program has awarded approximately $15.6 million in grants to four teams of researchers and resource managers from across 20 institutions including universities, federal and state agencies and non-governmental organizations to support work on living coastal and marine resources and their habitats in the Gulf of Mexico.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - Edward Buck was indicted this afternoon by a federal grand jury on a series of narcotics distribution offenses, including providing methamphetamine to two men who died after being injected with the drug.


Reclamation completes safety modifications at Steinaker Dam and resumes normal operations

News Release: VERNAL, UTAH - Dam safety modifications at Steinaker Dam are substantially complete and the Bureau of Reclamation has returned to full normal operations at the reservoir. In July 2018, Reclamation began modification work to repair a slope failure on the upstream face of the right abutment by flattening...