News published on Federal Newswire in January 2020

News from January 2020


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Diego L. Hansard, of Canal Winchester, Ohio, was sentenced today to 121 months incarceration for his role in a cocaine and heroin distribution operation that spanned two states, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Multi-Kilogram Heroin and Cocaine Dealer Sentenced to Prison

News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Hampton woman was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and 500 grams or more of cocaine.


Release: BILLINGS, Mont. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced that there are two permanent TSA Pre✓® enrollment sites in Montana. The centers are located in Billings and Missoula.


Philadelphia Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for False Returns

News Release: Philadelphia Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for False Returns.


Hampton, Virginia woman dealing multiple kilograms of heroin and cocaine sentenced

News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Hampton woman was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and 500 grams or more of cocaine.


News Release: The California Office of Historic Preservation and California State Parks presented Manzanar National Historic Site a 2019 Governor's Historic Preservation Award for its Manzanar Community Archeology program. The award recognizes significant achievements in preserving the heritage of California. Manzanar’s arborist David Goto was joined by numerous volunteers and stakeholders in accepting the award.


BLM approves Phoenix-area recreational shooting sports project

News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Phoenix District has published a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Decision Record approving the Recreational Shooting Sports Project, clearing the way for the construction and operation of five recreational shooting sites to be built on public lands...


National Park Service Hosting Public Informational Meetings on Amache Special Resource Study

News Release: DENVER-On Tuesday, February 11th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to participate in the first of two informational meetings and open houses regarding the Amache special resource study. The first public meeting will be held at the Granada City Complex at 103 South...


U.S. ECONOMY BEST IN THE WORLD

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its report on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2019...


Laurel Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

News Release: BILLINGS-A Laurel man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release for conviction on drug trafficking crimes after law enforcement officers found methamphetamine in a motel room he had occupied, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


Upshur County woman sentenced for her role in a methamphetamine distribution operation

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Melissa Ann Masuga, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 days incarceration for her participation in a meth distribution operation, United States Attorney William J. Powell announced.


News Release: Jackson, Miss - Demarkis Addison, 33, of Jackson, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Tom S. Lee to 15 years in federal prison under the Armed Career Criminal Act for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Kurt Thielhorn, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.



News Release: NEW YORK - Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Roger Thomas Clark, aka “Plural of Mongoose," aka “Variety Jones," aka “VJ," aka “cimon," pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute massive quantities of narcotics, a charge arising out...


News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management is currently executing new 10-year leases with existing lessees under the Uranium Leasing Program. The existing lessees are Cotter Corporation, EFR Colorado Plateau Partners LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Fuels Inc.), Gold Eagle...


News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C. - Acting United States Attorney A. Lance Crick announced today that Scott Dylan Green, Joseph Price Langford, Ricardo Dunbar, and James Clinton Gunter, Jr., all of Aiken County, were sentenced in federal court for their involvement in a methamphetamine and heroin conspiracy.


News Release: In San Antonio this afternoon, a federal jury convicted 53-year-old Elton Vallare of San Antonio of distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Karin Breitlauch, age 56, of Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania and Linda Breitlauch, age 62, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, were indicted on Jan. 28, 2020, by a federal grand jury on criminal tax charges.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M - Christina Torrez, 45, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque to 39 months in prison for conspiracy, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of stolen mail.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former Allegheny County resident pleaded guilty in federal court today to violating the federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.