News published on Federal Newswire in July 2021

News from July 2021


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Dennis Hutton, 33, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime.


News Release: Devlin was last seen in Charlottesville, VA Wednesday, July 14. Her white Lexus sedan was found wrecked and abandoned in the southern part of Shenandoah National Park on Saturday. Security footage revealed that her car entered the park late Wednesday, July 14.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An Everton, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in the Springfield area.


Fresno Man Indicted for Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Jose Jesus Torres Garcia, 30, of Fresno, charging him with possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute it and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug trafficking offense, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon announced.


Electrical Engineer Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Export to China Semiconductor Chips with Military Uses

News Release: Electrical Engineer Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Export to China Semiconductor Chips with Military Uses.


Cinda Waldbuesser selected as superintendent of    Canaveral National Seashore

News Release: ATLANTA - National Park Service (NPS) acting Regional Director Pedro Ramos announced the selection of Cinda Waldbuesser as the new superintendent of Canaveral National Seashore, effective Aug. 29.


West Texas Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Pornographic Image  of 11-Year-Old Relative

News Release: A Muleshoe, Texas man who sexually exploited an 11-year-old girl was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.


Los Angeles Man Arrested for $27 Million PPP Fraud Scheme

News Release: Los Angeles Man Arrested for $27 Million PPP Fraud Scheme.


Casey, Murray, Klobuchar, Wyden Release Report on Challenges Voters with Disabilities Face in Early Voting, Push for Federal Action

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Aging, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chair of the Senate Rules Committee, and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair...


Department of Justice Announces Launch of Firearms Trafficking Strike Forces to Crack Down on Sources of Crime Guns

News Release: Eastern District of California to Participate in Cross-Jurisdictional Strike Force.


News Release: CINCINNATI - FirstEnergy Corp. has been charged federally with conspiring to commit honest services wire fraud and has agreed to pay a $230 million monetary penalty. The company signed a deferred prosecution agreement that could potentially result in dismissal of the charge.


Arizona Man Convicted of Controlled Substance Offense

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - A federal jury in Tallahassee has convicted Daniel Gutierrez, 37, of San Luis, Arizona of possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute. The guilty verdict, returned yesterday, at the conclusion of a three-day trial, was announced by Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


News Release: PITTSBURGH- A resident of Westmoreland County, PA, pleaded guilty to three counts of Conspiracy to Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, Health Care Fraud, and Conspiracy to Distribute Phentermine Hydrochloride and Diethylpropion, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


Sioux Falls Man Charged with Transportation of Child Pornography and Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Transportation of Child Pornography and Distribution of Child Pornography.


News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Portland man pleaded guilty today in federal court to possessing child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.


News Release: Central District of California to Participate in Cross-Jurisdictional Strike Force.


BLM rescinds Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Gunnison and Uncompahgre Field Offices

News Release: Montrose, Colo. - Stage 1 fire restrictions for all Bureau of Land Management public lands administered by the Gunnison and Uncompahgre Field Office will be rescinded effective Friday July 23rd. The restrictions, which began on June 24th, aligned with local orders and guidelines to protect the public’s...


Department of Justice Announces Launch of Firearms Trafficking Strike Forces to Crack Down on Sources of Crime Guns

News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - The U.S. Department of Justice today launched five cross-jurisdictional strike forces to help reduce gun violence by disrupting illegal firearms trafficking in key regions across the country. Leveraging existing resources, the regional strike forces will better ensure sustained and focused...


News Release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -Taree Lamott Armstrong, 30, of Haines City, Florida, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple drug-trafficking offenses. Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the sentence.


Nine Individuals Charged in Superseding Indictment with Conspiring to Act as Illegal Agents of the People’s Republic of China

News Release: PRC Prosecutor Allegedly Traveled to the United States, Directed Stalking of U.S. Residents and Obstructed Criminal Investigation.