News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020


Long Island Woman Sentenced to 13 Years’ Imprisonment for Providing Material Support to ISIS

News Release: Long Island Woman Sentenced to 13 Years’ Imprisonment for Providing Material Support to ISIS.


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Two Hudson County, New Jersey, men were charged today with conspiring to use drones to smuggle contraband, including marijuana, steroids, syringes, cell phones and cell phone equipment, into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Gloversville Man Charged With Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - John Morgan, age 31, of Gloversville, New York, was arrested yesterday and charged by criminal complaint with distributing child pornography.


Grassley, Wyden Release CBO Score for Prescription Drug Bill

News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released an analysis from the independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) regarding the updated version of their bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act.


Informational: Federal Court arraignments

News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.


News Release: BILLINGS-Two Billings men accused of crimes stemming from an investigation into sex trafficking, drug distribution and firearms violations were arraigned this week on charges in a multi-count indictment, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate passed an $8.3 billion supplemental package to assist with federal efforts to combat the coronavirus. This package cleared the House yesterday with broad support, and now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law...


News Release: CHICAGO - A north suburban man has pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for threatening to publish sexually explicit images of an underage girl unless she sent him more explicit photos and videos of herself.


Area man gets 35 years for sex trafficking adult women by force

News Release: HOUSTON - A 29-year-old former Katy resident has been ordered to prison for conspiring to compel three adult women to engage in sex trafficking by means of force and violence in Houston and other locations across the country, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury has convicted Kenneth Wayne Hart, a/k/a Redds, Wayne Hawkins, Hawk, Big Daddy, Billy Reds, and Bill Red Hart, age 58, of Beltsville, Maryland, on federal charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute narcotics; a sex trafficking conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion; and witness tampering. The verdict was returned late on March 12, 2020.


Republic Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting Minors for Sex, Faces at Least 10 Years in Prison

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Republic, Missouri, truck driver pleaded guilty in federal court today to transporting two Missouri teenagers across state lines and sexually assaulting them.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for South Korea

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 136,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to South Korea during the 2019/2020 marketing year.


Wyden Slams Trump Administration’s Delay in Expanding Telehealth Access for Seniors

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today slammed the Trump administration for failing to utilize new authority to expand access to telehealth services in Medicare, a provision included in the coronavirus response package passed by Congress last week. In a letter...


News Release: Washington - Today, the National Park Service temporarily suspended elevator tours in the Washington Monument, effective March 14. Visitors are invited to continue to enjoy the Washington Monument grounds as well as other monuments along the National Mall.


Rain in Lower Colorado River Basin forces cutback in releases from Davis, Parker dams

News Release: Boulder City, Nev. - Recent rainstorms throughout the lower Colorado River corridor have caused reductions in the amount of water the Bureau of Reclamation has been releasing from Davis and Parker dams.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - John Morgan, age 31, of Gloversville, New York, was arrested yesterday and charged by criminal complaint with distributing child pornography.


Two Men Sentenced for Attempted Enticement and Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: This week in federal court, two men were sentenced for attempting to sexually exploit minors and a third man was sentenced for failing to register as a sex offender, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the release of the “Construct Everglades City Replacement Housing Hardened to Resist Storms and Flooding Environmental Assessment (EA)".The EA is available for review and comment at the NPS website.


News Release: Tampa, Florida, Kieran Donnell Floyd (20, St. Petersburg) has pleaded guilty to robbery and brandishing a firearm during that robbery. He faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


News Release: Canby Police Department Lieutenant Graduates from the FBI National Academy.