News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News from February 2020


Wyden Statement on Trump Budget Slashing Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, today released the following statement on the Trump budget...


Former Allegheny County Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Running a Large-Scale Fentanyl Trafficking Organization

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former Allegheny County man was sentenced to 15 years and one month (181 months) in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release after his convictions at trial on multiple federal narcotic and firearms offenses. United States District Court Judge Marilyn S. Horan imposed the sentence on Cameron Basking, age 28, previously of Wilkinsburg and Pittsburgh.


Chinese Military Personnel Charged with Computer Fraud, Economic Espionage and Wire Fraud for Hacking into Credit Reporting Agency Equifax

News Release: Chinese Military Personnel Charged with Computer Fraud, Economic Espionage and Wire Fraud for Hacking into Credit Reporting Agency Equifax.


Orange County Felon Guilty of Federal Firearms Violation

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 30-year-old Vidor, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown.


Federal Grand Jury Criminal Indictments Announced

News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today the results of the February Federal Grand Jury A.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - An Afghan man was convicted Friday, by a federal jury sitting in Lexington, of conspiring to commit kidnapping and murder-for-hire, targeting a victim and his minor son.


News Release: King County action banning ICE flights increases costs and violates agreement signed when federal government transferred airfield to the county.


Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship

News Release: ALBANY, CALIFORNIA, Feb. 10, 2020-ARS researchers have shown some freeze-dried berry powders-especially freeze-dried strawberry powder-can act as outstanding stabilizers in ice cream and other frozen dairy desserts.


News Release: FBI, State Department Partner with Kenya to Launch First Overseas Joint Terrorism Task Force.


News Release: BOSTON - A Revere man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to distributing 40 grams or more of fentanyl.


News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 30-year-old Vidor, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown.


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.


Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery

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.


Bismarck, ND, Man Indicted for Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon

News Release: Bismarck - United States Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced that on Feb. 10, 2020, Juan Ramon Maisonet, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Clare Hochhalter at initial appearance and arraignment hearings. The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota unsealed an Indictment...


Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Bomb-Making Components

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Conor Climo, 23, of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty today to one count of possession of an unregistered firearm - specifically, the component parts of a destructive device.


News Release: King County action banning ICE flights increases costs and violates agreement signed when federal government transferred airfield to the county.


Oklahoma City Bank Robber Sentenced to Serve 151 Months in Federal Prison

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: SAN FRANCISCO - Efrain Torres was sentenced to 102 months in prison for his role in an extensive Bay Area drug trafficking network, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable William H. Orrick III, U.S. District Judge.


Chair DeFazio: President’s Newly-Released Budget Fails to Invest in Our Communities, Our Families, and Our Infrastructure

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s budget, highlighting aspects of the budget within the Committee’s jurisdiction.


BLM prescribed burning planned at Mittry Lake Wildlife Area

News Release: YUMA, Ariz.-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma Field Office will conduct prescribed burning at the Mittry Lake Wildlife Area located approximately 12 miles north of Yuma during the months of February and March, as weather allows.