News published on Federal Newswire in January 2020

News from January 2020


West Haven Man Involved in Meriden Carjacking Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DON MEEKER, 33, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 73 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his role in a Meriden carjacking.


Committee to Hold Third Hearing on Use of Facial Recognition Technology

News Release: Washington, D.C. -On Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will hold the Committee’s third hearing this Congress focused on facial recognition technology. This hearing will examine the sale and use of commercial facial recognition technology by private industry, civilians, and government entities.


News Release: FBI Seeking Information on El Cajon Bank Robber.


Firearms Thief Sentenced in Federal Court

News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Dorian Trayvon Richardson, 19, of Loxley, Alabama, was sentenced on January 9, 2020 in federal court for his involvement in the burglary of a federally licensed firearms dealer in Foley, Alabama. Court documents ...


News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...


Wichita Man Drove Getaway Car In Series of Robberies

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man pleaded guilty today to driving the getaway car in a series of commercial robberies, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.



Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Crimes

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A man with citizenship in Lebanon and the United States pleaded guilty today to a two-count criminal information charging him with child exploitation offenses.


News Release: Co-Defendant Pleaded Guilty on the Eve of Trial, Also Admitting to a Second Shooting- Has Agreed to 30-Year Sentence.



News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that German Eduardo Barahona, 29, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced on January 9, 2020, in federal court for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Court documents show that Barahona was driving...


Appeals Court Upholds Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s Convictions

News Release: Tampa, Florida - The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta has affirmed the convictions of former United States Congresswoman Corrine Brown for various fraud and tax offenses. The Court also upheld the district court’s order that Brown forfeit more than $600,000 in proceeds she obtained from her crimes.


News Release: BOSTON - The former Vice President of Managed Markets for Insys Therapeutics was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in conspiring to bribe practitioners to prescribe fentanyl-based pain medication, often when medically unnecessary.


News Release: This afternoon a 26-year-old male surfer from Manteo, North Carolina received a non-life-threatening injury, possibly from a shark, off Cape Hatteras National Seashore.


Pittsburgh-Area Man Assaulted Security Guards at Downtown Pittsburgh Social Security Office

News Release: PITTSBURGH -A Pittsburgh-area man pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of assault of federal employees, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Former ER Nurse Sentenced To 60 Months In Prison For Fraudulently Obtaining, Tampering With Patient Drugs

News Release: Through Drug Diversion, Seven (Known) Patients Were Infected With Hepatitis-C.


Berkeley County Man Sentenced for Role in Cocaine, Heroin, and Fentanyl Distribution Operation

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Shavon Craig, of Kearneysville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 24 months incarceration for his role in a cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Alexandria charging Daniel Dewayne Aikens, 37, of Alexandria, for an extortion scheme involving threats and the detonation of two pipe bombs, announced David C. Joseph, United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana.


Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty to Drug Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - An Ohio woman pled guilty today to possessing a quantity of methamphetamine in relation to drug trafficking, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Danielle Seagraves pled guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.


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