News published on Federal Newswire in November 2020

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On November 6, 2020, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a four-count indictment charging 30 individuals with conspiracy to possess a controlled substance on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspiracy to import a controlled...

Warsaw, Indiana Woman Charged

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Heather Bentley, age 35, of Warsaw, Indiana was charged in a criminal Complaint with making false statements in connection with the purchase of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.

Former postal carrier sentenced to prison for stealing, selling meth & marijuana contained in mail packages

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former United States Postal Carrier was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 24 months in prison for stealing mail parcels that contained narcotics and then selling those narcotics in his neighborhood.

Activity in the United States Attorney's Office

News Release: Sentences. Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced HEATHER RAE THOMAS, 34, of Gillette, Wyoming on November 6, 2020 for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Thomas was arrested in Casper, Wyoming. She received seventy months of imprisonment, to be followed by sixty months...

Bank Heist Sends Waterloo Felon to Federal Prison for Over a Decade

News Release: Robbed Bank Five Days After Committing Armed Robbery of Waterloo Convenience Store.

Anchorage Man Sentenced to More than 13 Years in Prison for Two Armed Robberies

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that Kek Nyathor Bol, 22, of Anchorage, was sentenced to 157 months imprisonment for bank robbery and discharging a firearm during separate violent crimes on June 1, 2019, and June 15, 2019. Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline also ordered Bol to serve a five year period of supervised release after his prison sentence.

Yellowstone visitation statistics for October 2020

By Interior Newswire | Nov 12, 2020

News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The park hosted 360,034 recreation visits in October 2020, up 110% from October 2019. This was the busiest October on record, surpassing the previous record (252,013) set in 2015 by an increase of 43%.

Las Vegas tax preparer pleads guilty to false returns

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Carlos Perea, 44, of Las Vegas, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque today to two counts of aiding and abetting the preparation of false income tax returns.

USDA to Open Signup for the Conservation Reserve Program and CRP Grasslands in Early 2021

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the signup periods for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the CRP Grasslands in 2021. Signup for general CRP will be open from Jan. 4, 2021, to Feb. 12, 2021, and signup for CRP Grasslands runs from March 15, 2021 to April 23, 2021. Both programs are competitive and provide annual rental payments for land devoted to conservation purposes.

Danbury Man Who Embezzled $1.1 Million Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY TEIXEIRA, 51, of Danbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant to 41 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for embezzling $1.1 million from his employer.

McCaul Statement on MFO Helicopter Crash

By State Newswire | Nov 12, 2020

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the below statement on the helicopter crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula today, which took the lives of five American citizens.

Missouri Woman Fourth Person Sentenced for Nationwide Fraud Scheme

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Heather Bishop, 31, Lee’s Summit, Missouri was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 30 months in federal prison for conspiring with Crystal Austin, Shelly Scott, Jason...

Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf Announces New Homeland Security Advisory Council Members

By Homeland Newswire | Nov 12, 2020

News Release: Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad F. Wolf, introduced two new members to the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC): Tom Jenkins and Catherine Lotrionte. Created by President George W. Bush in 2002 , the HSAC is a Department of Homeland Security federal advisory committee that provides the secretary with independent, informed recommendations, and advice on a variety of homeland security issues.

USDA, EPA Welcome Two New Members as U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions

News Release: Meijer, UNFI commit to reduce food loss and waste in their operations (WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 12, 2020) — Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the addition of Meijer, an American supercenter ...

USDA Announces Scholars Programs for Students at Historically Black and Tribal Land-Grant Colleges and Universities

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2020) – Twenty-first century agriculture involves cutting-edge science, technology, business management – and you. Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces scholarships to help you build a career path in agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, and many more agriculture-related subjects.

Trump Administration Invests $11.3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Alaska

News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 448 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 12, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $11.3 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Alaska. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.

University Researcher Pleads Guilty to Lying on Grant Applications to Develop Scientific Expertise for China

News Release: A rheumatology professor and researcher with strong ties to China pleaded guilty to making false statements to federal authorities as part of an immunology research fraud scheme.

Justice Department Settles with Transportation and Logistics Company to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement with IAS Logistics DFW LLC, d/b/a Pinnacle Logistics (Pinnacle Logistics), a transportation and logistics company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The settlement resolves claims that Pinnacle Logistics discriminated against an asylee ...

Virginia Return Preparer Indicted for Evading her Own Taxes and Not Filing Her Returns

News Release: A federal grand jury in Richmond, Virginia, returned an indictment charging a return preparer with tax evasion and failure to file individual income tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Statement on DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility Report on Jeffrey Epstein 2006-2008 Investigation