News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020


News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Tykeif Lashawn Dunn, 43, of Mobile, Alabama was sentenced today for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking felony. Court documents showed...


Release: Congressman Pete Visclosky (IN-01), Chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the National Guard/Reserves.


Former Hampstead Bookkeeper Sentenced to Almost Four Years in Federal Prison for a Scheme to Embezzle Almost $1 Million From Her Employer

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander today sentenced Lisa Fore, age 48, of Hampstead, Maryland, to 45 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft related to a scheme to embezzle almost $1 million from her employers. Judge Hollander also scheduled a hearing on April 20, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. concerning the requested restitution.


2020 Spring Hours at Military Park [Cancelled]

News Release: Fredericksburg, Virginia- Spring hours of operations for all public buildings of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park go into effect on Monday, April 13, 2020.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - Donnell Steward pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder drug trafficking proceeds between 2017 and 2019, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Twenty Additional Defendants Charged with Trafficking Heroin, Fentanyl, and Cocaine

News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland, Ohio, returned a superseding indictment charging twenty defendants for their roles in an international drug distribution conspiracy, which includes the illegal sales of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine.


Wyden Amendment To Energy Package Would Expand Vital Clean Energy Tax Incentives

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today filed an amendment to the American Energy Innovation Act that would address expiring energy tax policies by expanding incentives for clean transportation, electricity and energy efficiency.


News Release: Continued to Sell Drugs While on Pre-Trial Release From State Drug Charges; Baltimore Business Owner Also Pleads Guilty to Providing Cutting Agents to the Drug Distribution Organization.


Hobart Resident Sentenced to 50 Months in Federal Prison for Selling Drugs Via the “Dark Web;” Forfeits $1.5 million

News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on today’s date, Christopher D. Bania, (age: 27) of Hobart, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances.



News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina joined Attorney General William P. Barr in announcing today the Department of Justice’s National Nursing Home Initiative, which will coordinate and enhance civil and criminal efforts to pursue nursing homes that provide grossly substandard care to their residents.


Idaho Site Shares Expertise With Canadian Cleanup Program Visitors

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM and cleanup contractor Fluor Idaho recently discussed lessons learned and other expertise on nuclear safety and regulatory strategies with representatives of Canada’s cleanup program during their visit to DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.


News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - The mother of Syed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge of intending to impede a federal criminal investigation by shredding a map her son generated in connection with the attack.


News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 32-year-old Beaumont, Texas, man has been convicted of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.


St. Thomas Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison on Drug Charges

News Release: St. Croix, USVI - Alvin Henry, age 41, of St. Thomas, was sentenced in the St. Croix District Court after a jury trial conviction on one count of Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance With Intent to Distribute and one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance With Intent to Distribute, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. The jury trial concluded on March 5, 2019.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury indicted Timothy Mulligan for the unlawful distribution of opioids, including fentanyl, outside the scope of professional practice and health care fraud, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux.


USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against The Hain Celestial Group Inc.

News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Feb. 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with The Hain Celestial Group Inc. (Hain Celestial) for alleged violations of Section 410 of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. As of June 28, 2019, Hain Celestial had completed the sale of all its poultry operations.


Armed Gang Member Receives 7 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: WILMINGTON - On Feb. 27, 2020, United States District Judge Louise Flanagan sentenced CORBIN JURAN to 84 months’ imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release. On October 7, 2019, JURAN pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of heroin and distribution of a quantity of heroin.


Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense with BYOD

News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense with BYOD.


Mexican man admits to importing $73K worth of meth to US

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 30-year-old citizen of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to import 10.5 kilograms of meth into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.