News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: PROVIDENCE - United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman announced today that the District of Rhode Island collected $3,256,549.78 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2019. Of this amount, $1,633,893.21 was collected in criminal actions and $1,622,656.57 was collected in civil actions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - The former interim executive director for the La Joya Housing Authority is now in custody on charges of wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - On Dec. 18, 2019, a federal grand jury returned an Indictment charging Jeffrey Dworek, age 54, formerly of Urbandale, with ten counts of Mail Fraud announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Trial is scheduled for Feb. 3, 2020 before United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited CJM Roofing Inc. - based in West Palm, Florida - for exposing employees to fall and other hazards at three residential worksites in Royal Palm Beach and Port St. Lucie, Florida. The contractor faces penalties totaling $291,724.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: FAIRBANKS - The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) is soliciting contracts for Type 2 wildland firefighting hand crews based in rural Alaska villages for the 2020 fire season. Multiple contractors may be selected to base crews in communities in the Upper Yukon, Tanana and Galena Fire Management Zones for quick response to fires within the BLM AFS protection area, which covers the northern half of the state.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Lalonzo Simmons, 44, of Albuquerque, NM, pleaded guilty today in federal court to committing three armed robberies with another man in 2018.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a proposed rule that would continue the safe integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly called drones, into the nation’s airspace by requiring them to be identifiable remotely.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur announced that financial collections in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 in the District of Maryland reached $77,313,382.58. The U.S. Department of Justice keeps statistics on a fiscal year basis, closing the books each September 30.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced that on Dec. 23, 2019, Jose Facio-Santos, a citizen of Mexico illegally in the United States after having been previously removed, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for selling cocaine, heroin, and firearms, and transporting women into Milwaukee for purposes of prostitution. Upon completion of his sentence, he will be removed again to Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York has entered a consent decree barring three corporations, ABH Nature’s Products, Inc., ABH Pharma, Inc., and StockNutra.com, Inc. (together, “ABH"), each of Edgewood, New York, and their owner, Mohammed Jahirul Islam (“Islam"), from distributing adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements and unapproved and misbranded drugs, and requiring them to take remedial action.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Nov. 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Cecil W. Hatcher (Hatcher) and H & H Cattle Services L.L.C. (H & H) of Virginia, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - On Dec. 18, 2019, a federal grand jury returned an Indictment charging Jeffrey Dworek, age 54, formerly of Urbandale, with ten counts of Mail Fraud announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Trial is scheduled for Feb. 3, 2020 before United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court last week to charges related to narcotics trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: Campaign Marks First-Ever Paid Advertising to Remote Alaska.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - The Pu‘u Pua‘i Overlook and parking lot are temporarily closed to protect breeding and nesting nēnē (Hawaiian geese) in the area.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court last week to charges related to narcotics trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced that on Dec. 23, 2019, Jose Facio-Santos, a citizen of Mexico illegally in the United States after having been previously removed, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for selling cocaine, heroin, and firearms, and transporting women into Milwaukee for purposes of prostitution. Upon completion of his sentence, he will be removed again to Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 26, 2019
News Release: Federal District Court Orders New York Company to Stop Distributing Adulterated and Misbranded Dietary Supplements.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2019
News Release: As 2019 comes to a close, I wish to thank each and every one of you for your invaluable work at the Department of Justice. Public service is a special calling that requires sacrifice, and that sacrifice is deeply appreciated by me and the Department leadership. It is the duty of our agency to keep the ...
