News published on Federal Newswire in June 2020

News from June 2020


Engel, Maloney, Menendez, Connolly & Castro Statement on IG Linick’s Interview

News Release: Washington-Today, Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Representative Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Representative Joaquin...


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was charged today with tax evasion, corrupt interference with the administration of the Internal Revenue laws, and failure to file a federal tax return, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.), and Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) sent a letter today seeking answers...


South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Making a Bomb Threat to a Clinic and Lying to the FBI

News Release: Jacksonville, FL - Rodney Allen, 43, of Beaufort, South Carolina, pleaded guilty in federal court in Jacksonville, Florida, to one count of intimidating and interfering with the employees of an abortion clinic by making a bomb threat and one count of making false statements to a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Monday, June 1, 2020, Steven Pruitt, Jr., a 36-year-old man from Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Following his five-year prison sentence, Pruitt will be on supervised release for three years. There is no parole in the federal system.


Salt Lake City Man Arrested On Federal Arson Charges For Alleged Burning Of Salt Lake City Police Patrol Car

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A federal complaint filed in federal court Wednesday morning charges Jackson Stuart Tamowski Patton of Salt Lake City with one count of arson for allegedly setting fire to a Salt Lake City Police Department vehicle during protests in Salt Lake City Saturday.


Lawrence Man Sentenced for Role in Fentanyl Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy.


Man Charged with Murder in Aid of Racketeering

News Release: HAMMOND- Gustavo Mata, 28, has been charged with murder in aid of racketeering in a criminal complaint, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Detroit Resident Charged in COVID-19 Wire Fraud Scheme

News Release: A Detroit resident was charged in a criminal complaint for his alleged role in a scheme to obtain $590,900 from the Payroll Protection Program for a non-functioning business, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Tonya Danielle Ham, 36, was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves to one year probation, including 30-days of home confinement, for disposal or transfer of a firearm to a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and FBI Special Agent in Charge Michelle A. Sutphin.


News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today the results of the June Federal Grand Jury A.


Illegal Aliens Sentenced for Unlawful Return After Removal

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Magdalena Maribel Gonzalez Cinto, 20, an illegal alien from Guatemala, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to “time served" (6 months and 25 days in prison), as well as one year of supervised release, for unlawful return of an alien after removal...


News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 42-year-old Navarre, Florida man has been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox and FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge Matthew J. DeSarno today.


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News Release: The Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees of jurisdiction over the Medicaid program wrote to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today expressing concern over prolonged delays in disbursing funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF) for Medicaid-dependent providers.


News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A federal complaint filed in federal court Wednesday morning charges Jackson Stuart Tamowski Patton of Salt Lake City with one count of arson for allegedly setting fire to a Salt Lake City Police Department vehicle during protests in Salt Lake City Saturday.


Worcester Man Charged with Civil Disorder  and Possession of a Destructive Device

News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester, Mass. man was arrested and charged today with civil disorder and possession of a Molotov cocktail during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The incident occurred during demonstrations in the City of Worcester.


News Release: BOSTON - A Swiss lawyer was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with participating in an international pump-and-dump scheme.


News Release: Jacksonville, FL - Rodney Allen, 43, of Beaufort, South Carolina, pleaded guilty in federal court in Jacksonville, Florida, to one count of intimidating and interfering with the employees of an abortion clinic by making a bomb threat and one count of making false statements to a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


News Release: BALTIMORE - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore special agents and Maryland law enforcement partners have seized over 14,000 unapproved COVID-19 treatment capsules and several unapproved COVID-19 test kits as part of ongoing Operation Stolen...