News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached settlement agreements with the Market Place Kitchen & Bar (the “Market Place") in Newtown and its landlord, Mesa Contractors, to resolve allegations that the restaurant facility and its premises did not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA").
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Pablo Rentas-Torres, 36, of Rochester, who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine was sentenced to serve 27 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Four former residents of Sinaloa, Mexico, and a former resident of Sonora, Mexico, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, Energy and Commerce Republicans hosted an Energy and Environment Innovation Showcase featuring companies, educational institutions, and other organizations that exemplify the importance of innovation to address climate change, generate cleaner energy, and create stronger energy security.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, Energy and Commerce Republicans hosted an Energy and Environment Innovation Showcase featuring companies, educational institutions, and other organizations that exemplify the importance of innovation to address climate change, generate cleaner energy, and create stronger energy security.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - To further combat the national opioid crisis and curtail the movement of contraband throughout western Kentucky, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) signed a parcel task force agreement sponsored by the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (A-HIDTA) on Dec. 10.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: Court Also Ordered Defendant to Pay More than $460,000 in Restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management and Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) are working together to improve fish and wildlife habitat, and restore watershed health to public lands burned in the Goshute Cave Fire.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: Tech Tuesday-Holiday Travels. Welcome to the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment. Today: Building a digital defense as you head over the river and through the woods to grandma’s house for the holidays. The kids are getting out of school this week and you are packing your bags for the big trip to the in-laws.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Reno resident was sentenced Monday to eight years and two months in federal prison for transporting 10 pounds of methamphetamine from California for sale in Nevada, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM contractor employees at the Savannah River Site (SRS) this year donated more than 20,000 toys and 600 bikes to the Toys for Tots campaign, and gave 730 area children in need toys and clothing.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: North Carolina Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal, (D-MA), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John Larson (D-CT), and Worker & Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) issued the following statement after the Social Security Administration (SSA) posted its final rule regarding the manner for the appearance of parties and witnesses at appeals hearings when an initial application for Social Security benefits is denied...
By State Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today applauded the inclusion of several committee-related provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA), which passed by a vote of 86-8.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: Investigations Continue into False Claims for Disaster Relief Funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSUE FRANCO, also known as “Sway," 24, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 132 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for a kidnapping and violent assault he committed with four other members of the Almighty Latin Kings Nation (“Latin Kings").
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Robert L. Langley Jr., the Putnam County Sheriff, announced the arrest of CHARLES HUSTIS for attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. HUSTIS was arrested today and presented before United States Judge Lisa Margaret Smith.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the opening of the 2020 scholarship application cycle for the USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program. The program aims to increase the number of tribal college and university students studying agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, and other agriculture-related disciplines. The program is available through the USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice has selected an additional 30 Indian tribes to participate in the expansion of the Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information (TAP), a program that provides federally recognized tribes the ability to access and exchange data with national crime information databases ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement: “Ed is one of the most highly regarded lawyers at the Department of Justice. His dedication and tireless commitment to the work of the Department is second to none. Ed possesses a rare combination of sharp intellect, common sense, and sound ...
