News published on Federal Newswire in September 2019

News from September 2019


Mt. Lebanon Real Estate Developer Charged with Illegally Removing Asbestos from Former Westinghouse Facility

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was charged in federal court with violating the Clean Air Act, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: The FBI is Seeking Assistance in a Bank Robbery That Took Place in Davie, Florida.


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - KIRANKUMAN GANDHI, 49, has pleaded guilty to soliciting arson, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.


ICE ERO Miami and Consulate of Mexico officials meet in Orlando to strengthen liaisons, services provided to Mexican nationals in Florida

News Release: ORLANDO - Officials of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Miami sub-offices in Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville met with representatives from the Consulate of Mexico Aug. 21, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the agency’s commitment...


News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tavon Johnson, age 29, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood (FCI Allenwood), was indicted on Sept. 26, 2019, for possession of a controlled substance.


Two Convicted for Aiding the Flight of Accused Killer of Newman Police Corporal

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Today, a federal jury in Fresno convicted two defendants for assisting in an effort to help Paulo Virgen Mendoza’s escape from California to Mexico after he allegedly killed Newman Police Corporal Ronil Singh during a traffic stop, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Department will award $157 million in airport infrastructure grants to 34 airports in 19 states, plus the U.S. Virgin Islands. This is the sixth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


News Release: GARDEN CITY, Kan. - The Drug Enforcement Administration today announced it will increase its law enforcement presence in Garden City, Kansas, bringing in six new law enforcement agents. The new office will include two DEA special agents and four task force officers.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - In the past two years, BLM has been notified of 52 times when visitors had a less than enjoyable experience because they found their car broken into.


News Release: CHICAGO - Federal officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 97 criminal aliens and immigration violators in six Midwest states during a five-day enforcement action, which ended Wednesday.


FBI Releases 2018 Crime Statistics

News Release: FBI Releases 2018 Crime Statistics. For the second consecutive year, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation decreased when compared with the previous year’s statistics, according to FBI figures released today. In 2018, violent crime was down 3.3 percent from the 2017 number. Property crimes...


News Release: Defendant admits illegally copying images and videos from about 6,000 Yahoo accounts.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $2.8 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Airports in the U.S. Virgin Islands

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Department will award $157 million in airport infrastructure grants to 34 airports in 19 states, plus the U.S. Virgin Islands. This is the sixth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


Johnson, Grassley, Lee Call for Answers Regarding Intelligence Community Changing Requirements for Whistleblowers

News Release: Dear Inspector General Atkinson: According to a recent news report, the Office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General (IC IG) changed its “Disclosure of Urgent Concern" form, the document by which a whistleblower submits a complaint that can be transmitted to Congress, to no longer require...


North Platte Man Sentenced in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that John Howard, 43, of North Platte, Nebraska, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison by Senior United States District Judge Laurie Smith Camp for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five grams or more of actual methamphetamine. In addition to his prison term, Howard will serve four years of supervised release following his release from prison.


Inland Empire Man Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Federal Prison for Bogus Debt-Elimination Services that Cost Victims $1.6 Million

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Riverside man was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for defrauding hundreds of victims, mainly distressed homeowners who paid thousands of dollars after attending seminars that promoted a “Free and Clear" program pitched by the defendant and his salespeople.


News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Aug. 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Empacadora y Procesadora del Sur Inc. (Empacadora) of Coamo, Puerto Rico...


News Release: Salem, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Oregon District, Upper Willamette Field Office will hold a public meeting on the King Mosby Timber Management Project on October 16.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was charged in federal court with violating the Clean Air Act, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


West Virginia residents will need a REAL ID to board an airplane starting October 2020

Release: CHARLESTON, WV - Do you have a gold star on your driver’s license?