News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News from February 2020


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Diego Sanchez-Lopez, 25, of Clark County, Washington, known locally as the “Froggy Robber," was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for armed bank robbery.


Volunteers Sought for Sugar Maple Research at National Park

News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Do you enjoy being outdoors in the winter? Are you available from 3-4:30 in the afternoon? If so, why not sign up to help Dr. Joshua Rapp of Harvard Forest collect data for a research project he is conducting at Indiana Dunes National Park? Dr. Rapp is investigating how climate...


News Release: Bronx, NY--Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on reports that Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch's has retired from the State Department...


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


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


News Release: 11 U.S. airports will receive flights carrying passengers from China WASHINGTON – To protect the American people from exposure to the coronavirus, on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, the Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf issued instructions supplementing a decision issued on Jan. 31, 2020, and directed all flights ...


Rapid City Woman Charged with Theft of Government Property and Fraud

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Theft of Government Property, Supplemental Security Income Benefits Fraud, and two counts of False Statement.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Jan. 29, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier.


Lower Brule Man Sentenced for Retaliation Against a Federal Officer

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man convicted of Retaliation against a Federal Officer by Threat was sentenced on Jan. 28, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced by Karen E. Schreier, U.S. District Court Judge.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Involuntary Manslaughter and Influencing a Federal Officer by Threat.


Kyle Man Charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number.


McLaughlin Couple Indicted on Drug and Firearm Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, couple have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Maintaining a Drug Involved Premises Near a Playground.


Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms

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


North Dakota Man Pleads Guilty to Wildlife Violations Involving Bald Eagle Deaths

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Flasher, North Dakota, man has been charged by information for Unlawful Taking of Bald Eagle, Unlawful Taking of Migratory Birds, and Unlawful Use of Restricted Use Pesticide.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Greeley, Colorado, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


Jury Finds Wagner Man Guilty of Simple Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Francis Stanford Stricker, age 48, of Wagner, South Dakota, was found guilty of Simple Assault following a two-day jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on Jan. 30, 2020.


Pine Ridge Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Aggravated Sexual Abuse

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


Rapid City Man Charged with Illegal Possession of Firearms

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Manufacturing an Unregistered Firearm and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


Illegal alien sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin

News Release: BOISE - Ubaldo Soto-Diaz, an illegal alien from Mexico, but residing in Portersville, California, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Seattle Debra Parker and U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced.