News published on Federal Newswire in January 2020

News from January 2020


Manhattan Doctor Sentenced To Nearly Five Years  In Prison For Accepting Bribes And Kickbacks In Exchange For  Prescribing Fentanyl Drug

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ALEXANDRU BURDUCEA, a doctor who practiced in Manhattan, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 57 months in prison for conspiring to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, in connection...


Stock Promoter Sentenced to Prison for Engaging in Manipulative Trading as Part of Pump-and-Dump Schemes

News Release: BOSTON - A stock promoter who engaged in manipulative trading as part of a scheme to defraud investors was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, to six months in prison.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas man pleaded guilty today to importing and selling misbranded pharmaceutical-grade erectile dysfunction drugs from China and marketing them as herbal remedies for men, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area along with the DEA announce the establishment of a new HIDTA initiative in Beaumont, Texas

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - On Jan. 27, 2020, Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Executive Director Mike McDaniel and DEA Houston Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple are pleased to announce the establishment of a new HIDTA initiative in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.


Two Men Guilty of Trafficking Troubled Teenager

News Release: HOUSTON - Two Houstonians have admitted to recruiting a teenager on social media and trafficking her for sex, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Donovan J. Barker, age 61, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 57 months in federal prison following his conviction for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. The Court further sentenced...


Los Angeles-area gang member sentenced to 40 years in prison for racketeering charges, including 2016 murder of rival gangster

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A member of a Mexican Mafia-affiliated street gang that operates in Whittier and Santa Fe Springs was sentenced today to 480 months in federal prison for a series of violent crimes that included the 2016 murder of a rival gang member outside a San Gabriel Valley restaurant.


News Release: BOSTON - A stock promoter who engaged in manipulative trading as part of a scheme to defraud investors was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, to six months in prison.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Japan

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 111,252 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2020/2021 marketing year.


House Managers Statement on New York Times Report on John Bolton

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the House Managers in the impeachment trial of the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump - Adam Schiff, Jerrold Nadler, Zoe Lofgren, Hakeem Jeffries, Val Demings, Jason Crow, and Sylvia Garcia - issued the following joint statement...


News Release: Shiloh National Military Park is offering grants to offset transportation costs. The grant is available through the Open Outdoors for Kids Grant awarded to the park by the National Park Foundation. Grants up to $250.00 will be awarded to schools visiting the park during the Spring 2020 semester.


News Release: The accumulation and weight of snow has prevented the National Park Service from plowing the Dyea Townsite Road until heavy equipment can be brought in. The National Park Service anticipates opening the road within the next 36 hours; however, sustained inclement weather could cause further delays.


Rosebud Man Indicted for Threatening a Federal Officer

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Influencing a Federal Officer by Threat.


News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - United States Attorney Lawrence Keefe, of the Northern District of Florida,.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - “This tragedy is a heartbreaking reminder of the dangers all law enforcement face. While they keep us safe. While they do the job. Our thoughts and prayers are with Detective Finke, his family, and all of Birmingham PD. We should never forget that the line of duty is endowed by sacrifice, selflessness, and courage.".


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


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Hartford, South Dakota, man convicted of Unlicensed Receipt of Explosive Materials was sentenced on January 7, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


Eagle Butte Woman Indicted on Firearm Charge

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


News Release: Finding Freedom After Civil War: The Sumter Freedmen’s School.