News published on Federal Newswire in September 2019

News from September 2019


Three Committees Threaten Subpoenas This Week If Administration Refuses to Produce Documents on Ukraine

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 House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter demanding that Secretary...


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


Western Iowa Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced

News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on Sept. 19, 2019, Chase Lee Richard, age 34; Brandy Lee Kumpula, age 28; and Jackie Lynn Thielan, age 31, were sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine by United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey. Richard...


Department of Energy Selects National Alliance for Water Innovation to Lead Energy-Water Desalination Hub

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the selection of the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) to lead a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy-Water Desalination Hub (Hub) that will address water security issues in the United States.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $17.8 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Five Airports in Washington State

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


Maine Man Charged with Attempted Sex Offenses Against a Minor

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jay Scott Cloutier, age 56, of Lyman, Maine, was charged today with attempting to entice and coerce a minor into committing criminal sex acts and traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of meeting a minor for sex.


News Release: Washington-Today, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter demanding that Secretary of...


Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Congressman

News Release: A Colorado man pled guilty on Sept. 23, 2019, in United States District Court in Sioux City.


TSA stops man with loaded handgun at Norfolk International Airport

Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A South Carolina man was cited on state weapons charges by police at Norfolk International Airport on Sunday, Sept. 22, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a loaded handgun in the traveler’s carry-on bag.


Violent Member of Broadway Crips Gang Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Murder and Other Racketeering Offenses

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A 27-year-old member of the Five Deuce Broadway Gangster Crips (BGC) who has been active in the gang for more than a decade was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to racketeering and drug trafficking conspiracy charges and admitting that he participated in a murder.


Illegal Alien sentenced for reentry charge

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Omar Antonio Murillo-Bonilla, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced to time served for an immigration violation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Lawrence man sentenced to 60 months for distributing fentanyl

News Release: CONCORD, NH - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Anthony Cabrera, 27, of Lawrence, was sentenced to 60 months for distribution of fentanyl.


USDA Invests in Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in 25 States

News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary of Rural Development Donald “DJ" LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $144 million to improve rural water infrastructure in 25 states (PDF, 163 KB).


News Release: Aradondo Haskins, 48, the former Field Operations Manager for the City of Detroit Building Authority overseeing the demolition program in Detroit, was sentenced today to 12 months in prison after having pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery and honest services fraud in connection...


Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAFAEL ARROYO, 34, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $21.2 Million Infrastructure Grants to Indiana Airports

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


Attorney General William Barr Appoints U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald To Serve On Advisory Committee

News Release: U.S. Attorney MacDonald one of nine U.S. Attorneys appointed to serve on the Attorney General's Advisory Committee.


Western Iowa Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced

News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on Sept. 19, 2019, Chase Lee Richard, age 34; Brandy Lee Kumpula, age 28; and Jackie Lynn Thielan, age 31, were sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine by United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey. Richard...


Celebrate Public Lands with Service in Nature, Sept 28

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - National Public Lands Day is the largest single-day volunteer effort on America’s public lands where hundreds of thousands of volunteers come together to enjoy service in nature.


Chief Executive Officer and Stock Promoter Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Stock Manipulation Scheme

News Release: Defendants Allegedly Induced Elderly Investors to Purchase Artificially Inflated Stock of a Publicly Traded Company.