News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News from February 2020


Washington Man Charged with Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Bridgeport, Washington, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm.


News Release: Washington D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the agreement to try and bring peace to Afghanistan following the week long reduction in violence.


Former Watertown Woman Charged with Theft of Government Funds

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a former Watertown, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Theft of Government Funds, False Statement, Concealment of Information from SSI Program, and Misuse by a Representative Payee.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on Feb. 24, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


News Release: Roosevelt, AZ - Celebrate Heritage Days with Tonto National Monument in recognition of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month on March 7 and 8 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The weekend’s activities will include prehistoric technology demonstrations, Apache dancers, kids’ activities, and representatives from the Phoenix Archeological Society, International Dark Sky Association, Phoenix Botanical Garden, and more! This event is free and open to the public.


McLaughlin Man Charged with Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child and Sexual Contact.


Pine Ridge Woman Acquitted of Second Degree Murder

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman was acquitted of Second Degree Murder as a result of a federal jury trial in Rapid City, South Dakota, on Feb. 21, 2020.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child and Sexual Contact.


Rapid City Man Sentenced for Fourth Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Feb. 24, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm was sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.


Pine Ridge Woman Acquitted of Second-Degree Murder

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman was acquitted of Second Degree Murder as a result of a federal jury trial in Rapid City, South Dakota, on Feb. 21, 2020.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Third Degree Burglary was sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.


Pukwana Woman Sentenced for Theft of Mail by Postal Service Employee

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pukwana, South Dakota, woman convicted of Theft of Mail by Postal Service Employee was sentenced on Feb. 24, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer and Influencing a Federal Officer by Threat.


Mount Vernon Man Sentenced for Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mount Vernon, South Dakota, man convicted of Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography was sentenced on Feb. 24, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


News Release: Bronx, NY-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Pierre, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on Feb. 25, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


Early Americans Theme Study Panel Presentation at the 2020 Alaska Anthropological Association Annual Meeting

News Release: The Earliest Americans National Historic Landmark Theme Study for Alaska project was introduced to the professional community at this year's Alaska Anthropological Association Annual Meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska. Project organizers Richard VanderHoek (Alaska Office of History & Archaeology), Rhea Hood (National Park Service), and Tom Gillispie (theme study author) hosted a presentation with four panelists reviewing the early archaeology of different regions of the state.


USDA Opens Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+)

News Release: Sign up March 23, 2020, for Producers Impacted by Drought or Excess Moisture as well as Announces Provisions for Sugar Beet Producers WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 28, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced additional disaster assistance available to agricultural producers, including ...


USDA Invests $28 Million in Broadband for Rural Virginia Communities

News Release: BUCKINGHAM, Va., Feb. 28, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Virginia Beth Green announced USDA has invested $28 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure for more than 17,000 rural households in Virginia. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.