News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020


News Release: Salem Streets Crime Unit Recovers 31 Pounds of Methamphetamine and $50,000.


Dover Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution

News Release: LITTLE ROCK-A Dover man was sentenced Monday for distribution of methamphetamine in connection with white supremacist groups in the Pope County area. Joseph Pridmore, 34, of Dardanelle, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Brian S. Miller. Cody Hiland, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced today’s sentencing.


Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Continues to Open Park Gate to People Coming to Exercise

News Release: Republic, Mo. - Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield will continue to open the park gate during regular operating hours to allow residents to come in for exercise. Entry fees to Wilson’s Creek and all other National Park Service sites currently are waived.


Clay County Man Indicted for Armed Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: LONDON, Ky. - Johnny Asher, 54, of Manchester, Kentucky, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.


Graves Statement on the CARES Act

News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) statement on the Senate’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act...


News Release: BOSTON -A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after being deported.


News Release: COLUMBIA, South Carolina --- Acting U.S. Attorney A. Lance Crick of the District of South Carolina today invited members of the local community to nominate any outstanding South Carolina law enforcement officers for the fourth annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing.


News Release: Over half of U.S. Counties were smaller in 2019 than they were in 2010.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), working with the U.S. Department of State, has brought home a total of 64 United States citizens on the return leg of a removal flight via ICE Air Operations yesterday. U.S. citizens occupied the Space Available (“Space A") seats on flights to the United States from Honduras.


Monmouth County Man Charged with Producing and                                      Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man is scheduled to appear before a U.S. Magistrate Judge today for allegedly producing and distributing images of himself sexually assaulting a child, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.


Dover Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Meth Distribution:

News Release: Defendant is the Third Person Sentenced in Operation “To The Dirt".


Zion Park Rangers Respond to Two SARs Thursday

News Release: Springdale, UT - Zion National Park’s Search and Rescue Crew responded to two separate Search and Rescue (SAR) calls today, Thursday, March 26, 2020.


Mission Man Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on March 24, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the Valdosta and Lowndes Chamber of Commerce in Valdosta, Georgia to fund the construction of a new business incubator. The EDA grant,...


Six Former Tribal Officials Plead Guilty to Embezzlement from an Indian Tribal Organization and Aiding and Abetting

News Release: Defendants Prosecuted as Part of the Guardians Project, a Federal Law Enforcement Initiative to Combat Corruption, Fraud, and Abuse in South Dakota.


Nicolás Maduro Moros and 14 Current And Former Venezuelan Officials Charged With Narco-Terrorism, Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Criminal Charges

News Release: WASHINGTON - Former President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Moros, Venezuela’s vice president for the economy, Venezuela’s Minister of Defense, and Venezuela’s Chief Supreme Court Justice are among those charged in New York City; Washington, DC; and Miami, along with current and former Venezuelan government...


News Release: ST. LOUIS - Markquis Bryant, aka “Two" 48, of Saint Louis, was charged by a federal complaint with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; being a felon in possession of one or more firearms; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Bryant will appear in court on March 27, 2020 for his initial appearance in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Nannette A. Baker.


Criminal Complaint Charges Two Women with Distribution of Controlled Substances Resulting in a Death, and an Overdose with Serious Bodily Harm, on the Menominee Indian Reservation

News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that Jacquelyn M. Grignon (age: 47) and Lottie A. Tucker (age: 37), both of Keshena, which is on the Menominee Indian Reservation have been charged in federal court by criminal complaint with distribution of controlled...


News Release: St. Louis - Markquis Bryant, aka “Two," 48, of Saint Louis, MO, was charged by a federal complaint with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; being a felon in possession of one or more firearms; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Bryant will appear in court on March 27, 2020 for his initial appearance in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Nannette A. Baker.


DOE Convenes Resource and Technology Investment Committee

News Release: The Office of Science hosted the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Research and Technology Investment Committee (RTIC) meeting on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at DOE Headquarters in February. The RTIC was established in 2019 to bring together the key elements of DOE that support...