News published on Federal Newswire in July 2020

News from July 2020


News Release: Bangor, Maine: A Whitefield man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Bangor for being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.


Eleven More Defendants Indicted for $4.1 Million Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Eleven residents in the Kansas City, Missouri, and St. Joseph, Missouri, areas have been added to a federal indictment that now charges a total of 25 defendants for their roles in a $4.1 million drug-trafficking conspiracy that distributed more than 520 kilograms of methamphetamine over three years.


Three Individuals Charged For Alleged Roles In Twitter Hack

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO- Three individuals have been charged today for their alleged roles in the Twitter hack that occurred on July 15, 2020.


Peters, Klobuchar, Carper & Schumer Demand Answers from USPS on Reported Changes to Delivery Services

News Release: Dear Mr. DeJoy: Recent concerns raised by constituents and postal workers have brought to light questionable changes under your leadership now taking place in post offices and processing centers across the nation that may negatively impact mail delivery. We write to seek answers regarding operational...


Pennsylvania and Rhode Island Men Charged with Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses in Automobile Warranty Scheme

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Brian Larry, age 56, of Clark’s Summit, Pennsylvania, and Jason Pannone, age 39, of North Providence, Rhode Island, were indicted on July 28, 2020, by a federal grand jury on fraud and identity theft offenses.


Kanawha County Woman Indicted for Fraud Scheme

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Kanawha County woman in connection with an elaborate fraud scheme. A five-count indictment charged Holly Urlahs, also known as Holly Anderson, 32, of Elkview, with bank fraud, mail fraud, forging the signature of a judge and two counts of aggravated identity theft.


Campfires prohibited on Bureau of Land Management lands along southern Oregon Coast

News Release: NORTH BEND, Ore. - Campfires and open source flames, such as charcoal fires, cooking fires and warming fires, are prohibited on all Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coos Bay District lands beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020.


News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [July 30, 2020] - Search efforts are underway in Glacier National Park for Barry J. Tragen, a 68-year-old Columbia Falls resident.


Pineville Man Charged with Forced Labor and Transporting a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - A multiple-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Alexandria charging Darnell Fulton, 36, with forced labor, conspiracy, and transportation of a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, announced David C. Joseph, United States Attorney for the Western...


Two California Residents Sentenced for Counterfeiting Scheme

News Release: BOISE - This week, U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced two of four defendants who pleaded guilty to passing counterfeit obligations of the United States, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. On July 29, 2020, Nicole Perez, 34, of California, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for...


FBI New York Arrests 65-Year-Old Pastor Charged for Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: FBI New York Arrests 65-Year-Old Pastor Charged for Receipt of Child Pornography.


BLM approves El Dorado-Lugo-Mojave Capacitor Project

News Release: BARSTOW, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management approved the Southern California Edison’s El Dorado-Lugo-Mojave (ELM) Capacitor Project which amends their existing rights-of-way, on public lands in California and Nevada.


Unemployed Americans Plead for Senate Republicans to Do Their Jobs and Extend Emergency Unemployment Compensation

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This morning, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) convened a listening session to hear directly from Americans receiving Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) who need the lifeline extended to make ends meet during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Worker...


Kansas City felon charged with illegal firearm

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man was charged in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm that was found in his vehicle along with his infant son.


Tipton County Probationer Arrested During “Operation Crime Driver” Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Firearm

News Release: Memphis, TN - Danny Muex, 32, of Tipton County has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.


2020 Joint Statistical Meetings Virtual Conference

News Release: U.S. Census Bureau and researchers from across the nation will present research findings at the Joint Statistical Meetings Annual Virtual Conference Aug. 2 - 6. This year’s theme is “Everyone Counts: Data for the Public Good.".


Guilderland Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting a Child

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Blake Spears, age 39, of Westmere, Town of Guilderland, New York, pled guilty today to sexual exploiting a child.


Butler County Man Pleads Guilty to Lying on Federal Form for Firearm Later Used in Murder of DEA Task Force Officer

News Release: DAYTON - A Butler County man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to making a false statement in connection with the acquisition of the firearm used in killing Dayton Police Detective and DEA Task Force Officer Jorge DelRio on Nov. 4, 2019, during the execution of a search warrant on Ruskin Road in Dayton.


Eight charged in scheme to defraud FDA and falsify records used in clinical research trials

News Release: United States Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland has returned a 19-count indictment charging Amie Demming, age 44, of Strongsville, Ohio; John Panuto, age 60, of Avon Lake, Ohio; Debra Adamson, age 67, of Spring Hill, Tennessee; Ashley Nichole Adamson...


U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller Announces the Arrest of Marvin Crigler

News Release: Memphis, TN - At the direction of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, Marvin Crigler was arrested in St. Louis earlier today for Vehicular Homicide, DWI, Vehicular Assault and Aggravated Assault. These charges stem from an incident on November 6, 2019. A deadly accident occurred...