News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: Michael Shawn McGuire, age 56, from Cresco, Iowa, has been charged with two counts of interstate stalking and one count of cyber stalking. The charges are contained in an Indictment unsealed on Dec. 3, 2019, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids. .
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Fairview, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to one day in jail, 12 months home detention, and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine on his conviction of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 40-year-old resident of Weslaco is now in custody on allegations he violated the civil rights of a San Juan man, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - On Dec. 5, a federal grand jury brought a 14-count indictment against a physician, Edmund Kemprud, of Dublin, charging him with prescribing opioids to patients outside the usual course of professional practice and not for legitimate medical purpose, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX - Big Bend National Park invites the public to join in a grand opening celebration of new exhibits at the Magdalena House in the Castolon Historic District. The event will be held on Saturday, December 14th at 3:00 p.m. and include brief statements from park management, light refreshments, and an opportunity to meet descendants of Magdalena Silvas.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Nov. 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Mike Perschbacher (Perschbacher) of Sulpher, Okla., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann sentenced Leonard Lewis, age 58, of New York City, New York, to 72 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release on December 5, 2019, for the production and distribution of obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: Dear Inspector General Horowitz: Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Report titled, “Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation" (Report). The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) appreciates the...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: $1,024,834 Will Support Crime-Fighting Efforts in the Western District of Louisiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: Nigerian Citizen Extradited in Connection with Prosecution of Africa-Based Cybercrime and Business Email Compromise Conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after Rep. George Holding (R-NC) announced his decision to retire at the end of the 116th Congress...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: Cuyahoga Valley National Park News Release.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today filed a Statement of Interest in a federal lawsuit in Mississippi, explaining that public colleges cannot trample on their students’ First Amendment rights to free speech. The lawsuit is brought by a student organization and J. Michael Brown, a former student...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: PROVIDENCE - United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman today announced the appointment and swearing-in of veteran Rhode Island state prosecutor Lauren S. Zurier as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Fairview, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to one day in jail, 12 months home detention, and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine on his conviction of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: ANDALUSIA, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited national discount retailer Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for exposing employees to safety hazards at the company’s Andalusia, Alabama, location. The company faces $312,576 in penalties.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: “Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing. Japan is one of our most important trading partners, and I’m pleased to discuss the tremendous wins for U.S. companies that the Administration achieved through our new agreements, as well as the opportunity to improve our access to customers in Japan through a comprehensive agreement.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Belton, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm after leading police officers on a vehicle pursuit that ended when he drove through residential yards and disabled his vehicle after striking several trees.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: WILKES-BARRE - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Lee Crawford, age 58, formerly of Kingston, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on December 6, 2019, by Senior U.S. District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo, to 72 months’ imprisonment and four years on supervised release for cocaine trafficking.
