News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jake K. Jones, 28, Wausau, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to eight years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
Release: The overall investment climate in Azerbaijan continues to improve, although significant challenges remain. Over the past few years, the Government of Azerbaijan has sought to integrate the country more fully into the global marketplace, attract foreign investment, diversify its economy, undertake needed ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: PROVIDENCE - Former East Greenwich, R.I. businesswoman Monique N. Brady, 44, whose company, MNB, specialized in preserving the condition of foreclosed homes for resale, today admitted to utilizing her business and business contacts, often times family members, friends, and business associates, to operate a $10.3 million dollar Ponzi scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that two men convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Crime, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: Harkers Island, NC - The annual findings report on the Shackleford Banks horses has been released by Cape Lookout National Seashore and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses. This report, covering the calendar year 2018, is available on the park’s website at.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: ELKO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Elko District Office is seeking public input on the proposed Dormant Season of Use Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for management of livestock grazing in the Elko District. Programmatic review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assesses...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of a strong, secure and efficient border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today the implementation of Phase III of the Entry/Exit information system, a commitment of the Beyond the Border Action Plan. (Beyond the Border Action Plan) During Phase I, implemented ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: On July 11, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan travels to El Paso, Texas to meet with Border Mayors from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, meet with DHS surge volunteers currently working at the border, host a Town Hall with DHS personnel, and participate in operational briefings and tours of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities in the area.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: En español | Other translations The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the following statement on safety and enforcement during Tropical Storm Barry: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are concerned about the potential impact of Tropical ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 11, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds people in the forecast path of the major storm in the Gulf of Mexico to take steps now to protect the safety and health of their food, and farmers and ranchers about USDA resources available to help if their operations are affected by the storm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: Global consumer goods conglomerate Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB Group) has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to resolve its potential criminal and civil liability related to a federal investigation of the marketing of the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone. The resolution – the largest recovery by ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: A Colorado man was sentenced to prison yesterday in connection with an attack on three U.S. Air Force airmen and resisting military police who attempted to restrain him. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Cody Hiland of the Eastern District of Arkansas and Colonel Kirk B. Stabler of the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: A software engineer at a suburban Chicago locomotive manufacturer stole proprietary information from the company and took it to China, according to an indictment unsealed this week in federal court in Chicago.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: A Japanese fishing company, Fukuichi Gyogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Fukuichi), was convicted and sentenced today in the District of Guam for two violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and one count of obstruction of an agency proceeding.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice announced today a new tool giving tribal governments the ability to directly input data and gain access to the FBI’s National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) using the Tribe and Territory Sex Offender Registry System (TTSORS). The system connection will be available to all tribal governments already participating in the Tribal Access Program (TAP), which allows information sharing between tribal and federal government criminal information systems.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury has charged brothers Moyad Dannon, 21, and Mahde Dannon, 20, both of Fishers, Indiana, with multiple firearms charges and one count of attempting to provide material support and resources, including firearms, to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: A South Carolina couple was indicted today on charges stemming from their conspiracy to obtain a U.S. passport by falsely claiming they were the parents of a baby from the Philippines and by using false records to apply for a U.S. passport for the baby, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Sherri A. Lydon of the District of South Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: During remarks today, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim announced the Antitrust Division’s new policy for incentivizing antitrust compliance. For the first time, the Division will consider compliance at the charging stage in criminal antitrust investigations, a change which is reflected in the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: A Texas state district judge has been convicted of bribery and obstruction, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick for the Southern District of Texas.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, CA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will offer a compliance seminar in Sacramento, California, for contractors, unions, workers, and other interested parties to provide information on the rules governing federal prevailing wage requirements. The event will offer training on labor standards for federally funded construction and federal service contracts.
