News published on Federal Newswire in January 2020

News from January 2020


News Release: Delangel, a thrice-convicted felon, illegally possessed a stolen gun.


McCaul Statement on Death of Qasem Soleimani

News Release: Washington D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following statement on the death of Qasem Soleimani.


Mosaics in Science paid summer internship opportunity at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - College students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply for Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park’s Mosaics in Science paid summer internship position. The deadline for applications is Feb. 3, 2020.


Effingham Man Sentenced To 84 Months For Fentanyl Trafficking And Firearm Crimes

News Release: CONCORD - Justin English, 35, of Effingham, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy and possessing firearms in furtherance of his drug trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.



News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Meadville, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 96 months in jail and 8 years supervised release on his conviction of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: Two Bodies Found in Trailer Home.


News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Defendant Joanna De Alba, a U.S. citizen, will be arraigned this afternoon in federal court in Brooklyn on an indictment charging her with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, and distribution of heroin and methamphetamine via the...


News Release: On Dec. 31, 2019, Carlos E. Tabron (48) of Little Rock, Ark., died from injuries sustained during a motor vehicle accident near the Buffalo River Trailhead on AR-21 at Boxley. Around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Mr. Tabron was driving a tractor trailer loaded with industrial rolls of paper northbound on AR-21 when his truck left the highway and rolled over in an adjacent field.


News Release: Delivered over ½ pound of meth to law enforcement.


Fresno Couple Indicted for Armed Robberies in Fresno

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 10-count indictment today against two Fresno residents, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: Bronx, NY-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, this evening made the following statement...


U.S. Marshals in Puerto Rico Arrest Wisconsin Couple Wanted for Murder

News Release: San Juan, PR - The U.S. Marshals Puerto Rico Violent Offenders Task Force (PRVOTF) arrested a couple wanted for first degree murder in Kenosha, Wisconsin.


Effingham Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearm Crimes

News Release: CONCORD - Justin English, 35, of Effingham, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy and possessing firearms in furtherance of his drug trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - DESMA VALDEZ, 19, of Lincoln County, has been arrested for arson in connection with a house fire in Indian country, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.


Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States

News Release: A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to two months in federal prison.


U.S. Relations With Burkina Faso

Release: More information about Burkina Faso is available on the Burkina Faso Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Felon in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on Jan. 2, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


TSA to host “TSA Express ” hiring event for jobs at Nantucket Memorial Airport

Release: NANTUCKET - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day “Express" recruitment event on Saturday, Jan. 18, to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a TSA officer at Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK).


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A St. Joseph, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute nearly $6 million of synthetic cannabinoid products, also known as K2. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration-St. Louis Division and IRS-Criminal Investigation.