News published on Federal Newswire in September 2019

News from September 2019


The US Energy Department published an eight page notice on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Hultgren Construction, L.L.C. Pleads Guilty in Federal Court for Willful Violations Related to Building Collapse & Death of Employee

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced today that Hultgren Construction, L.L.C., of Sioux Falls, SD, appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty to Willful Violation of the Occupational, Safety, and Health Act Causing Death to an Employee. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier presided over the plea hearing.


Indiana Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Armed Pharmacy Robbery

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Speedway, Indiana, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in the armed robbery of a Walgreens pharmacy in Jefferson City, Missouri.


U.S. Marshals Alert Public Again of Scam Spoofing Official Phones

News Release: Richmond, VA - The U.S. Marshals in the Eastern District of Virginia are alerting the public again of an imposter phone scam where con artists are spoofing the district office’s real number to trick people into sending money.


News Release: Seeking Information. The Cleveland Division of the FBI, along with Broadview Heights Police Department, Fairview Park Police Department, and Bath Police Department are seeking information on the identity of an individual believed to be responsible for three recent bank robberies. On Sept. 19, 2019...


Foley Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Child Pornography Offenses

News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Taras Hodivsky, Jr., 40, of Foley, Alabama, was sentenced today in federal court on charges of advertising child pornography and possession of child pornography. Hodivsky pled guilty to the charges in June of 2019.


New York Man Pleads Guilty to Assault Aboard Cruise Ship

News Release: BOSTON - A New York man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston for assaulting a woman aboard a cruise ship.


St. Petersburg man sentenced for distribution of synthetic opioid

News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - Mario Marquez Roberson, age 28, of St. Petersburg was sentenced today to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for distribution of 4-flouroisobutyrl fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. Roberson had pleaded guilty on April 2, 2019.


Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine and Firearms Offenses

News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa- On Sept. 25, 2019, Michael Lee Davis, age 26, of New Boston, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 120 months in prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and 120 months in prison for felon in possession of...


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: More than a dozen defendants, including 10 physicians and other medical professionals, have been charged for their alleged participation in a massive healthcare fraud scheme responsible for - in the Southern District of Georgia alone - more than $400 million in losses to Medicare.


News Release: BOSTON - A North Reading woman was arrested this morning and charged in federal court in Boston with assaulting a federal officer.


McCaul Statement on Administration’s Block of Iranian Officials from United States

News Release: Washington D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Administration’s announcement restricting entry into the United States for senior Iranian government officials and their families.


News Release: DAYTON - A former Dayton City Commissioner entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court today for accepting a thing of value in connection with a local government.


Upper Emerald Pool Trail Reopens

News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - The Upper Emerald Pool Trail has reopened. Access is only through Kayenta Trail from Shuttle Stop 6, The Grotto. If combined, hikers can expect a three mile and 2.5 hour roundtrip. Both hikes are moderate, unpaved, with some drop-offs. There is no access to Zion Lodge or Lower Emerald Pool Trail from Upper Emerald Pool or Kayenta Trails at this time.


Maryland Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Corrina Mehiel

News Release: Victim Was a Visiting Artist from North Carolina.


News Release: Defendant attempted to distribute approximately 17 pounds of methamphetamine while on pretrial release.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo sentenced three men from New York for various heroin trafficking and firearms offenses. On Sept. 19, 2019, Judge Caputo sentenced Jose Mendoza...


Murray, Kentucky Child Predator Found Guilty by Jury

News Release: Twelve minor victims identified in the course of the investigation.


Fayette County Man Sentenced to 33 Months for Firearms Straw Purchases

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Ronald Mark Harrison, 49, of Lexington, Kentucky, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison on Friday, by United States District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for acquiring firearms through the making of false statements.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- In accordance with Department of Interior (DOI) Secretarial Order 3376, dated Aug. 29, 2019, and National Park Service (NPS) Policy Memorandum 19-01, dated Aug. 30, 2019, the NPS is proposing revisions to the park compendium to allow the use of electric bicycles (e-bikes) in certain park areas.