News published on Federal Newswire in April 2021

News from April 2021


Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on April 19, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


Murray, Scott Reintroduce Child Care for Working Families Act

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Congressman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced the Child Care for Working Families Act, comprehensive legislation...


Washington Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Distribution in Ketchikan

News Release: Dealer possessed enough drugs to dose entire population of the Southeast Borough.


Congratulations on Cabo Verde’s Parliamentary Elections 

Release: We congratulate Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva and the Movement for Democracy (MpD) for the party’s victory in Cabo Verde’s April 18 parliamentary elections. We also would like to express our admiration for the Cabo Verdean people and the transparent conduct of their free and fair elections.


East St. Louis Caretaker Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Identities of Elderly Clients

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A woman who abused her employment with an in-home health care company and.


Felon Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A felon was sentenced yesterday to 46 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm that had been used in an attempted robbery, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou for the District of Nevada.


Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Residents of Corpus Christi will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® program at Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) May 10-14.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at the nomination hearing of Kiran Ahuja to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Anton Hajjar, Amber McReynolds,...


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was arrested today on charges of engaging in mortgage fraud, fraudulently obtaining an SBA loan, and stealing another person’s identity information, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sharee Bailey, 29, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to being a felon-in-possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


Pittsburgh Felon Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing a Stolen Rifle and Ammunition

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to eight years (96 months) in prison on his conviction of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


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2019 County Business Patterns Now Available

News Release: Transportation and Warehousing led all business sectors with the largest rate of employment growth with an increase of 7.5% in the United States from 2018 to 2019, according to new U.S. Census Bureau economic statistics released today.


Turlock Man Charged for Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Luis Armando Romero Jr., 20, of Turlock, charging him with distribution of methamphetamine.


Henderson County Man Indicted for Arson

News Release: Alleged Arsonist Charged with Destroying Water Utility Pumping Stations that Serviced Hundreds of Athens Homes.


Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on April 19, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


News Release: GREENVILLE, N.C. - A Winterville man was arrested today on charges of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon after allegedly attempting to kill a woman.


News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 33-year-old Brownsville resident has been taken into custody after being on the run from law enforcement for the past year, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Last Defendant in Drug And Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man was sentenced on Wednesday to 13 years in federal prison for selling methamphetamine and firearms, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou for the District of Nevada, Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI, and Special Agent in Charge Patrick Gorman of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Two Charleston men that were arrested on criminal complaints in February 2021 pleaded guilty today to federal gun charges.