News published on Federal Newswire in May 2020

News from May 2020


News Release: BILLINGS - A Lame Deer man today admitted he hit his girlfriend repeatedly in the face, causing facial and dental injuries, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


San Francisco-Based Restauranteur Agrees To Cooperate With Government Investigation and Agrees To Plead Guilty To Honest Services Wire Fraud Charges

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco restauranteur Nick James Bovis has agreed to cooperate with a federal investigation and to plead guilty to honest services wire fraud and wire fraud charges alleged in a newly-filed criminal information, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau...


DOE Announces $27 Million for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Systems Operational Technology

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $27 million in funding for 9 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Generating Electricity Managed by Intelligent Nuclear Assets (GEMINA) program. These projects will work to develop digital twin technology to reduce operations and maintenance (O&M) costs in the next generation of nuclear power plants by 10-times in order to make them more economical, flexible, and efficient.


Two Queens Men Charged After Buying Three Illegally Defaced Firearms and Two Assault Rifles

News Release: One Defendant Fantasized About “Martyring" Himself in a Mass Shooting.


News Release: Reality TV Personality Charged with Bank Fraud.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Omnicare Inc., a subsidiary of CVS Health and a leading provider of pharmacy services to long-term care facilities, has agreed to pay the United States a $15.3 million civil penalty to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by allowing opioids and other controlled substances to be dispensed without a valid prescription, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced today.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), yesterday sent a letter to Guyanese President David Granger as the South American nation begins a critical recount following a disputed presidential election earlier this year.


Omnicare Agrees to Pay Over $15 Million to Resolve Allegations It Improperly Dispensed Opioids at Long-Term Care Facilities

News Release: LOS ANGELES - Omnicare, Inc., a subsidiary of CVS Health and a provider of pharmacy services to long-term care facilities, has agreed to pay the United States a $15.3 million civil penalty to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by, among other things, allowing opioids and other controlled substances to be dispensed without a valid prescription, United States Attorney Nicola T. Hanna announced today.


Everglades National Park increases recreational access to Homestead entrance

News Release: Updated 5/22 - Entrance fees resume on May 23 at 12 pm. Cashless transactions encouraged.


News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - While many Utahns have spent the last two months staying home and staying safe as a result of COVID-19, online predators are threatening the safety of our children as they continue to exploit children in Utah and around the country.


Pandemic Shutdown Not Stopping Child Exploitation Cases, According To Utah Federal Prosecutors, FBI

News Release: Long-Haul Trucker Sentenced to 17.5 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography.


Two Individuals Charged With Carjacking, Murder, Firearms Offenses, And Destruction Of Property

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Today, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against two defendants charged with the murder of two transgender women, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The four-count indictment includes charges...


Former Wilkinsburg Man Caught in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years’ (60 months’) imprisonment on his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Clifford Billins, 41, of Utica, New York, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing fentanyl, crack cocaine, and heroin. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.


News Release: With A 2019 Christmas Eve Bank Robbery.


Lawrence Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl

News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man was sentenced yesterday for selling fentanyl to an undercover officer.


KC Police Department Receives $5 Million in Federal Grants to Reduce Violent Crime

News Release: Operation Relentless Pursuit. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department has received more than $5 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Justice to support the city’s efforts to reduce violent crime, announced U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison. “Operation Relentless Pursuit...


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Duncan Eric Herron, II, 32, and Regenea Carol Berry, 31, of Oklahoma City, have been sentenced collectively to more than 12 years for their roles in an armed bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.


U.S. Census Bureau Celebrates Class of 2020

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau has released a new webpage highlighting the importance of counting college students and recent graduates in the 2020 Census as they begin the next chapter of their lives. The webpage 2020census.gov/grads shows how census data can affect graduates’ futures, from continuing education to determining where they want to live and work.