News published on Federal Newswire in June 2020

News from June 2020


News Release: Augustus had a burglary conviction prior to being caught selling meth and possessing a gun.


News Release: On Monday, Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Scalise, along with the other four Republican members of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, sent letters to the governors of five states that forced nursing homes to take in COVID-positive patients as part of their pandemic response.


Sacramento Man Sentenced for Impersonating an FBI Agent

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A Sacramento man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to eight months in prison for impersonating an FBI agent, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: BOSTON - A Haverhill nurse pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to tampering with patients’ morphine.


News Release: Justin E. Herdman, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today that a federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio has returned a two-count indictment charging Walter R. Maclin, age 46, of Cleveland with distribution of controlled substances.


Peoria Street Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for RICO Gang Violence, Murder

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid today sentenced Eugene Haywood, 26, to serve life plus 10 years in federal prison for his role in a Peoria street gang known as “Bomb Squad" that operated as a criminal enterprise to commit murder and engage in gun violence in Peoria for years. Haywood ...


News Release: Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Minors in the Republic of Kenya.


News Release: SAN JUAN, PR-The special agent in charge of the San Juan Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Rafael A. Riviere Vázquez, has announced various FBI Live Recruitment events, which will take place this week.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Following three and a half years of extradition litigation before courts in the United Kingdom, a former Sacramento resident was arraigned today in the Eastern District of California, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Sturgis Man Sentenced on Meth Trafficking Charge

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sturgis, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on June 9, 2020, by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.


DOJ Observes 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Today, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.



News Release: PIKEVILLE, Ky. - A Hindman, Kentucky man, Gary Amburgey, 46, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.


Department of Justice Observes the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Department echoes voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.


Department Of Justice Observes The 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Department echoes voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Edmond Andrew Yahnahki Shanta, 22, of Mescalero, New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court in Las Cruces on June 4 to assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country.


News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A Central Falls man, who today admitted to a federal court judge that he used a young child under the age of four for the purpose of producing sexually explicit videos, is facing up to 80 years in federal prison when he sentenced in September.


DOJ Filing Supports Major Expansion of Arlington National Cemetery

News Release: Expansion Will Link Arlington National Cemetery with U.S. Air Force Memorial. Arlington County to Receive Transportation and Energy Infrastructure, Street-Scape and Bike Trail Projects.


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Today, U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada joins Attorney General William P. Barr and the Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada echoes voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Following three and a half years of extradition litigation before courts in the United Kingdom, a former Sacramento resident was arraigned today in the Eastern District of California, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.