News published on Federal Newswire in July 2020

News from July 2020


Durham Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Transportation of Child Pornography

News Release: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A man who pleaded guilty to transportation of child pornography was sentenced today to eight years in prison, announced Matthew G.T. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.


News Release: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A man who pleaded guilty to transportation of child pornography was sentenced today to eight years in prison, announced Matthew G.T. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.


Minneapolis Man Charged With Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a criminal complaint charging TROY TEASLEY, 27, with one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.1 TEASLEY is in custody and will make his initial appearance in U.S. District Court at a later date.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Linda Nguyen was sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a multi-million dollar mail fraud conspiracy, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentence was handed down by the Hon. Phyllis J. Hamilton, Chief U.S. District Judge.


Release: PORTLAND, Maine - What started with one employee sharing a recipe with colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic is now a cookbook, featuring recipes from Transportation Security Administration (TSA) coworkers throughout Maine.


News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - A Moultrie, Georgia drug dealer repeatedly caught in possession of large quantities of methamphetamine with intent to distribute the drugs was found guilty of his crimes, said Charlie Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. U.S. District Judge Louis Sands pronounced...


Digital Entrance Pass Now Available at Bryce Canyon

News Release: Beginning Thursday, July 2nd visitors to Bryce Canyon National Park can purchase digital annual and seven-day entrance passes online. The park has joined with other public land sites in providing digital passes through Recreation.gov to better serve their visitors.


ATF Encourages Kentucky and West Virginia Residents to Safely Celebrate Fourth of July Holiday

News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Louisville Division reminds the public to exercise caution when dealing with fireworks during the July 4th holiday weekend. Each year, injuries and even deaths are caused by the misuse of fireworks or by handling improvised or homemade explosive devices.


Member of Latin Kings New Bedford Chapter Charged with Unlawful Possession of Firearm Following Robbery and Shooting Investigations

News Release: BOSTON - A member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings") was charged today will illegal firearm possession following an investigation into an armed robbery in New Bedford and a shooting in Boston.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Parkersburg man was sentenced to federal prison for a drug crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Keith Saunders, 33, was sentenced to seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for distribution of a quantity of methamphetamine.


Violent Convicted Felon Given 7 Year Sentence for Repeatedly Possessing a Firearm and Shooting at an Elderly Woman

News Release: MEMPHIS, TN -Kerrell Jackson, 33, has been sentenced to 84 months imprisonment for being a convicted felon illegally possessing a firearm. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.


U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Frequently Asked Questions and Answers To Help Keep Workers Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published frequently asked questions and answers to help protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus.


News Release: RENO, Nev. - As more people venture out onto public lands over the holiday weekend and rest of the summer, the Bureau of Land Management wants to remind them to be safe and aware of restrictions that are in place to help protect public health and safety.


News Release: Hot Springs, Arkansas - David Clay Fowlkes, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Jacob Anzaldua, age 39, of Glenwood, Arkansas, was sentenced today to 180 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for one count of being a Felon In Possession of a Firearm. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Hot Springs.


News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - - Shortly after 1:00 A.M. this morning, a sailboat captain anchored in Cape Lookout Bight called ‘911’ to report a fire on the former U.S. Coast Guard station dock. Approximately, the first 350-feet of this old dock is made of heavy wooden timbers and planking. The dock is valued at well over one million dollars.


News Release: What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a telephone news conference to share status updates on the 2020 Census. Topics of discussion include adjustments made to 2020 Census field operations due to COVID-19, current response rates, and upcoming 2020 Census operations including the Nonresponse Followup...


RAMP-UP Act Will Help Meat and Poultry Processors Access Inspection to Meet Demand

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota and former Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma, joined Reps. Sanford Bishop of Georgia, Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, Chellie Pingree of Maine, G.T. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Jim Costa of California, David Rouzer of North Carolina, Angie Craig of Minnesota and Robert Aderholt of Alabama, today to introduce the Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants (RAMP-UP) Act.


Pat Page selected to manage Reclamation’s Four Corners Construction Office

News Release: FARMINGTON, NM - The Bureau of Reclamation’s Upper Colorado Basin Region recently selected Pat Page as its project construction engineer and manager of its Four Corners Construction Office in Farmington, New Mexico. In his new position, Page will oversee the office that is responsible for, among other things, the design and construction of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project.


News Release: Carson City, Nev - Beginning Thursday, July 2, the Indian Creek Campground (ICCG) will open access for day-use only in certain areas of the campground. ICCG is located in eastern Alpine California, fifty miles south of Reno, Nevada.


Career Criminal Sentenced to 20 Years for Armed Robbery and Gun Charges

News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Dale Clark, 47, of Shelbyville, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for Hobbs Act robbery, possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, and using a firearm during a federal crime of violence before the Honorable Travis R. McDonough in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The convictions and sentence resulted from a plea agreement between Clark and the United States.