News published on Federal Newswire in July 2020

News from July 2020


Navajo woman sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin in Indian Country

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Savannah Secatero, 37, of Alamo, New Mexico was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque to 33 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute heroin.


Volga Man Sentenced to Probation for Disturbing Protected Wetlands of the United States

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier sentenced a Volga, South Dakota, man convicted of Disturbing Protected Wetlands of the United States on July 6, 2020.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ROBERT J. MOSLEY, 53, of Bridgeport, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with child pornography offenses.


Man from San Fidel, New Mexico sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for sexually abusing child in Indian Country

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Horacio Benjamin Trujillo, 42, of San Fidel, New Mexico was sentenced on July 7 in federal court in Albuquerque to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing a child under the age of 12 in Indian Country.


Southbridge Man Arrested on Federal Drug Charge

News Release: BOSTON - A Southbridge man was arrested and charged today in connection with attempting to receive a kilogram of cocaine through the mail.


USDA Designates Two Kansas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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


5 Defendants Arrested in 4 Separate Cases Involving Arsons and an Assault During May 30th Protests in Rochester and Buffalo

News Release: ROCHESTER/BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that five defendants have been arrested and charged federally in four separate complaints in connection with violent protests held on May 30, 2020, in both the City of Rochester and the City of Buffalo. In Rochester, four individuals ...


Shreveport Felon Sentenced for Unlawful Firearm Possession

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that Kevin James Bell, 27, of Shreveport, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr., to two and a half years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


Camden County Man Admits Trafficking High-Dosage Oxycodone Pills as Part of Camden and Gloucester City Drug Rings

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, man today admitted buying and reselling 80 milligram oxycodone pills as part of his role in drug trafficking operations based in Gloucester City and Camden, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Fiscal Year 2021 Legislative Branch Funding Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch today approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2021 bill. The bill appropriates a total of $4.198 billion, $207 million, or 5.2 percent, above the FY 2020 enacted level.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - The Department of Justice today announced $2.2 million in grant funding to law enforcement agencies and stakeholders through the Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) Community Policing Development (CPD) Microgrants Program. COPS Office Director Phil Keith announced 29 awards with award amounts ranging from $15,090 to $100,000. In the Middle District of Florida, three agencies received awards.


Release: Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2021 bill.


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Logan Lawson Cox, age 29, of Broken Bow, Oklahoma was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment, and 3 years of supervised release for Felon In Possession Of Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United...


Navajo Woman Sentenced to 33 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin in Indian Country

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Savannah Secatero, 37, of Alamo, New Mexico was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque to 33 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute heroin.


Middlesex County Man Charged with Stealing and Altering U.S. Treasury Check

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man has been charged with bank fraud, theft, and identity theft U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.


Woman from Farmington, New Mexico sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for running over federal officer

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Nakrista Saiz, 33, of Farmington, New Mexico was sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque today to 110 months in prison for assault on a federal officer involving use of a deadly weapon and infliction of bodily injury.


Four Muskogee Individuals Sentenced for Charges Relating to Witness Tampering

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced the sentencing of Muskogee residents, Derrick Christopher Segue, age 26, to 65 months’ imprisonment and 3 years’ supervised release, and Klawaun Lynell Sutton a/k/a “O.G.G.", age 38, to 80 months’...


University Park, Illinois Man Sentenced To 153 Months Imprisonment

News Release: For Assaulting a Federal Officer and For Discharging a Firearm During A Robbery.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, man today admitted buying and reselling 80 milligram oxycodone pills as part of his role in drug trafficking operations based in Gloucester City and Camden, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Eddie Ray Johnson, Jr., age 59, of Brandywine, Maryland, on federal charges of theft of government property and money laundering. The indictment was returned on July 6, 2020.