News published on Federal Newswire in July 2020

News from July 2020


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Former Harrison County Sheriff’s Deputy Timothy Rock, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 58 months and seven days for drug charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Gang Member and Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Gun Possession

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Norfolk man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


California Felon Sentenced to Almost Five Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Handgun at Will Rogers Airport

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - THOMAS LU NGUYEN, 36, of Rancho Cucamonga, California, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for possessing a firearm after having been previously convicted of a felony, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.


News Release: U.S. Army Soldier Sentenced to Life in Prison for Aggravated Sexual Assault.


Release: Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2021 bill.


Release: WASHINGTON - Congressman Pete Visclosky (IN-01), Chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee’s markup of its fiscal year 2021 bill.


News Release: REDDING, Calif. - Logging operations will be getting underway in early July on the Camp Fire salvage timber sale near the communities of Magalia and Paradise in Butte County. Logging operations are expected to continue over the next year.


House Backs State Suit to Reverse Trump Attempts at SNAP Work Rule Crackdown Amid Pandemic

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ohio Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, Chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations, issued a statement Wednesday on the House’s filing of an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit filed by 19 states, the District of Columbia, and the City of...


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. -An Essex County, New Jersey, man has been arrested and charged with running a large, multi-state car theft and fraud ring, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.


American Contractor Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Equipment on U.S. Military Base in Afghanistan

News Release: WASHINGTON - An American military contractor pleaded guilty today to his role in a theft ring on a military installation in Kandahar, Afghanistan.


Jackson Murder Suspect Released on Bond Multiple Times by Local Judges Arrested Under Project EJECT on Federal Charges for Illegally Possessing Firearm While Under Indictment

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - T’Quarius Jones, 21, of Jackson, Mississippi, has been charged with receipt of a firearm by a person under felony indictment, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).


News Release: HAMMOND-Prince McNeil, 24, of East Chicago, Indiana, was sentenced by Judge Moody to 70 months in prison and 2 years of supervised release following his guilty plea to possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Retired Police Officer Sentenced to 10 Years for His Attempted Unlawful Sexual Enticement of a 13-Year-Old Boy

News Release: HONOLULU, Hawaii - James Dean Kalani Goeas, 63, of Waipahu, Hawaii, was sentenced today in federal court by United States District Judge Jill Otake to 120 months of imprisonment, and 15 years of supervised released for knowingly attempting to entice an individual who had not attained the age of 18 years to engage in unlawful sexual activity.


News Release: HAMMOND, Ind. - Bryant Porter, 26, of Lake Station, Indiana, was sentenced by Judge Moody to 168 months in prison and three years of supervised release following his guilty plea to distribution of cocaine base and to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell of the Chicago Field Division and U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


News Release: CONCORD - James Henry, 51, of Nashua, pleaded guilty in federal court to attempted possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


USDA Designates Three Idaho Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Idaho counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Blaine, Camas, and Custer counties who suffered losses due to recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


News Release: Special Agents with the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch are leading an investigation into a reported sexual assault of a minor at Indiana Dunes National Park over the July 4th holiday weekend.


Couple sentenced for multiple frauds

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Pickerington couple have been sentenced for conspiring to defraud multiple federal programs by committing student-aid fraud, tax-return fraud, and Medicaid and SNAP fraud. They caused a total loss of more than half a million dollars.


News Release: VALDOSTA, Ga. - A Florida convicted felon caught traveling in South Georgia with six illegal long guns pleaded guilty for his crime in federal court Tuesday, said Charlie Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Leo Edwin Haney, 30, of Homestead, Florida, pleaded guilty...


News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national formerly residing in Lawrence was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for distributing fentanyl.