News published on Federal Newswire in September 2019

News from September 2019


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter conveying a subpoena to Rudy Giuliani, the President’s agent, for key documents as a part of the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.


News Release: POCATELLO, Idaho - Vincent Miera, 53, of Chubbuck, Idaho, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 235 months in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for distributing sexually explicit images of minors, Brad Bench of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE), Homeland...


News Release: Defendants attempted to burn bee’s nest - Started August 2018 fire in Olympic National Forest.


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: King Salmon, AK - Not even the fabled magic mirror knows who will be crowned the fattest bear on the Brooks River because you get to decide instead! Only time and voters on Katmai National Park and Preserve’s Facebook page will tell. Wednesday, October 2nd kicks off Fat Bear Week 2019!.


Huntington Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va.-A Huntington woman pled guilty to embezzling money from 2015 until April 2019 from the Huntington branch of the West Virginia Federal Credit Union (WVFCU), announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Frances McComas, 56, pled guilty to embezzling $165,500 from WVFCU.


Operation 310 Results in 31 Arrests in Vance County

News Release: Henderson, SC - The U.S. Marshals Service, Eastern District of North Carolina Violent Fugitive Task Force, in coordination with various federal, state and local partners, wrapped up an operation last week dubbed “310". This operation combined the expansive resources of the participating agencies with...


South Texas woman admits to smuggling minor into US

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A South Texas woman pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to smuggle a Mexican minor into the United States.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Rob Portman (R-OH) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to help make information about how the federal government is spending taxpayer dollars more...


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Gary John Koval, 76, formerly of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud in connection with an investment fraud scheme, 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: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that Mr. Shannon Robert Bell, 53, has been indicted on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. Bell was arraigned this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah M. Smith, and is a resident of Anchorage, Alaska, where he was employed as a clinical therapist at multiple inpatient treatment facilities for children.


San Fernando Valley Swindler Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Conning Elderly Victims Out of Their Homes and Money

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A long-time con artist was sentenced today to 240 months in federal prison for running a multimillion-dollar real estate scam that conned elderly people out of their homes, gouging them with fraudulent threats of litigation and extorting monthly payments for illegal foreclosure and eviction delay.


Scammer Who Re-Victimized Unhappy Investors Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison

News Release: Engaging in outreach in order to prevent crime, respond to community needs, and promote good citizenship.


Johnstown Man Sentenced to Prison for Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa. has been sentenced in federal court in Johnstown to 66 months in prison and four years’ supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LEWIS CORWISE, 29, formerly of Norwich and New York City, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm in relation to his drug trafficking activity.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $2 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Billings Logan International Airport in Montana

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.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $12.1 Million Infrastructure Grant to Myrtle Beach International Airport in South Carolina

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.


Former Bookkeeper of Maui Nursery Sentenced to 43 Months of Prison After Pleading Guilty to Wire Fraud

News Release: HONOLULU, Hawaii - Thelma Pascua-Suyat, 64, of Maui, Hawaii, was sentenced today in federal court by Senior United States District Judge Susan Oki Mollway to 43 months of imprisonment for wire fraud. As part of her sentence, Pascua-Suyat must serve three years of supervised release, and pay $1,167,895.47 in restitution.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent a letter asking Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire to provide information about how the Intelligence Community (IC) is defending the nation against the growing threat of transnational, white supremacist terrorism.