News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News from February 2020


News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of JARED ROSS BOSWELL, 33, to 145 months in prison for distributing child pornography. BOSWELL, who pleaded guilty on Aug. 15, 2019, was sentenced today before Judge Donovan W. Frank in U.S. District Court in Bemidji, Minnesota.


News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - Jarrett William Smith, 24, Ft. Riley, Kan., pleaded guilty today to unlawfully distributing instructions for making explosive devices over social media while he was a member of the U.S. Army, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty today to the October 2019 robberies of the TD Bank in Worcester and the East Boston Savings Bank in Revere.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Administration’s FY 2021 budget request.


FBI Media Alert: Avoid Becoming a Victim of Romance Scams

News Release: FBI Media Alert: Avoid Becoming a Victim of Romance Scams.


News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that Holden Matthews, 22, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Lafayette to intentionally setting fire to three Baptist churches because of the religious character of those buildings. Specifically, Matthews pleaded guilty to...


Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Scheme

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Texas man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute up to 15 kilograms of cocaine and conspiracy to commit money laundering.


News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly touted increased public safety as a result of cooperation among law enforcement agencies Monday during a press conference addressing the lack of so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions" in Nebraska. Attendees also included Shawn Byers, Acting Field Office Director for U.S.


Chairman Thompson Statement on Trump’s Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security

News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s FY 2021 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on President Trump’s FY 2021 budget proposal...


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A member of a drug-trafficking organization today admitted her role in a conspiracy to distribute significant amounts of illegal drugs in Camden, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Fairport Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Cody Clarke, 27, of Fairport, NY, pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. The charge carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a fine of up to $250,000.


News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A Bluefield woman was sentenced to federal prison for distributing drugs, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Cassandra Tiller, 36, was sentenced to eight months in prison and three years of supervised release for distribution of heroin.


News Release: Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Three Baptist Churches in St. Landry Parish.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Edwin Rodriguez, a/k/a “Chaka," age 31, of Amsterdam, New York, pled guilty today to possessing and intending to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin mixed with fentanyl.


News Release: JUPITER, Fla. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published its final Decision Record for the Site Infrastructure, Resilience, and Information Environmental Assessment (SIRI EA) concerning implementation of a multitude of projects at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area that includes the conversion of septic systems to municipal sewer and the development of a living shoreline along a portion of the site.


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Michael William Allen, 40, of Midwest City, has been sentenced to 151 months in prison for bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Walnut man was sentenced today to 168 months in federal prison for orchestrating a $2 million armed robbery of a commercial marijuana warehouse where over half a ton of marijuana was stolen with the help of a corrupt Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy.


Son of Indicted Former City of Memphis Employee Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud and Conspiracy

News Release: Memphis, TN -Karl "Shun" Blackmon, 46, has pleaded guilty to mail fraud and conspiracy. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the guilty plea today.


News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 35-year-old St. Petersburg, Florida woman has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.