News published on Federal Newswire in September 2020

News from September 2020


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation Extends Notice Regarding Essential Air Service Program

News Release: Today, the Department is issuing a notice in the Essential Air Service Program addressing the ongoing impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency on all communities receiving subsidized service. A previous notice, issued on Apr. 29, 2020, outlined conditions under which air carriers ...


News Release: Cleveland, OH - United States Marshal Pete Elliott, Police Chief Calvin Williams, Sheriff David Schilling, East Cleveland Police Chief Scott Gardner, and Newburgh Heights Police Chief John Majoy announce the recovery of 35 children during of Operation Safety Net.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jose Gamboa, 38, of Albuquerque made an appearance Sept. 18 in federal court, charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. A detention hearing is scheduled for Sept. 22.


Kernersville Man Who Tried to Shoot a State Trooper Sentenced to 30 Years on Federal Drug and Gun Charges

News Release: Fired.40 and AK style pistols at NCSHP during high speed chase, fled with assault rifle and drugs, arrested three miles from crash site after a manhunt.


Auto Body Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

News Release: BOSTON - The owner of Everett and Worcester auto body shops pleaded guilty today to a payroll tax scheme resulting in a tax loss to the IRS of more than $290,000.


TSA discovers loaded firearms at all major Tennessee airports in one week

Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In the span of a week (September 13-20), the Transportation Security Administration discovered eight loaded firearms at security checkpoints in Tennessee, including at least one in every major airport in the state.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Sept. 18, 2020, Justin Wade Lynch, age 44, originally of Texas, was sentenced to 84 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for armed bank robbery.


News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the capture of Reneisha Tribble for Aggravated Assault on a Tupelo, MS Police Officer.


South Bend, Indiana Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison

News Release: SOUTH BEND -Bradley O’Donnell, 28, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty upon his plea of guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Brian C. Rabbitt, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, announced today that HARALD JOACHIM VON DER GOLTZ, a/k/a “H.J. von der Goltz," a/k/a “Johan von...


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, that LLOYD WASHINGTON, (“WASHINGTON") age 25, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana was charged in a three-count indictment by a federal grand jury. In Count 1, WASHINGTON is charged with Possession of Firearms...


USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Tropical Storm Beta

Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 21, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Tropical Storm Beta that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in the regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help.


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Gregory McClure, 42, of Willcox, Arizona, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge G. Murray Snow to just over six months in prison, followed by six months of home detention. After serving home detention, McClure must serve three years of supervised release. McClure was also ordered to pay $1,339,252.69 in restitution.


Judge Sentences UK National for Role in ‘Dark Overlord’ Hacking Group

News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO - A United Kingdom national pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit aggravated identity theft and computer fraud, and was sentenced to five years in federal prison.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Andrew J. Galvin (619) 546-9721 and Aaron P. Arnzen (619) 546-8384.


SIX ELN Members and Associates Charged With Narco-Terrorism and International Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: HOUSTON - A total of three Colombian nationals associated with the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional aka ELN), a paramilitary group designated as a foreign terrorist organization, have been taken into Colombian custody at the request of the United States on charges alleging a 20-year international drug conspiracy.


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - The Northwest Louisiana Human Trafficking Task Force is comprised of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and non-governmental organizations, and was formed in an effort to promote enhanced collaboration between all agencies involved in combatting human trafficking cases in our area. This Task Force has launched a campaign to fight sexual predator cases called “Project R.I.S.K.," Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced.


News Release: Defendant was a member of the poaching group that started the 2018 Maple Fire.


Convicted Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 270 Months in Prison

News Release: Convicted Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 270 Months in Prison.