News published on Federal Newswire in June 2020

News from June 2020


EM Updates Cleanup 'By the Numbers'

News Release: EM has updated its popular “By the Numbers" feature, which illustrates cleanup progress at EM sites through quick and clear infographics.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael J. Truesdail, 39, of Montour Falls, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: Fifth Tennessee Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Offense for Beating Inmate and Conspiring to Cover up the Incident.


News Release: Coulee Dam, WA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) recently announced a harvest fishery for white sturgeon, starting June 15 until further notice, in Lake Roosevelt from Grand Coulee Dam to China Bend Boat Ramp, including the Spokane River from Highway 25 Bridge upstream to 400 feet...


News Release: Miami, Florida - Two Louisiana residents, Jeremy Steven Coleman, 43, and Jennifer Lynn Freeman, 35, appeared in federal court on charges that they participated in a string of armed robberies throughout Florida.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Matthew Brehm (619) 546-8983.


News Release: BOSTON - The former Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department was indicted today on charges of making false statements to federal authorities regarding his participation in China’s Thousand Talents Program.


News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced two federal criminal complaints against SAMUEL ELLIOTT FREY, 19, and BAILEY MARIE BALDUS, 19, charging them with conspiracy to commit arson. FREY and BALDUS made their initial appearance earlier today before Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus man was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 41 months in prison for crimes related to a 2018 summer shooting that involved 5-year-old and 10-year-old victims.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Missouri, man who pointed a loaded pistol at police officers during a car and foot chase was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm.


CEO of Prince George’s County Non-Profit Facing Federal Wire and Bank Fraud Charges

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal criminal complaint was filed today charging Glenda Hodges, age 69, of Clinton, Maryland, with federal bank fraud and wire fraud charges in connection with the misuse of federal funds and other fraud related to non-profit and for-profit entities that Hodges operated in Clinton, Maryland.


Release: LATROBE, Pa. - A local man was arrested by police on Sunday, June 7, after Transportation Security Administration officers at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport detected a 9 mm handgun in his carry-on bag. The gun was unloaded, however it was accompanied by a magazine loaded with four bullets.


Release: JUNEAU, Alaska - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Juneau International Airport (JNU) discovered a loaded firearm in the carry-on luggage of male traveler ticketed for travel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Monday morning.


News Release: Co-Owner of Puerto Rican Online Aquarium Business Pleads Guilty to Illicit Trafficking of Protected Reef Creatures.


Subcommittee Briefing Examined State of Coronavirus Antibody Testing

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, convened a video briefing to examine the role that serological antibody tests play in the response to the coronavirus pandemic, recommendations and limitations for their use, and federal policy.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced that, following a successful civil forfeiture proceeding, the U.S. Marshals Service, with the assistance of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, has taken possession of a drug house at 2740 Lytham Drive in Charlotte (Lytham House), which is located roughly 450 feet from South Mecklenburg High School.


New Application Significantly Reduces Prep Time for Waste Processing at SRS

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM has developed a new electronic application capable of reducing by up to 75 percent the time needed to qualify large quantities of radioactive liquid salt waste for decontamination processes.


News Release: Hot Springs, Arkansas - David Clay Fowlkes, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced yesterday that Laurie Hooks-Lowrey, age 51, of Hot Springs, AR, was sentenced to a total of 96 months in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release on one count of Distribution...


Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Supercharged Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 Health and Economic Crisis

News Release: There’s a lot for us to talk about today, and I want to start with Friday’s jobs report. The president celebrated like it was the greatest victory since the end of World War II, but let’s put this in perspective.


News Release: Philadelphia Police Arrested Both Men While Investigating a Tip About Theft of an ATM During the Mandatory Citywide Curfew.