News published on Federal Newswire in January 2020

News from January 2020


Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 30 years for Child Pornography Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possessing, Distributing, and Producing Child Pornography as a result of a federal jury trial in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Oct. 30, 2019, was sentenced on Jan. 13, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


Census Bureau Releases New Content on 2020Census.Gov in 59 Languages

News Release: - The U.S. Census Bureau recently launched an update to 2020census.gov that includes content in 59 languages, including language assistance guides and videos that explain how to complete the 2020 Census questionnaire online, by phone or by mail when it becomes available in mid-March. People can respond to the census online and by phone in 13 languages. The expansive site includes in-depth information in both English and Spanish.


Former Senior Fincen Employee Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Unlawfully Disclose Suspicious Activity Reports

News Release: Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards Illegally Repeatedly Transmitted SARs and Other Sensitive Government Information To A Reporter Resulting In Approximately 12 News Articles Over 1-Year Period.


News Release: A man who received child pornography was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison.


Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography was sentenced on Jan. 13, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


McCaul Statement on DOJ Investigation into the Pensacola Terrorist Attack

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the December 6th terrorist attack at the Pensacola Naval Air Station and the DOJ briefing held today.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for South Korea

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Aggravated Sexual Abuse

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse was sentenced on Oct. 21, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Former Paterson Municipal Utilities Authority Commissioner Sentenced To 35 Months In Prison For Schemes With Vendors To Steal Funds And Accept Kickbacks

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former commissioner with the now-defunct Paterson Municipal Utilities Authority was sentenced today to 35 months in prison for engaging in two separate schemes to steal funds from the Paterson Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA), U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Elijah Richter, 28, of Camino, pleaded guilty today to distribution of a controlled substance known as 25I-NBOMe that caused death, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux announced.


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.



St. Louis City Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Social Security Checks for a Deceased Person

News Release: St. Louis, MO -Robert Fountaine, 56, of St. Louis City, pled guilty to one count of theft of government funds. Fountaine appeared today before U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey who accepted his plea and set sentencing for April 14, 2020.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Shannon L. Keiffer, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to five years probation for a drug charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Release: WASHINGTON - An Arizona resident was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration officers detected a loaded handgun in the woman’s carry-on bag at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Friday, Jan. 10. It was the second gun caught at the airport so far this month.


News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced two staff promotions on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR): Brianne Miller to be Deputy Staff Director of Energy and Lucy Murfitt to be Deputy Staff Director of Natural Resources.


Meth Trafficker from Moss Point Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Lowery Sanders, 54, of Moss Point, was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate to 192 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Sanders was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.


Bloomington Man Sentenced to 16 1/2 Years in Prison for Role in McLean County Crack Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid has sentenced Raymone Stephens, 31, of Bloomington, Ill., to 16 years and 8 months in prison for his role in a crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy in 2018. Stephens, sentenced on Jan 9, 2020, has been in the custody of the U.S. Marshals since his arrest in November 2018, and will be transferred to the federal Bureau of Prisons to serve his sentence.



News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse was sentenced on Oct. 21, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.