News published on Federal Newswire in November 2020

News from November 2020


Crystal Lake Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Income Tax Evasion

News Release: ROCKFORD - A Crystal Lake resident pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston to federal income tax evasion.


News Release: AUGUSTA, GA - Two Burke County men have been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges for operating an illegal pill factory.


News Release: Save the date for the 98th National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony! You’re invited to watch the lighting of the National Christmas Tree and holiday performances on Dec. 3 on thenationaltree.org. The show will be available to stream on-demand throughout the holiday season. Due to COVID-19-related public health concerns, the National Park Service (NPS) and National Park Foundation (NPF) will not host a live audience at the 2020 National Christmas Tree Lighting.


TSA at Greater Rochester International Airport gets new credential authentication technology to improve checkpoint screening capabilities

Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Greater Rochester International Airport is now utilizing new state-of-the-art technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in near real time.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Charles Michael Stratton, 63, of Fairborn, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 42 months in prison for wire fraud and money laundering. Stratton was also ordered to pay more than $750,000 in restitution to his former employer, Honda, and $10,000 to Scioto Industrial Services.


Wyden Statement on New GAO Report on Opportunity Zones

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the new Government Accountability Office report on the Opportunity Zone program:Ahsle.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A South Jersey doctor was charged in connection with his role in a longstanding billing fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.


Georgia Man Arrested Today for Defrauding a California Car Dealership

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A resident of Georgia was arrested today in Grayson, Georgia, for a scheme conducted online that defrauded a business owner in in California and a second business owner in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Decision and Order Without Hearing by Reason of Default against Amy Knight, doing business as Urbana Stockyards (Urbana Stockyards) of Urbana, Mo., on Oct. 15, 2020 for violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


News Release: Dennis Murphy Will Lead Initiatives Designed to Promote Crime Reduction & Make Communities Safer.


Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearms Possession

News Release: Jackson, TN - Reginald Dontae Williamson, Jr., 26, has been sentenced to 77 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of firearms. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.


Oklahoma man charged with cyberstalking of Savannah resident

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: An Oklahoma man is in custody after being charged with stalking a former acquaintance who moved to Savannah for safety.


Slidell Man Indicted For Social Security Fraud

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that MICHAEL R. MATHERNE (“MATHERNE"), age 60, of Slidell, Louisiana was charged by a grand jury on November 6, 2020, in a 1-count Indictment for Theft of Federal Funds.


Member of Santo Domingo Pueblo pleads guilty to assault on federal officers

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Stephen Reano, 22, of Santo Domingo, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of Santo Domingo Pueblo, pleaded guilty on Oct. 30 in federal court to an indictment charging him with two counts of assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Chesapeake doctor today on 52 counts related to his scheme to bill private and governmental insurers millions of dollars for irreversible hysterectomies and other surgeries and procedures that were not medically necessary for his patients.


Tulsa Woman Charged with Felony Murder

News Release: A Tulsa woman made an initial appearance in federal court today for first degree felony murder and robbery in Indian Country, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.



News Release: PORT ANGELES, WA: The ground-based lethal removal program using qualified volunteers ended in October with a total of 31 mountain goats culled from the population in the park. Ninety-nine highly skilled volunteers, organized in 20 groups of three to six volunteers per group, volunteered over 9000 hours...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court on charges related to federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Amaury Abreu, an NYPD Police Officer, and two co-defendants, Julio Bautista and Gustavo Valerio, with conspiring to import and distribute cocaine. Between at least January 2016 and October 2020, Abreu, Bautista and Valerio were allegedly...