News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the hearing on "The Impeachment Inquiry into President Donald J. Trump: Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment"...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: OAKLAND - David Leigh Cook was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable James Donato, U.S. District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Guillermo Torres-Acevedo, 23, of Batavia, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to enticing a minor to travel to engage in criminal sexual activity. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 20,000 metric tons of soybean oil for delivery to Morocco during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: For Robbery With a Dangerous Weapon.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: Had More Than 200 Stolen Identities in His Backpack.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - The Department of Justice announced that it has awarded more than $376 million in grant funding to enhance state, local and tribal law enforcement operations and reinforce public safety efforts in jurisdictions across the United States. $719,733 will support public safety activities in the Northern District of Georgia. The awards were made by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: A Shallowater, Texas man was convicted today of enticement and attempted enticement of a minor following an investigation by the FBI’s Lubbock Resident Agency, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TONY TUAN PHAM, also known as “Anh Nguyen," 50, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to conspiracy and wire fraud offenses for his role in defrauding...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: Activities Planned at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in December 2019 (Hours of Operation 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: Joseph Ashton, former Vice President of the UAW’s General Motors Department, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with other UAW officials to engage in honest services fraud by taking $250,000 in bribes and kickbacks from a UAW vendor and to conspiring to launder the proceeds of the scheme announced U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted two Oklahoma City men on child sex trafficking charges, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing, Western District of Oklahoma.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: Dec. 4, 2019 - USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now processing 2018 Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments for certain pulse and minor oilseed crops. If the applicable covered commodity met payment triggers and the farm and producer met eligibility requirements, then payments will be made for the following covered commodities - large and small chickpeas, sunflower seed, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflowers, crambe, sesame seed, and flaxseed.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: Over $350,000 Will Support Crime-Fighting Efforts in the District of Colorado.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: Owner of Trailer Home Paid for Sex with Residents as Young as 14.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - After an announcement Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that the Administration will tighten restrictions on the eligibility of Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) for benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), Chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations, released the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: Nevada Fraudster Pleads Guilty to Role in Scheme to File False Tax Returns Using Stolen Identities.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: In San Antonio this afternoon, a federal judge sentenced 51-year-old Texas Mexican Mafia member Robert Eugene Hernandez (aka “Gino") to 35 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to extort money from drug traffickers operating in their territory without permission, announced U.S. Attorney John Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
