News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: Earlier today, Eugenio Perez was sentenced before Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York to 25 years’ imprisonment following his convictions on six counts of deprivation of civil rights under color of law, four counts of aggravated sexual abuse, five counts of sexual abuse...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to a ruling by the Montana district court blocking IRS repeal of nonprofit donor reporting requirements...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Twelve members, associates, and suppliers of a drug trafficking organization based in Newark have been charged in connection with their roles in distributing heroin, fentanyl, and crack cocaine and using firearms to protect their illegal operation, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LEE FERGUSON, 62, of Farmington, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to one count of money laundering stemming from a scheme in which he stole more than $3.3 million from his employees.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $478 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fourth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A law enforcement officer from Texas has been charged in federal court in Worcester for cyberstalking a minor female residing in Worcester County.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, senior administration officials participated in the Second National Drought Forum where they announced Priority Actions Supporting Long-Term Drought Resilience. This document outlines key ways in which federal agencies support state, tribal and local efforts to protect the security of our food supply, the integrity of critical infrastructure, the resilience of our economy, and the health and safety of our people and ecosystems.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Gerald Dewayne Griffin, 42, of Mesa, Arizona, was sentenced today in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine ice. Griffin pled guilty to the charge in January of 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rashad Coleman, age 26, and Coreon House, age 21, both of Indianapolis, Indiana, were each sentenced on July 30, 2019, by United States District Court Senior Judge James M. Munley, to serve 125 months’ imprisonment for the armed robbery of a CVS Pharmacy in Scranton.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is processing an application on behalf of the Bureau of Reclamation to extend the Lake Roosevelt withdrawal. Under an extension, the 9,175 acres of National Forest System lands withdrawn by Public Land Order No. 7420, would remain withdrawn from location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral leasing laws.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A man from Mexico was indicted here today on federal charges of heroin trafficking, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Fitchburg woman was arrested yesterday and charged in federal court in Boston with fraudulently receiving Social Security disability benefits, MassHealth, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Timothy Hotchkiss, 30, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Hotchkiss pleaded guilty to this charge on May 14, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: JUPITER, Fla. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southeastern States District Office recently accepted jurisdiction over the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The lighthouse is a prominent feature of the 120-acre Outstanding Natural Area on the Inlet, which is managed by the BLM. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse has more than 72,000 annual visitors.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Jimmy Dunbar, Jr., age 37, of Bishopville, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and extortion.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis today sentenced Dawn J. Bennett, age 56, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, to 20 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for 17 federal charges including conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and making false...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: A Toledo man was indicted in federal court after he allegedly took cellular phone photos of himself sexually assaulting a 2-year old child and another young girl.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 21 Wisconsin counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to winterkill, rain, freezing rain, cold and snow that occurred between Jan. 1 and May 31, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: MILLS, Wyoming--The Bureau of Reclamation reminds the recreating public that they are responsible for complying with the fire restrictions imposed by the counties when participating in recreational activities on Reclamation surface.
