News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of The Guardians Project, a Federal Law Enforcement Initiative to Combat Corruption, Fraud, and Abuse in South Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Greenville has returned an indictment charging SIMON LOPEZ-MARIANO, age 46, of Mexico with Illegal Reentry of an Aggravated Felon.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Boston hosted a joint press event Wednesday to warn consumers of the dangers of purchasing a wide range of counterfeit items and goods with fake trademarks. This event provided tips on ways consumers can protect themselves as they head into the final shopping days of the holiday season.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of False Statement was sentenced on Dec. 11, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON)-Today, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released a joint staff report finding that the Coast Guard mishandled complaints of harassment and bullying and failed to hold those in leadership accountable for their actions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY - A new Kansas City Metro OCDETF Strike Force is targeting drug traffickers and violent criminals on both sides of the state line, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister in Kansas and U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison in the Western District of Missouri announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN - A man charged in state court with fatally shooting his minor son was indicted on federal charges of illegally re-entering the United States after removal and unlawful possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the indictment today.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 12 South Carolina counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Allendale, Anderson, Barnwell, Cherokee, Chester, Greenville, Lancaster, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, Union, and York counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Ocean County, New Jersey, men were charged with possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute; one defendant was also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By State Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - Two suburban women have been ordered to federal prison following their conviction for embezzling from their former employer, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Brian Glantz, 24, of Glenside, PA entered a plea of guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Lynne A. Sitarski to one count of simple assault arising from an incident in which he punched a Philadelphia Police Officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal indictment charging RAIVON TREYSHAN BALENGER, 28, with being a felon in possession of a firearm.BALENGER will be arraigned on this charge before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright in U.S. District Court at a later date.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Justice, the Kalamazoo River Natural Resource Trustee Council, and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced a proposed consent decree that would require NCR Corp. to clean up and...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Zayra Olivia Alvarado, 36, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, appeared in federal court in Albuquerque on December 6 for an arraignment on an indictment charging her with theft of public money from the United States.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated nine Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Brazos, Falls, Grimes, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Medina, Robertson, and Tarrant who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Dec. 10, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Iowa County, Iowa, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive rain, flash flooding, flooding, hail, high winds, and a tornado that occurred between March 1 and June 15, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - The vice president of the Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) Board of Trustees is now in custody on charges of conspiracy and corruption, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ricky Butler, 43 of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, was sentenced to serve 96 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
