News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY"), Brian A. Benczkowski, the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ"), and Don Fort, Chief of the Criminal Investigation Division, Internal Revenue Service (“IRS-CI")...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A California man was sentenced today to 16 years in prison for supplying cocaine and other controlled substances to individuals in Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Texas Businessman Convicted of Making Illegal Campaign Contributions to Political Candidates.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, slammed congressional colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their jettisoning of bipartisan, widely agreed-upon provisions in the nation's defense authorization bill that would have taken key steps to address PFAS contamination in communities throughout America, including hundreds of communities in or near military bases.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury recently returned a 13-count indictment against 12 individuals for drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. The defendants are...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: The lead defendant in a drug-smuggling ring that attempted to traffic methamphetamine through the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was sentenced this afternoon to 16 years and 8 months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Sajmir Alimehmeti Amassed Combat Knives and ISIS Propaganda in His Apartment, Facilitated Equipment Purchases by an Individual He Believed Was Traveling to Syria to Fight with ISIS, and Conspired with Chelsea Bomber Ahmad Khan Rahimi to Distribute Terrori.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Ericsson Agrees to Pay Over $1 Billion to Resolve FCPA Case.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Federal criminal complaints were unsealed today in federal court, following the arrest of eight individuals involved in a drug trafficking organization operating in and around Union County, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after Chairmen for the Senate Judiciary, Finance and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs announced they are seeking information from individuals tied to a Russian-led disinformation campaign falsely accusing Ukraine of interfering in the 2016 election...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: “We respect the jury’s verdict. But in this case the defendant posted a tweet that, on its face, offered $500 to anyone who killed a federal agent. In 2019, over 100 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty. The public needs to know that, regardless of today’s verdict, we will never hesitate to prosecute apparent threats against law enforcement officers.".
By Interior Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Pipe Spring National Monument will waive its entrance fee on four days in 2020. The four entrance fee-free days for 2020 will be.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement after Uber released its first-ever safety report, which detailed 3,000 reports of sexual assaults on U.S. rides in 2018 alone. Chair DeFazio has been pressing Uber, as well as its ridesharing competitor Lyft, to cooperate with the Committee to answer critical safety, labor, and regulatory questions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-A Jacksonville man was sentenced today on one count of production of child pornography. United States District Court Judge James M. Moody sentenced Robert Franke III, 41, to 30 years in federal prison. Cody Hiland, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Diane Upchurch, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Little Rock Field Office, announced today’s sentencing.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: MIAMI, FL - A former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Safety Inspector Manuel R. Fernandez, 42, of Miami, was sentenced to 75 months in prison today, after having been convicted by a trial jury of twenty-one criminal counts related to his participation in a bribery and fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of MARGURITE MARY COFELL, 62, to 96 months in prison for orchestrating a multimillion dollar credit union fraud scheme. COFELL, who pleaded guilty on April 3, 2019, to one count of credit union fraud, was sentenced on Dec. 3, 2019, before Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: In the palm of his hand, Thomas Brian Renegar held two small metal objects that had changed the course of history. Twisted pieces of copper and lead, they were fragments of the bullet that ended the life of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - An alleged ranking member of the Clan Del Golfo has been extradited to the United States to face numerous drug trafficking and money laundering charges, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick along with FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Perrye K. Turner and DEA Acting SAC Steven S. Whipple.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Thursday, Reps. Jim Costa (D-Calif.), David Rouzer (R-N.C.), Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.), Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced a resolution commending the Federal Food for Peace program, recognizing the ongoing humanitarian need in conflict areas around the globe, and calling for the continued prioritization of funding for Food for Peace programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: Justin Boccio, 33, of Deerfield Beach, was sentenced today to more than 11 years in prison and ordered to pay $83k in restitution for his involvement in a torture and kidnapping plot. Boccio previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping.
