News published on Federal Newswire in January 2020

News from January 2020


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 22-year-old resident of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to import approximately nine kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANGEL RODRIGUEZ, also known as “Red," 26, formerly of Manchester, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl.


Kyle Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, man convicted by virtue of a federal jury trial for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on Jan. 3, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken. The trial was held August 26-29, 2019.


News Release: Disaster response has dominated headlines for years, and technologies to enhance disaster response capabilities are rapidly emerging. Now, a new global dialogue is centering on resilience-how we not only come together to help communities quickly recover, and even thrive, post-disaster, but how we strengthen...


TSA to host “TSA Express” hiring event for jobs at Portland International Jetport

Release: PORTLAND, ME - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day “Express" recruitment event on Wednesday, Jan. 15, to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a TSA officer at Portland International Jetport.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 30-year-old Mexican national has pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to transport aliens within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: Bangor, Maine: A Waterbury, Connecticut man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Bangor for conspiring to distribute heroin, fentanyl and cocaine base (crack), U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.


News Release: David Williams Kidnapped, Raped, and Trafficked an Adult Victim and Trafficked a Minor Victim.


North Texas Residents Indicted for Illegal Kickback Conspiracy

News Release: PLANO, Texas - Three North Texas residents have been indicted for conspiring to pay for patient referrals in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown. The indictment was unsealed today.


News Release: FBI Seeking Information From a Bank Robbery in Miami Lakes.


News Release: DENVER - U.S. Attorney Jason R. Dunn and the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division announced today the resolution of a lawsuit in which Naval Petty Officer Third Class Lindsey Hunger alleged that Walmart violated her rights when it failed to offer her employment at the Walmart store located at...


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that GARY JOSEPH GRAVELLE, also known as Roland Prejean, 52, last residing in New Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to seven charges related to his threatening...


News Release: Washington - House Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX), Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) along with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), praised the inclusion of the Family First Transition Act in the end-of-year funding...


Grassley, Wyden Hail Passage of Historic USMCA

News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released the following statements regarding the broad, 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.


Lawton Woman Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Bank and Wire Fraud

News Release: Defendant Also Ordered to Pay More Than $3.6 Million to Fraud Victims.


2020 Keweenaw Heritage Grants Applications Open

News Release: (Calumet, MI) Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission is now accepting applications for the 2020 Keweenaw Heritage Grant Program.


News Release: Audrey Strauss, Attorney for the United States acting under authority conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 515, announced that BRYAN COHEN, a former investment banker based in New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to commit securities fraud. COHEN’s plea stems from stealing material, nonpublic information (“MNPI") from the investment bank where he worked and passing it to a securities trader based in Switzerland.


Students Explore “IT for a Day” at Savannah River Site

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - During the inaugural “IT for a Day" career tour held recently, local high school students met with information technology (IT) and human resources employees to learn about working at the Savannah River Site (SRS).


Las Vegas Man Indicted On Child Sex Trafficking And Witness Tampering Charges

News Release: Defendant's Indictment And Arrest Stem From Alleged Conduct Related To Eight Child Victims.


Final Operation Independence Day Defendant Pleads Guilty to Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: A Skiatook man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Tuesday to attempted receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.