News published on Federal Newswire in July 2020

News from July 2020


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Blasdell Man Sentenced To Decade In Prison For Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Robert Michalewski, 55, of Blasdell, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors, after having sustained a conviction for child sexual abuse, was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison, and 5 years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


ICE publishes monthly report on 287(g) enforcement actions

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun highlighting the results of its 287(g) partnerships in a monthly online report. The reports detail examples of enforcement actions made as a direct result of the cooperation agreements between state and local law enforcement partners and the federal agency.


News Release: In June 2020, archaeologists uncovered the world’s oldest and largest Mayan monument hidden in the tropical rainforests of Mexico. More than 5,000 miles away, just outside of England’s Stonehenge attraction, scientists found what may be the largest prehistoric structure in Great Britain. Discovery of...


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Dylan Lee Jarrell, of Lawrenceburg, was sentenced Wednesday to 120 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, for making threats to and intimidating two individuals over social media, illegally possessing a firearm in furtherance of one of those threats, and lying to an FBI agent during an investigation.


News Release: SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Jerry Harris, age 39, of South Bend was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after being found guilty of conspiracy to distribute heroin, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell of the Chicago Field Division and United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.


White Earth Man Indicted for Robbery, Violent Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal indictment charging CURTIS WAYNE BELLAND, 32, with robbery and assault on the White Earth Indian Reservation. BELLAND was arraigned today before Magistrate Judge Jon T. Huseby in U.S. District Court in Bemidji, Minnesota.


News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal indictment charging CURTIS WAYNE BELLAND, 32, with robbery and assault on the White Earth Indian Reservation. BELLAND was arraigned today before Magistrate Judge Jon T. Huseby in U.S. District Court in Bemidji, Minnesota.


News Release: Beginning on Thursday, July 2, 2020, visitors to Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS) can now purchase digital entrance passes for annual, seven-day, and one-day park entry by going online to Recreation.gov. The decision to add this service was made in order to better serve visitors.


Inmate Sentenced for Running Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy from Prison

News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - An Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) inmate who admitted to running a drug trafficking conspiracy from inside the prison that delivered crack cocaine to individuals outside of the prison was sentenced today to more than six years in federal prison.


Prescott Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

News Release: El Dorado, Arkansas - David Clay Fowlkes, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Larry Peters Jr., 37, of Prescott, Arkansas, was sentenced yesterday to 120 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing, in the United States District Court’s Texarkana Division.


Justice Department Announces Findings of Investigation into Narcotics Bureau of Springfield, Massachusetts Police Department

News Release: Justice Department Announces Findings of Investigation into Narcotics Bureau of Springfield, Massachusetts Police Department.


News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - A Shelbyville man, Fei Zhou Tang, 51, was sentenced on Wednesday to three years of probation, with six months on home detention, by U.S. District Court Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, following his guilty plea for committing wage and hour offenses.


Federal Grand Jury Indictments Announced

News Release: TULSA, Okla. - United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today the results of the July 2020 Federal Grand Jury B.


Tampa Man Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Prison For Sex Trafficking Of Minors

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew today sentenced Luis Berrios-Trinidad (30, Tampa) to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for sex trafficking of minors. The court also ordered Berrios-Trinidad to forfeit a Glock 19 9mm handgun and cellular phone, both of which were used during the commission of the offenses.


Chairman Rouda Held Briefing on Effects of Plastic Production and Pollution on Americans’ Health During Coronavirus Crisis

News Release: Washington, D.C. -On Tuesday, Rep. Harley Rouda, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, held a virtual briefing on “Plastic Production, Pollution and Waste in the Time of Covid-19: The Life-Threatening Impact of Single Use Plastic on Human Health."


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Frank Russo, 69, of North Carolina, entered a guilty plea to wire fraud for his role in a scheme to defraud Toyota of more than $4 million, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Previously, Kevin Fluharty, 59, of West Virginia, entered a guilty plea in the same case to mail...


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


Bureau of Land Management seeks public input on Alabama Hills Management Plan

News Release: BISHOP, California. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bishop Field Office is seeking public input for the future management of the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine in Inyo County. Today’s release of an environmental assessment lays out three proposed alternatives and begins a 30-day public review period that ends on August 7, 2020.