News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News from February 2020


Park Announces Plans for 2020 Spring Fishing Season

News Release: Pecos, NM: Beginning February 6th, Pecos National Historical Park will offer spring fishing permits for the Pecos River within the park boundaries. The 2020 spring fishing season will begin March 5th and ends April 13th.


Green Bay Man Charged with Production of Child Pornography

News Release: United States Attorney Mathew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Feb. 3, 2020, Todd J. Naze (age: 54) of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was charged by criminal complaint with six counts of production of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 2251. If convicted of any charge, Naze faces a mandatory minimum term of 15 years and up to 30 years in prison, $250,000 fine, and five years to life of supervised release.


News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - A Cincinnati man was convicted yesterday, by a federal jury in Covington, for participating in an extensive conspiracy to distribute kilogram quantities of heroin and fentanyl.


Chairman Nadler Condemns Suspension of Global Entry and Trusted Traveler Programs in New York, Demands Answers from DHS & CBP

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement condemning the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s decision to suspend enrollment in Global Entry and several other Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) for all New York state residents, and delay the exporting of used vehicles titled and registered in New York State...


Northwest Arkansas Woman Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - David Clay Fowlkes, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Jennifer Brunos, age 38, of Fayetteville, Arkansas was sentenced to 136 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release on one count of Possession with...


Port Barre Man Sentenced to Over 20 Years for Federal Carjacking and Firearms Charge Related to Kidnapping Incident

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - Jon Michael Mauldwin, 28, was sentenced today to 241 months in prison and five years of supervised release for a federal carjacking and related firearms charge stemming from the kidnapping of a Port Barre man, announced David C. Joseph, United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana.


Former Chief Executive Officer of Mozaic Group Ltd. Sentenced for Bank Fraud

News Release: St. Louis, MO -Mary Ann Gibson, 63, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 22 months in prison for her role in embezzling from her former employer. Gibson appeared this morning in front of United States District Judge Henry E. Autrey.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Three southwestern Pennsylvania residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Former Woonsocket Man Sentenced in FBI Safe Streets Task Force Investigation and Arrest

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A former Woonsocket man arrested by members of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force during an investigation into the trafficking of drugs on the streets of Woonsocket was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison.


Foxx Urges Lawmakers to Oppose Union Boss Wish List

News Release: Today, the House will vote on a radical, backwards-looking bill that will diminish the rights of workers and employers alike while harming the economy and providing a political gift to union bosses. The so-called Protecting the Right to Organize Act is opposed by thousands of small business owners, trade associations, and free market organizations around the country.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of distributing material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


BLM AFS, USARAK To Burn Debris Piles Along Fuel Break  on Military Lands Near Delta Junction

News Release: FAIRBANKS - The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK), will burn woody debris piles created during a multi-year hazardous fuels reduction project on military training lands southwest of Delta Junction. Burning operations will start as early as Saturday, Feb. 8 and may continue, as conditions allow, until March 29.


Volunteers Count 464 Eagles During 2020 Midwinter Eagle Survey

News Release: BUFFALO, Wyo. - Ninety-one volunteers spent the morning of Jan. 11, 2020, searching for bald and golden eagles across the Powder River Basin. Their efforts were part of the nationwide Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey, coordinated locally by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Buffalo Field Office. Volunteers...


Democrats Cave to Union Boss Pressure, Pass Radical #PROUnionBosses Act

News Release: Today, House Democrats passed the so-called Protecting the Right to Organize Act, a radical, far-reaching bill that will allow union bosses to consolidate power, coerce workers, line their own pockets, and bolster their own political agenda.


Former Chief Executive Officer of Mozaic Group Ltd. Sentenced for Bank Fraud

News Release: St. Louis, MO -Mary Ann Gibson, 63, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 22 months in prison for her role in embezzling from her former employer. Gibson appeared this morning in front of United States District Judge Henry E. Autrey.


News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Jan. 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Willis Bryant Gregory (Gregory) of New Albany, Miss., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


Park Facilities Closed Due to Inclement Weather

News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Sugarlands Visitor Center, Oconaluftee Visitor Center, and Elkmont Campground will be closed for the remainder of today, February 6, 2020, due to inclement weather throughout the region.


News Release: BOSTON - A New Hampshire man was arrested yesterday and charged in federal court in Boston with travelling to have sex with a minor and child pornography offenses.


News Release: St. Croix, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Marshall D. Miller, age 44, of unknown address, pled guilty on February 6, 2020 for the charge of Simple Possession of a Controlled Substance.


Environment Subcommittee Chair and Vice Chair Request Investigation into Chemical Leaks in Detroit

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Harley Rouda, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the Vice Chairwoman of the Subcommittee, sent a letter asking the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate the chemical release incident at the Detroit facility of the Marathon Petroleum Corporation on Sept. 12, 2019.