News published on Federal Newswire in June 2020

News from June 2020


News Release: Defendant Allegedly Orchestrated Kickback Scheme and Lied to Secure PPP Loan.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Last week, several defendants pled guilty and others were sentenced in the District Court of Puerto Rico, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.


News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - In a federal criminal complaint issued yesterday, a Richlands, Va. man, who appeared at a health clinic with severe injuries to his hands and fingers, is charged with lying to federal investigators about how he was injured and whether or not he possessed explosives. United States Attorney...


News Release: CASPER Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Casper Field Office will reopen Muddy Mountain Road at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 6.


Park Restores Limited Campground and Visitor Center Services

News Release: Beginning on Monday, June 8, the following areas will be accessible.


Community Leaders and Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Call for Justice, Unity, and Peace

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Community leaders and federal, state and local law enforcement partners join together to condemn the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and to call for justice, unity and peace,.


FBI Asks for Public’s Assistance in Identifying Suspect Vehicle in Shooting Incident at Federal Building in Oakland

News Release: FBI Asks for Public’s Assistance in Identifying Suspect Vehicle in Shooting Incident at Federal Building in Oakland.


Persons of Interest in Twin Cities Arson Cases, Imagery Sought

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - The National Response Team of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, along with the St. Paul Fire Department, St. Paul Police Department, and Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division, are seeking persons of interest who could advance the arson investigations into several St. Paul businesses that were set ablaze last week.


News Release: Sentences. Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal sentenced MEGA LESTARI SETIYANINGSIH (a.k.a. Mega Lestari Black, Mega L. Schlautmann, Candy), 33, of Gillette, Wyoming on June 1, 2020 for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a...


News Release: CHARLESTON W.Va. - Three men entered guilty pleas for federal immigration offenses, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Neftali Catalan-Garcia, 33, Jose Aleman-Pineda, 49, and Ezequiel De Dios-Delgado, 24, all pled guilty to the felony offense of reentry of a removed alien. At the request of...


News Release: Join a Park Ranger for a guided hike through the ruins of the South Fork Dam daily at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. This interpretive hike will last approximately 45 minutes and will take you to the bottom of the dam, through the breach and back up out of the dam on the other side. Participants will learn about...


U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman’s remarks regarding demonstrations in Cleveland, prosecuting violent individuals, and police accountability

News Release: The following are remarks from U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman during a press conference to announce federal charges against two Pennsylvania men that were arrested and charged for traveling to Cleveland to commit acts of violence.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Independence, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President Trump announced the re-opening of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument for commercial fishing. Below is what they are saying.


Bishop Statement on Re-opening the Northeast Canyons, Marine National Monument to Commercial Fishing

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement regarding President Trump’s announcement to re-open the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument to commercial fishing.


News Release: DETROIT - Special agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), seized approximately 67 kilograms of cocaine concealed in a commercial vehicle on June 7.


Arkansas Inmate Indicted for Threatening to Kidnap and Kill Federal Judges

News Release: LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - A 36-year-old Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate has been indicted for federal violations in the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.


Man from Mescalero, New Mexico sentenced to 10 months in federal prison for assaulting federal officers

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Shawn J. Forte, 28, of Mescalero, New Mexico was sentenced in federal court in Las Cruces, New Mexico on June 4 to 10 months in prison for assaulting federal officers in the performance of their official duties.


News Release: Kansas City, MO - United States Marshal Mark S. James announced today the capture of Raymond Cage in St. Louis, MO.


News Release: Over 50 Kilos of Meth Hidden in Truck Driven by Defendant.