News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News from February 2020



U.S. Attorney Statement On The Actions Announced Today By The Department Of Justice Against Sanctuary City Jurisdictions

News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Feb. 10, 2020 - U.S. Attorney Don Cochran issued the following statement.


FBI Media Alert: Man Charged in Santa Fe Attempted Bank Robbery

News Release: FBI Media Alert: Man Charged in Santa Fe Attempted Bank Robbery.


News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Redding Field Office is seeking public comments and ideas on management needs and projects that would benefit off-highway vehicle recreation on BLM-managed public lands in northern California.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Reconsidering The Green Light That Stops Law Enforcement

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York,.


Murray, Murphy, Democrats Urge FDA to Immediately Ban the Use of Electrical Shock Devices on Children and Adults with Disabilities

News Release: Dear Commissioner Hahn: We write to ask for immediate action to finalize the rule to ban the use of electrical stimulation devices on people with disabilities. Nearly four years ago, on April 25, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule seeking to ban electrical stimulation...


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking public input to help inform planning and programming decisions for the new International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program.


Aliquippa Woman Received Packages of Fentanyl Shipped from Overseas

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Buffalo Man Sentenced For Distributing Fentanyl

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Luis Matias, of Buffalo, 29, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possessing with intent to distribute, and distributing, butyryl fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 70 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man who pled guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, was sentenced on February 6, 2020, by U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.


Two Colorado Men Sentenced on Firearm and Drug Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that two Colorado Springs, Colorado, men were sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court Judge.


St. Francis Man Indicted on Kidnapping and Assault Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Kidnapping, Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation, Child Abuse, Assault With a Dangerous Weapon, and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


Veblin Woman Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Mail Fraud Involving Head Start Program

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Renee K. Olson, age 57, of Veblin, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. Magistrate William D. Gerdes on February 7, 2020, and pled guilty to an Information that charged her with Mail Fraud.


Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man was convicted of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and was sentenced on Feb. 3, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


News Release: Lovell, WY: On Feb. 20, at 6:30 PM, Matthew Kauffman, a University of Wyoming professor and wildlife researcher with the U.S. Geological Survey, will be the second of three speakers in the Earth Day Speaker Series.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Renee K. Olson, age 57, of Veblin, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. Magistrate William D. Gerdes on February 7, 2020, and pled guilty to an Information that charged her with Mail Fraud.


White Horse Man Sentenced for Domestic Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a White Horse, South Dakota, man convicted of Domestic Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding, was sentenced on February 6, 2020, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man who pled guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, was sentenced on February 6, 2020, by U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.


News Release: Washington -Reps. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Chairwoman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, & Operations, and Yvette...