News published on Federal Newswire in January 2020

News from January 2020


USDA Continues Restricting a PACA Violator in Arizona from Operating in the Produce Industry

News Release: Washington - As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues sanctions on a produce business for failing to meet its contractual obligations to the sellers...


Johnstown Man Indicted on Drug Charges

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., was indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Brady Statement on Next Step of USMCA

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after an implementing bill for the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. This is the next step, in compliance with rules set out under the Trade Promotion Authority, toward getting USMCA signed into law...


Career Offender Is Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison On Drug Charges

News Release: STATESVILLE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that Keyon Shaqual Miller, 29, of Statesville, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on drug charges. In addition to the prison term imposed, Miller was ordered to serve three years under court supervision upon completion of his prison term.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate Finance Committee approved the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)...


News Release: ATLANTA - Larry Scott has been sentenced to federal prison for failing to disclose to the City of Atlanta that while he served as the Director of Contract Compliance, he also secretly worked as the business manager for consulting firm that was hired by businesses who wanted construction contracts in the Atlanta-metropolitan area.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Robert Allen Bowman, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was indicted today on child pornography charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that James Michael Wells, 68, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason to serve life in federal prison for the April 2012 murders of two U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) employees, Electrician’s Mate First Class James Hopkins and retired Chief Boatswain’s Mate Richard Belisle.


Brady Statement on Year-End Tax Package: ‘This annual temporary tax circus needs to end’

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement regarding the year-end tax package...


Rosebud Man Indicted for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Abuse of a Minor.


Grassley Touts Committee Approval of USMCA

News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today led the bipartisan passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, which was reported out of committee on a 25-3 basis and will update the North American Free Trade Agreement. Grassley held a press conference immediately following the committee markup. He also provided updates on “Squawk Box" on CNBC and “After the Bell" on Fox Business Network.


Twice-deported Belizean national with 3 prior felony convictions indicted for illegally reentering the US

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A twice-deported Belizean national who is currently serving a nine-year sentence in a California prison for a domestic violence-related conviction was charged today with one felony count of illegal reentry into the United States following his deportation.


News Release: The Defendant Was Arrested At Philadelphia International Airport upon Entering the United States.


Eau Claire Felon Sentenced to 30 Months for Possessing Firearm

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Lamont Davis, 30, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District William M. Conley to 30 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. This prison term will be followed by three years of supervised release.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Lamont Davis, 30, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District William M. Conley to 30 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. This prison term will be followed by three years of supervised release.


USDA Reaches a Consent Decision and Civil Penalty with Hatch Auction Inc., d.b.a. Cow House and Raymond L. Hatch for Violation of a Secretary’s Order and P&S Act Violations

News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Nov. 21, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Cow House and Raymond L. Hatch (Hatch) of Fruitland, N.M., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


Naugatuck Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANA NUNEZ, also known as Ana Pagoaga, 48, of Naugatuck, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to filing false tax returns.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of two counts of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on Jan. 3, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Two Associates of Nuestra Familia Prison Gang Plead Guilty to Federal RICO Conspiracy

News Release: SAN JOSE - Erik Lopez, a/k/a Bimbo, and Alejo Alex Alegre, IV, a/k/a Chino, pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy charges for their respective roles as associates of the Nuestra Familia prison gang, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special...


News Release: ARCATA, Calif. - Bureau of Land Management fire crews will be burning piles of brush and small trees in the Lacks Creek Management Area near the community of Hoopa from Jan. 8 through Jan. 17. Crews will ignite the piles only when weather conditions and fuel moisture are suitable for safe and successful burning.