News published on Federal Newswire in September 2019

News from September 2019



San Antonio Fugitive Apprehended in St. LouisSuspect Facing 1st Degree Murder Charge

News Release: San Antonio, TX - Jataevius Frank Williams, alleged murder suspect, was arrested today by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Metropolitan Fugitive Task Force (MFTF) in St. Louis, MO.


Choctaw Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Daniel S. Dixon Jr. Tubby, 39, a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, pled guilty Thursday before Chief United States District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to sexual abuse of a minor. The crime occurred within the Pearl River Community of the Choctaw Indian reservation.


Members of Nationwide Child Exploitation Enterprise Sentenced to Prison

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced today that the following sentences were handed down this week for defendants’ participation in a nationwide child exploitation enterprise and child pornography conspiracy occurring over the online communications...


News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that United States District Court Judge Callie V. S. Granade sentenced Edward Lamar Hunt on Sept. 25, 2019 to 95 months confinement for Possession with the Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine in violation of Title 21 USC Section 841.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Uses New Program to Connect Patients to Treatment Following the Forced Closing of a Doctor’s Office

News Release: PITTSBURGH - United States Attorney Scott W. Brady today announced a new program that helps connect patients to care or treatment following the closing of a doctor’s office by federal law enforcement. The program was first used earlier this week following the closing of the Fayette County practice of Dr. Emilio Ramon Navarro, who was charged with drug dealing and health care fraud.


Baton Rouge Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court in Connection with Mexican-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that Jaime Gabriel Grimaldi Pena, a.k.a. “Eric" and “Gabriel," age 44, of Baton Rouge, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine...


Release: Date: Sept. 25, 2019 Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a petition from the Monsanto Company (Monsanto) seeking deregulation of a cotton variety genetically engineered (GE) for resistance ...


News Release: BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK - Andrew N. LaVigne, age 66, of Lansing, New York, was sentenced today in federal court in Binghamton to serve 87 months in prison for bankruptcy fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, James Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - United States Attorney Scott W. Brady today announced a new program that helps connect patients to care or treatment following the closing of a doctor’s office by federal law enforcement. The program was first used earlier this week following the closing of the Fayette County practice of Dr. Emilio Ramon Navarro, who was charged with drug dealing and health care fraud.


Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 117 Months in Prison

News Release: FORT WAYNE - Brandon Buchanan, age 29, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Holly Brady upon his plea of guilty for maintaining a drug-involved premises and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.



Texas District Judge Sentenced to Prison

News Release: Texas District Judge Sentenced to Prison.


News Release: Whiskeytown, Calif. - The National Park Service is pleased to announce the re-opening of South Shore Drive from Dry Creek Group Campground to Carr Powerhouse. Gates at both ends will swing open on Thursday, September 26th at 9:00 AM. This ten mile stretch of unpaved road gains 1,594 feet in elevation...


News Release: On Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, Timucuan Preserve, a unit of the National Park Service, will host Harvest Day, a special event marking the end of the harvest season at Kingsley Plantation.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled “Sounding the Alarm: The Public Health Threats of E-Cigarettes:"


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) issued the following statement today after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) external science advisors...


Armed meth dealer sentenced to more than 20 years

News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - Jonathan Budowski, 48, of Brooksville, a/k/a “Hard Times" was sentenced to 20 years and 8 months in federal prison for his role in selling multiple kilograms of methamphetamine as part of a drug trafficking conspiracy, while maintaining an arsenal of firearms and ammunition to protect his...


Walden: Speaker Pelosi Drug Plan Puts #PoliticsOverProgress

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) today slammed Speaker Pelosi’s partisan drug plan and called on Democrats to focus on bipartisan solutions to lower drug costs for consumers. During the Health Subcommittee hearing, Walden said the Pelosi plan puts “politics over progress" and undermines bipartisan negotiations at the Energy and Commerce Committee to deliver real results for Americans.


Three Members of Coney Island Street Gang Plead Guilty to Murder As Part of Racketeering Conspiracy

News Release: Defendants Admit to Fatal Shooting Outside Mermaid Houses in Brooklyn.