News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020


News Release: FBI Denver Division, Lander, Wyoming Resident Agency, and Law Enforcement Partners Conclude Investigation of Jade Wagon and Manner of Death.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Harris Roy Rosen, 65, of Sag Harbor, New York, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Wendy Beetlestone to fraud charges stemming from a scheme to steal funds from his clients.



Democratic Health Leaders Urge Verma to Withdraw Proposals that Increase Health Costs and Kick Thousands Off Coverage

News Release: Bicameral Democratic health leaders wrote to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma today urging the agency to withdraw its proposed policies included in a February proposed rule that would result in higher out-of-pocket costs for millions of Americans and thousands of low-income families losing their health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that, on March 5, 2020, a federal jury in New Haven found VASHUN LEWIS, also known as “V-Love," 44, of New Haven, guilty of firearm possession offenses.


Queens Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy

News Release: Earlier today, before United States District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry in Brooklyn, Andrew Tepfer pleaded guilty to participating in a money laundering conspiracy designed to avoid paying a multi-million dollar court-ordered restitution judgment compensating victims of a securities fraud scheme. When sentenced, Tepfer faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine in an amount to be determined by the court.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement in response to reports that the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) will appeal a recent court ruling affecting small refineries under ...


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Eugenio Menez, a former physician of Fairmont, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Kristen Martin, age 38, of Denver, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and federal tax evasion. The defendant appeared at the change of plea free on bond. Her bond was continued after the hearing. The IRS-Criminal Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service joined in today’s announcement.


Thirty-Three Charged with Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: Thirty-three individuals in the Dimmit, Texas area have been charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and other drug crimes, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow today sentenced Kyle Greene, age 32, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to nine years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a stolen firearm.


News Release: A man who assaulted U.S. Congressman Steve King was sentenced March 5, 2020, to two years’ probation.


Democratic Health Leaders Urge Verma to Withdraw Proposals that Increase Health Costs and Kick Thousands Off Coverage

News Release: Bicameral Democratic health leaders wrote to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma today urging the agency to withdraw its proposed policies included in a February proposed rule that would result in higher out-of-pocket costs for millions of Americans and thousands of low-income families losing their health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).


Scottish Man Charged with Obstruction Of Justice

News Release: BOSTON - A Scottish man was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston with obstructing a federal investigation.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to answer questions regarding steps the Trump Administration can take to ensure individuals enrolled in insurance plans that do not comply...


News Release: HUNTSVILLE, AL-Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr., announced that Deondre Cleveland Day, 20, of Huntsville, was arrested today, March 6, 2020, without incident by members of the North Alabama Violent Crime Task Force (NAVCTF), the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force (GCRFTF) and the Huntsville Police Department Anticrime Unit.


Death Valley to Host Naturalization Ceremony

News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - Death Valley National Park will be hosting a Naturalization Ceremony on March 13, 2020 at 11:00 am at the Mission Gardens of The Inn at Furnace Creek. Everyone is invited to attend this special event.


News Release: The National Park Service will host a public science meeting on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at the Historic Rugby Visitor Center at 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, Tennessee. The public is invited to spend the day with scientists who have been conducting research at Obed Wild and Scenic River and Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.


Minot, ND, Man Indicted for Possession of Ammunition by a Convicted Felon

News Release: Bismarck - United States Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced that on March 5, 2020, Noah Jarvis Abraham appeared in Federal Court at an initial appearance and arraignment hearing. The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota unsealed an Indictment revealing that a federal grand jury...


News Release: CONCORD - James M. Nesbitt, 43, of Rochester, pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.