News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Christopher Rashawn Lewis, 28, of Selma, Alabama, was sentenced today in federal court for his illegal possession of firearms as a convicted felon. Lewis, who has three prior felony convictions for illegal possession of controlled substances, was indicted for three separate instances where he was found in possession of firearms. Lewis pled guilty to two of the counts in August of 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeffrey Maciejewski, 26, of Penn Yan, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a lifetime period of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - The public is reminded that Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, along with other national parks across America, will modify its entrance fees to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs to enhance the visitor experience. Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the entrance fees to the park will be $30 per vehicle, $25 per motorcycle and $15 per pedestrian or bicyclist. The receipt allows entry for seven days.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: One of the ongoing challenges for the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE) is to improve our security vulnerabilities along the U.S./Canadian border, some of which include a lack of persistent surveillance, inadequate communication links to share relevant tactical data, and unavailability of secure mobile devices to view this data.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal drug and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Tayon Hutchins Fowler, 42, of Florissant, MO, pled guilty to one count of making a false statement to the Social Security Administration and one count of wire fraud regarding a scheme to defraud Mercedes Benz. Hutchins Fowler appeared today before U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White who accepted her plea and set sentencing for March 11, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - Carmen Pearson has pleaded guilty to stealing over $175,000 from the federal government by concealing her father’s death from the Social Security Administration for nine years so that she could continue to receive his Social Security benefits.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking public input about its plan to restore a subsidence-impacted, 33-mile stretch of the Friant-Kern Canal (FKC) that has lost over half of its original designed and built capacity to subsidence - a sinking of the earth from groundwater extraction.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal drug and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph J.M. Orabona (619) 546-7951.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Alexander M. Kingston, 27, formerly of Locust, North Carolina, was sentenced today in Lincoln, Nebraska, to 10 years in prison by United States Senior District Judge Richard G. Kopf for enticement of a minor. In addition to his prison sentence, Kingston will also serve 10 years on supervised release and be required to register as a sex offender.
By State Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary:. I am disturbed by the violence perpetrated against protestors in Iraq that has left over 430 people dead since the beginning of October, many of whom were killed by security forces. I strongly support democracy and human rights in Iraq, including Iraqis’ right to exercise free speech...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Hassan Raheem, age 43, of Uniondale, New York, pled guilty today to possessing and intending to distribute crack cocaine, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Attorney General William P. Barr and Justice Department leadership today announced the recipients of the Third Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing, recognizing the exceptional work of 19 law enforcement officers and deputies from 12 jurisdictions across the country.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain and the Department of Justice announced that Rising Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Rising), a generic pharmaceutical company headquartered in New Jersey, was criminally charged for conspiring to fix prices and allocate customers for a generic hypertension drug, and in a related enforcement action, reached a civil settlement for violations of the False Claims Act, subject to bankruptcy court approval.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today the selection of Richard Welsh to assume the newly created position of Principal Deputy Regional Director, serving as the region’s senior technical expert involved in strategic planning, program and project implementation and operations.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Maryland is the first District to announce the new nationwide FBI tipline, 1-866-STP-MS13 (1-866-787-6713), to gather information about the criminal activities of the MS-13 gang. To help publicize the tipline and encourage people who may have information about the gang to call, a Spanish-language public service announcement was also debuted today.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: DENVER, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public scoping comments on a proposed action to transfer approximately 17,700 acres of federal surface and minerals and an additional 6,000 acres of federal mineral estate to the state of Colorado.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A former Kansas City-area man, who claimed self-defense after fatally shooting another man during a drug deal, pleaded guilty in federal court today to drug trafficking and to illegally possessing 52 firearms he stole from a local pawn shop.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2019
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 24-year-old Laredo resident has admitted he conspired to possess with intent to distribute a large quantity of marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
