News from December 2019
By State Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in a letter commending the Administration for their work to bring American prisoners unjustly detained in Iran back home, and urging them to continue these efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today that two drug-trafficking organizations with fifteen total members were indicted by a grand jury for charges of drug-trafficking, unlawful use of a communication facility, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The cases were investigated and prosecuted by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Owner of Golf Management Company Charged with Embezzlement of City Funds and Tax Fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Due to the executive order issued by President Trump closing the federal government on Dec. 24, 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau will release the Monthly Advance Report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. The original release date was scheduled for Tuesday, December 24 at 8:30 a.m.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Jefferson County, Indiana, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive rain and flooding since March 1, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -. Time is running out, the Speaker snarled with a sneer. Next week is Christmas; it’s practically here!. With nothing to show and nervously drumming, we all knew a vote on impeachment was coming. The American people stood puzzled: How could this be?. Democrats choose to ignore national...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Quentin Bryant, 32, of St. Louis, was sentenced to 60 months in prison today for felon in possession of a firearm. He appeared in federal court today before U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Richard J. Sherwood, age 59, of Guilderland, New York, was sentenced today to 54 months in federal prison for conspiring to steal approximately $11.8 million from estates for which he served as an attorney and fiduciary.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: MISSOULA-An Idaho man who admitted possessing meth for distribution after the vehicle in which he was riding crashed in Bozeman was sentenced today to 54 months in prison and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: - Today the U.S. Census Bureau released new 5-year estimates from the 2014-2018 American Community Survey (ACS). As part of the nationwide release of over 40 demographic topics, estimates profiling the 65 and older population are now available. Of the 3,142 counties in the United States, Sumter County, Fla., had the highest percentage of residents aged 65 and older-at 55.6% in 2014-2018. This is significantly higher than the percentage in 2009-2013 (46.7%).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man was sentenced today to 71 months in federal prison for a robbery in which more than 75 cell phones were stolen from a Sprint store, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Defendant put shipbuilding company and 2,300 jobs at risk with embezzlement on government contract.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 32-year-old resident of Houston has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of kidnapping in connection with the death of a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - This week, Dustin Tso, of Kaibeto, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to three years of imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. The three years of imprisonment imposed will be served in addition to six months of imprisonment previously served in tribal custody. Tso had previously pleaded guilty to assault of a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner resulting in substantial bodily injury.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Nancy Tingle, age 53, of Mt. Vernon, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier on Dec. 16, 2019, and pled guilty to an Information that charged her with Health Care Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man was sentenced today to 71 months in federal prison for a robbery in which more than 75 cell phones were stolen from a Sprint store, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Dale Johnson, 57, of Anchorage, has been charged with one count of conspiracy for his role in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) into issuing Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) government...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: HAMMOND, IN - United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II announced today that the Northern District of Indiana collected $4,754,430.93 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2019. Of this amount, $2,135,723.55 was collected in criminal actions and $2,618,707.38 was collected in civil actions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: MISSOULA-The pastor of the United Pentecostal Church in Butte was sentenced today to five years of probation and ordered to pay $288,757 for embezzling from the church organization over a four-year period, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - December19, 2019 - Four Nashville men were sentenced to federal prison last week by Chief U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr., for their roles in violent crime incidents connected to Nashville public housing developments, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
