News published on Federal Newswire in October 2020

News from October 2020



News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Michael Wayne Miller, age 41, of Muskogee, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Child Abuse In Indian Country (2 Counts) in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1151, 1153, and Title 21, Oklahoma Statutes, Section 843.5(A), punishable by not more than life imprisonment, a fine up to $5,000.00, or both for each count.


News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - On Thursday, October 8, 2020, a jury in federal court found a Durham resident guilty on three felony charges relating to a violent carjacking, announced United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina.


News Release: HOUSTON - An alleged associate of one most serious transnational organized criminal organizations has landed in the United States on charges of distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI Presents Award to Española Police Department.


News Release: Colonial National Historical Park Seeking Public Input on Proposed Amendment to Special Regulations.


Federal Indictment Charges Man with Using Explosive Device to Damage Suburban Chicago Restaurant

News Release: CHICAGO - A man has been arrested on a federal criminal charge for allegedly using an explosive device to damage a suburban Chicago restaurant.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Frank William Robertson Perry, age 39, of Dundalk, Maryland, has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint, charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, Perry has been identified by law enforcement as a member of the Boogaloo, Movement.


News Release: GLENNALLEN, Alaska - The BLM is seeking comments on an Environmental Assessment of a proposal to sell beetle-killed spruce trees for harvest on up to 500 acres of BLM-managed lands between Mileposts 60 and 70 of the Richardson Highway, an area known as the Tiekel Block.


U.S. Department of Labor Orders CSX Transportation Inc. to Reinstate,Pay Back Wages and Damages to Employee Who Reported Hazard, Injury

News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered CSX Transportation Inc. - headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida - to reinstate and pay more than $95,000 in back wages to an employee terminated by the company for reporting an unsafe customer...


Billy Bob Brown Jr. Appointed as Assistant Director for Emergency Communications

News Release: Today, Director Christopher Krebs appointed Billy Bob Brown Jr. as Assistant Director for Emergency Communications at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).


News Release: Impersonated Customers on Telephone Calls to the Utility Company.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY) sent a letter to Comptroller General of the United...


Another Clan Del Golfo associate extradited to face charges for international cocaine distribution conspiracy

News Release: HOUSTON - An alleged associate of one most serious transnational organized criminal organizations has landed in the United States on charges of distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


Foxx Welcomes USDA Extension of Child Nutrition Waivers

News Release: Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement to extend nationwide school nutrition program waivers through the end of the 2020-2021 academic year...


Rocky Mountain National Park Is Modifying Operations  Timed Entry Permit Reservation System To End On October 13, 2020

News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state public health authorities, as the park continues to increase public access and services. The National Park...


News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - On Thursday, October 8, 2020, a jury in federal court found a Durham resident guilty on three felony charges relating to a violent carjacking, announced United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina.


News Release: Martha’s Ride Stops at FBI Pittsburgh Field Office to Remember Martha Dixon.


Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request GAO Evaluate HHS’s Cybersecurity Incident Response Capabilities

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) sent a letter to Comptroller...


Illinois man sentenced to 57 months in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine and heroin

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Illinois man was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for conspiring to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and 500 grams or more of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.