News published on Federal Newswire in September 2020

News from September 2020


News Release: MARSHALL, Texas - A 53-year-old Hallsville, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to a federal drug trafficking violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.


Former International UAW President Dennis Williams Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Embezzle Union Funds

News Release: Dennis Williams, the former President of the international United Auto Workers union, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with other UAW officials to embezzle UAW funds announced U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider.


Philadelphia Man Convicted at Trial of Illegal Firearms Possession While on State Parole

News Release: PHILADELPHIA -United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Steven Mack, 31, of Philadelphia, PA was convicted today at trial of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, arising from an incident during which state parole agents caught Mack with the firearm and ammunition shortly after he was released from prison.


News Release: Birmingham, Ala. - A federal today yesterday sentenced a former Vestavia Hills doctor to 30 years in prison for producing and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.


News Release: Knoxville, Tenn. - Gregory Lynn McKnight, Jr., 28, of Clintwood, Virginia, was sentenced on Sept. 29, 2020, by the Honorable R. Leon Jordan, Senior U.S. District Judge, to serve 180 months in federal prison for attempting to coerce a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Assistant Director Calvin Shivers of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division, Deputy Inspector General Gary Cantrell of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General...


CISA and MS-ISAC Release Joint Ransomware Guide

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) are releasing a joint Ransomware Guide meant to be a one-stop resource for stakeholders on how to be proactive and prevent these attacks from happening and also a...


Yellowstone fire danger reduced to HIGH

News Release: * The parkwide wildland fire danger for Yellowstone has been reduced to HIGH.


Ranking Members Sam Graves & Garret Graves Statements from Committee Markup of Aircraft Certification Reform and Accountability Act

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) from today’s legislative markup, including consideration of the Aircraft Certification Reform and Accountability Act (H.R. 8408):


Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Offenses

News Release: BOSTON - A Michigan man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield to firearm charges.


Waterloo Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Gun and Methamphetamine

News Release: A Waterloo man who unlawfully possessed a firearm and possessed methamphetamine with the intent to distribute was sentenced on Sept. 28, 2020, to almost four years in federal prison.


Eugene Springfield Paramedic Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Controlled Substances

News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that a Eugene Springfield Fire Department paramedic has been charged with illegally obtaining controlled substances from a local pharmacy and using them to drug and rape multiple female victims.


Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Offenses

News Release: BOSTON - A Michigan man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield to firearm charges.


Newark man sentenced to 10 years for heroin and crack cocaine distribution conspiracy

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a Newark man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and crack cocaine.


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Richmond Hill man has admitted that he created fake email addresses and concocted other information to falsely accuse a former acquaintance of committing violations of patient privacy.


22-Year Old Felon-In-Possession Sentenced to 92 Months

News Release: Tried to flee from police. GREENSBORO, N.C. - A Winston-Salem man was sentenced on Sept. 29, 2020, by United States District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles to 92 months in prison and three years of supervised release for a firearm offense, announced United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of...


Former Company Vice President/Chief Financial Officer pleads guilty for stealing approximately $800,000 in company funds

News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO -Lynese Cargill (also known as Lynese Hoffman), 51, formerly of St. Louis County, Missouri, pled guilty to three counts of wire fraud related to her former position as vice president and chief financial officer of Common Ground Public Relations, Inc. Cargill appeared today before U.S. District Judge Audrey Fleissig who accepted her pleas and set sentencing for January 6, 2021.


News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the guilty plea of SHELBY GENE BOSWELL, 28, to illegally possessing and discharging a firearm in a school zone. BOSWELL, who was initially charged on November 6, 2019, entered his guilty plea today before Chief Judge John R. Tunheim in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Box Elder man who admitted having sex with a minor girl and to recording the activity on his cell phone was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


Sex Offender Receives Extensive Sentence for Preying on Child

News Release: Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced CHARLES PATRICK JEFFERY, JR. to 360 months imprisonment followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Jeffery entered his plea of guilty to one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a child on July 1, 2020. Jeffery has been and will continue...