News published on Federal Newswire in January 2020

News from January 2020



News Release: St. Louis, MO - Mitchell Finley, 57, of St. Louis County, was sentenced to fifty-one (51) months in prison for his role in robbing a bank. Finley appeared today in front of U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey.


Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Media Marketplace Diversity

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on “Lifting Voices: Legislation to Promote Media Marketplace Diversity:"


NPS Releases Chisos Basin Water Study

News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX - The National Park Service (NPS) recently published a report examining the implications of current and projected climate on Oak Spring, an important source of water within Big Bend National Park.


Winter Storms Impact Park Operations

News Release: Winter weather brought heavy snow to Mount Rainier over the last several days, forcing the closure of the gate at the Nisqually Entrance near Ashford. The closure began on Sunday, January 12th, and will continue while hazardous road and parking conditions exist.


Westmoreland County Heroin Addict Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Charges

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of West Newton PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to federal drug and firearms violations, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Robert Hankard, age 43, of Baltimore, Maryland, on federal charges related to allegations that he provided a BB gun that he knew would be planted on a suspect, that he falsified an application for a search warrant and an arrest report in a second...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade."


Federal Grand Jury in San Antonio Indicts Former Air Force Employee, Ashburn, VA-Based Quantadyn Corporation, and Its Owner for Alleged Bribery and Government Contract Fraud Scheme

News Release: In San Antonio today, a federal judge unsealed a grand jury indictment charging a software engineering company called Quantadyn Corporation (Quantadyn); one of its owners, 59-year-old Herndon, VA, resident David Joseph Bolduc, Jr.; 53-year-old San Antonio resident Keith Alan Seguin, and 70-year-old Atlanta...


Bering Land Bridge NP proposed changes to 2020 Compendium

News Release: The National Park Service invites the public to comment on proposed changes for park compendiums in Alaska through Feb. 15, 2020. A compendium - one for each NPS area in Alaska - is a compilation of designations, closures and restrictions adopted under the discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. This regulatory tool helps manage Alaska's national park areas for the public’s enjoyment, use and protection.


Pallone Remarks at Legislative Hearing on Cannabis Policies for the New Decade

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade:"


BLM Resource Advisory Council to meet in Las Cruces

News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - On January 22-23, 2020, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Las Cruces District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will convene for a full-day field trip to the Rincon Watershed Restoration Project and a half-day meeting at the Las Cruces District Office at 1800 Marquess Street, Las...


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Matthew Laver, 38, of Souderton, in Montgomery County, PA was sentenced to 144 months’ incarceration and ten years’ supervised release by United States District Court Judge Michael M. Baylson for multiple child exploitation offenses including distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography.


News Release: BILLINGS-A California man who picked up a package of meth that had been mailed to Billings was sentenced today to 54 months in prison and five years of supervised release for conviction on drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


St. Louis Man Sentenced for His Involvement in a Carjacking

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Antonio Ball, 21, St. Louis, MO, was sentenced to 102 months in prison for carjacking and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime. Ball appeared today before U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White.



News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade:"


Two Individuals Sentenced in Connection with Providing Services to Iran

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, 39, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, and Majid Ghorbani, 60, an Iranian citizen and resident of California, have been sentenced to prison terms of 38 months and 30 months, respectively, for their criminal convictions relating to their conduct on behalf of Iran.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser announced today that FREDDY OVIDIO CASTILLO-CRUZ, (“CASTILLO-CRUZ"), age 40, was sentenced on January 9, 2020 to 16 months in federal prison for illegal reentry of a removed alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a).


Federal Jury in Austin Convicts Armed Bank Robber

News Release: In Austin today, a federal jury convicted an Austin man for his commission of multiple Austin-area armed bank robberies that occurred in 2018, stated U.S. Attorney John F. Bash, FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley and San Marcos Interim Police Chief Bob Klett.