News published on Federal Newswire in May 2020

News from May 2020


News Release: Ajo, AZ - Due to increased fire danger in southern Arizona, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (OPCNM) will increase fire restrictions throughout the Monument, beginning Friday, May 15, 2020. These restrictions coincide with similar restrictions going into effect on other public lands in southern Arizona.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Tyndall, South Dakota, man and a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. The man has further been indicted for Felon in Possession of a Firearm.


News Release: Three Murders Occurred on the Street, at Kissena Park and on an Elevated Subway Platform in Queens.



McCaul Applauds Trump Executive Order to Strengthen Supply Chains Amid Coronavirus

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following statement applauding the Trump Administration’s Executive Order to further domestic production of strategic resources necessary to respond to the Covid-19 outbreak...


News Release: BARTLETT COVE, AK - Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - Gerald Fitzgerald Hunter, 54, a fugitive in a fentanyl and cocaine distribution conspiracy in St. Louis, was arrested in Los Angeles this week.


News Release: St. Louis - Patrick Fitzgerald Franklin, 21, of St. Louis, and Jacquez Trayvon Love, 22, of St. Louis, were charged by a federal complaint today. Franklin was charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime...


News Release: BOSTON - A law enforcement officer from Texas pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to sexual exploitation of a minor and cyberstalking charges.


Arkansas man convicted of child exploitation following ICE HSI investigation

News Release: FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - A Northwest Arkansas man was sentenced to five years in federal prison May 12 for receipt of child pornography, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Fayetteville and the Northwest Arkansas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.


News Release: Four complaints were unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn variously charging 10 members and associates of the Indios Locos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, with murder in-aid-of racketeering, attempted murder, murder conspiracy...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Charleroi, PA, has pleaded guilty to federal narcotics charges, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Charleroi, PA, has pleaded guilty to federal narcotics charges, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Twelve Defendants Charged for Drug Distribution Conspiracy After Joint Federal, State, and Local Operation

News Release: Charleston, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr. announced today that a joint team of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers arrested eight individuals who have all been charged, along with four others, in federal court for their roles in a drug trafficking organization that operated in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.


News Release: Ochopee, FL - An early tropical system could bring help in tamping down the Moon Fish Wildfire. This system should bring some beneficial rain to southern Florida Friday and Saturday. The water levels in Big Cypress National Preserve are quite low due to weeks of dry weather and below average rainfall.


Missouri City Physician Pays Nearly Half a Million to Resolve Illegal Kickback and Fraud Allegations

News Release: HOUSTON - A local physician has agreed to pay the United States $450,000 to resolve allegations that he falsely signed home health certifications and plans of care in exchange for money, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Dr. Maaz Abbasi, 41, also agreed to a three-year period of exclusion from participation in any federal health care program.


Nashua Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

News Release: CONCORD - Martin Sheehan, 27, of Nashua, pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to fentanyl trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert for Rideshare, Taxi And Car Service Safety During Coronavirus Pandemic

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing safety tips to help reduce the risk of exposure to the coronavirus in the car service industry.


Never Again Education Act En Route to the President’s Desk

News Release: Senate Unanimously Passes Holocaust Education Bill