News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Binghamton, N.Y., man who posed online as a teenage girl pleaded guilty in federal court today to attempting to produce child pornography by tricking children - including three victims in Sedalia, Mo. - into sending him nude images of themselves.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: Jason Rhodes Charged with Lying to Investors and Misappropriating Investor Funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Desiree Morgan, of Paden City, West Virginia, has admitted to distributing methamphetamine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - U.S. District Judge Sara Darrow has sentenced Randy Williams, 29, of the 300 block of North Rosewood, Kankakee, Ill., to 15 years in federal prison for his role in the armed robbery of a Champaign, Ill., Sprint store. Williams was sentenced on Oct. 15, 2018. In addition, Williams was ordered...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: Albany, GA- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, Charles Peeler, will join Vice President Michael Pence during his visit to Southwest Georgia on Tuesday, October 16. The Vice President is traveling to Georgia following Hurricane Michael, a historic storm that swept across the region...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Robert Shepherd III, 42, of Philadelphia, PA, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Shepherd was the final defendant to be convicted in “Operation French Connection," an FBI investigation that led...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated that Michael Glover, a/k/a “Glove," a/k/a “G," a/k/a “HG," age 48, and Jihad Salahadeen Pollard, age 44, both formerly of Columbia, South Carolina, were sentenced to lengthy sentences yesterday in federal court. Glover was sentenced...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: Rural Economic Development Initiative Provides Opportunities for Rural Communities to Plan for the Future SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 16, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalized four cooperative agreements to help rural communities create and implement economic development plans.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2018 – Households impacted by Hurricane Michael in 12 Florida counties could be eligible for mass replacement of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced. This is one of several steps USDA is taking to ensure Floridians in need have the means to purchase food.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2018 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of six members to serve on the National Mango Board.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 16, 2018 — Georgia farmers and ranchers who suffered damage to working lands and livestock mortality because of Hurricane Michael are encouraged to sign up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: A former executive vice president of State Street Corporation was sentenced today in federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, in connection with engaging in a scheme to defraud at least six of the bank’s clients through secret commissions applied to billions of dollars of securities trades. Assistant ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: The United States of America, through its Departments of Justice, Treasury, and State announced today a series of measures to target and dismantle the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) – one of the largest, most dangerous drug cartels currently operating in Mexico. These measures include the unsealing ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: Two Dallas doctors and three nurses were sentenced yesterday in an $11.3 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false and fraudulent claims for home health services.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, PLC, Edinburgh, Scotland and The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, Edinburgh, Scotland Cease and Desist Order dated Dec. 11, 2013 (PDF) Terminated Oct. 10, 2018 Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: The value of fraudulent noncash payments in the United States rose significantly between 2012 and 2015--outpacing growth in noncash payments overall, according to a new report based on Federal Reserve Payments Study data. The study's survey of depository institutions found that the value of noncash payments ...
By USDA Wire | Oct 16, 2018
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 16, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 16, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 16, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
