News published on Federal Newswire in September 2019

News from September 2019


Chester Methamphetamine Dealer With History of Crime Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison on Firearm and Narcotics Charges

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that John Bennett Roof, Jr., a/k/a “Brent Roof," a/k/a “Ice Man", age 34, of Chester, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and using ...


President’s Attacks on Intelligence Community Whistleblower Threaten National Security and Accountability

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings, Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, and Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot L. Engel issued the following statement...


Valliant Man Pleads Guilty To Failure To Register As Sex Offender

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that John David Sanders, age 41, of Valliant, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Failure To Register As Sex Offender, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2250(a)(1), 2250(a)(2)(B) and 2250(a)(3), punishable by not more than 10 years imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.


Attorney General William Barr Announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II as One of New U.S. Attorneys To Advisory Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON - Attorney General William P. Barr today announced the appointment of the following nine U.S. Attorneys to serve on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC): David Anderson, Northern District of California; Scott Brady, Western District of Pennsylvania; Maria Chapa Lopez, Middle District...


Bellingham Woman who Stole $200,000 from Tribal Casino Sentenced to Prison

News Release: Defendant used Employee Access to Rob Vault - Concocted Story about Man with a Gun and Bomb forcing her to Commit Robbery.


Duo Found Guilty of Heroin Conspiracy After 4-Day Trial

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Jerry Harris, age 38, of South Bend, Indiana and David Gibson, age 47, of Chicago, Illinois were found guilty, late September 19th, after a four-day jury trial before U.S. District Court Judge Jon DeGuilio, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Boston Man Indicted for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: BOSTON - Kyvon Ross, a/k/a Ky-von Ross, 20, of Boston, was indicted yesterday in federal court in Boston for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.


Chairs DeFazio and Lipinski Announce Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Hearing on Commuter Railroads

News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Challenges and Opportunities for...


Attorney General Barr Appoints U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson To Advisory Committee

News Release: U.S. Attorney for Northern District of California is One of Nine New Members to the Advisory Committee.


Former New Castle Police Officer Charged with Deprivation of Civil Rights

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of deprivation of civil rights, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.



Spirit Lake Man Pleads Guilty to Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury of a Child

News Release: FARGO - First Assistant United States Attorney Nicholas Chase, District of North Dakota, announced that on Sept. 17, 2019, Jonathan James Hill, age 22, an enrolled member of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe and the Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Peter D. Welte, Fargo, ND, to an Indictment charging him with Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


President’s Attacks on Intelligence Community Whistleblower Threaten National Security and Accountability

News Release: Washington, D.C. (Sept. 20, 2019)-Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings, Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, and Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot L. Engel issued the following ...


MS-13 Gang Member and Associate Sentenced for Violent Assault

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two Falls Church men were sentenced today to a combined six years in prison for their roles and participation in a violent gang-related assault of a victim with multiple bats.


4 men receive substantial federal prison sentences in Wyoming after admitting to sexually exploiting children

News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Four men were sentenced in Wyoming this summer to extensive prison sentences after pleading guilty to various child pornography charges.


BLM announces National Environmental Policy Act workshop

News Release: Burns, Ore. -- On October 9, 2019, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is sponsoring a free National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) workshop at the Harney County Community Center. This class is available to the general public and open to anyone interested in learning more about NEPA, specifically writing substantive comments and the BLM comment responses process.


Chicopee Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges

News Release: BOSTON - A Chicopee man was charged yesterday in federal court in Springfield with child pornography offenses.


BLM to begin tire removal project along Salmon River

News Release: Salmon, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salmon Field Office plans to remove tires, car parts, and woven wire cable used to create an armored riverbank revetment on the Salmon River downstream of the Morgan Bar campground and boat launch. The project area is about 6 miles downstream from the City of Salmon.


St. Paul, Arkansas Woman Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Possession

News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Rachael Shackelford, age 30, of St. Paul, Arkansas was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $2,500.00 in fines...


BLM lifting fire restrictions for northwest California public lands

News Release: ARCATA, Calif. -- With the return of cooler weather, the Bureau of Land Management has rescinded fire restrictions on northwest California public lands managed by the Arcata Field Office in Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity and Del Norte counties.