News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Spokane - William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Daniel F. Humphrey, age 43, of Spokane, Washington was sentenced after having pleaded guilty on Sept. 3, 2019, to distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Chief United States District...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Spokane Man Sentenced in Federal Court.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today it will hold a meeting of the Boise District Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The public is welcome to attend the meeting, which will occur on Jan. 9, 2020, at 3948 S. Development Ave., Boise, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Fish had been denied entry due to spoilage, was then relabeled and imported into Western Washington.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office will be conducting pile burning this winter and coming spring on roughly 450 acres of public lands in Calaveras, Mariposa, Nevada and Tuolumne counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Bogdan Nicolescu, 37, and Radu Miclaus, 37, both from Bucharest, Romania, were sentenced to 20 years and 18 years, respectively, for their roles in a scheme to, among other things, infect more than 400,000 computers with malware and gain access to credit card and other information for later sale on dark market websites.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Taniko Hampton (38, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product. She faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Raz Razla, 49, of Sherman Oaks, pleaded guilty last Friday to making false statements to the grand jury, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By State Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C. - Yesterday, 19 Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led by Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi urging her to schedule floor votes on pressing bipartisan legislative priorities that have been blocked while Democrats instead pursue their...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, NV - The Bureau of Land Management, Black Rock Field Office, is requesting all new and returning persons or businesses wishing to conduct commercial activities at the 2020 Burning Man Event, submit their application by the close of business (4:30 p.m. PST) on Feb. 11, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today the results of the December 2019 Federal Grand Jury B.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - Three Colombian citizens are set to appear in federal court for their alleged roles in a drug smuggling attempt involving more than 1,300 kilograms of cocaine, announced DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Nigerian man pleaded guilty today to trafficking more than 30 kilograms of heroin intended for importation into the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Detroit man, Shannon D. Hixon, 43, was sentenced to life in federal prison on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, after previously being convicted of conspiring to distribute oxycodone and fentanyl, and distribution of fentanyl resulting in an overdose death.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Marshals and the FBI are alerting the public of several nationwide imposter scams involving individuals claiming to be U.S. marshals, court officers, or other law enforcement officials. They are urging people to report the calls their Local FBI office and file a consumer complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, which has the ability to detect patterns of fraud from the information collected and share that data with law enforcement.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - As state offices, 911 authorities, emergency communication centers (ECC), and public safety answering points (PSAP) work toward implementing Next Generation 911 (NG911) networks, assessing progress can pose challenges. Built on feedback received from government, industry, and academia stakeholders, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - A federal jury has found Jonathan Bohn, 35, of Orlando, aka “Jonah," guilty of distributing a controlled substance that resulted in death. He faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Feb. 18, 2020. Bohn was indicted on June 12, 2019.
By State Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement opposing H. Res. 326 and reaffirming his support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Meridian, Miss. - Diamonte Deron Scott, 27, of Meridian, was sentenced today by U.S. District Carlton W. Reeves to 160 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for distributing and illegally possessing methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Brad Byerley, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
