News from July 2019
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, Stillwater Field Office, will be preparing an environmental assessment (EA) to analyze the direct, indirect and cumulative effects for a new Mine Plan of Operations and Reclamation Plan submitted by Bell Mountain Exploration Corporation. Public comments will be accepted through Aug. 22, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Joshua Kaufman, 33, of Biddeford, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to eight years in prison and five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty on Jan. 23, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 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 James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD")...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
Release: ROANOKE, Va. - A Lexington, Virginia, man was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration with a handgun loaded with six bullets at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport checkpoint on Monday, July 22. The TSA officer who was staffing the checkpoint X-ray monitor detected the.32 caliber handgun inside the man’s carry-on bag.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A 16-count superseding indictment by a federal grand jury was unsealed today against Darron Dimitri Ross, 33, of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Joshua Bilal George, 36, of San Diego, including charges of conspiracy to defraud and commit crimes against the United States, theft of government property, aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and money laundering, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury has charged four Chinese nationals and a Chinese company with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), conspiracy to violate IEEPA and to defraud the United States; conspiracy to violate, evade and avoid restrictions of the Weapons of Mass...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Dentist Sentenced to 15-Months Home Confinement and Surrenders DEA Certificate of Registration.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Defendant allegedly lied about conducting hourly bed checks of patient who died.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: A Brecksville man was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud after he and another man conspired to steal products from another company, relabel them and sell the product under false pretenses to various health care providers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -On Wednesday, July 24, 2019, Rep. Harley Rouda, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, will hold a hearing on “The Devil They Knew - PFAS Contamination and the Need for Corporate Accountability."
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the arrest of BARBARA MEYZEN, a/k/a “Bobbie Meyzen," the owner and operator of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Two men involved with a rip crew responsible for multiple home invasions and carjackings to steal narcotics in Hidalgo County have been ordered to prison, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: On July 8, 2019, Jamie Lester Underwood, 39, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina appeared in federal court before Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. At his appearance in court, Jamie Underwood pleaded guilty to vandalizing the original bronze door of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and was ordered to pay $1,922 in restitution for repairs and was placed on one year of probation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Spokane - William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Jose Luis Muniz, age 38, of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced today after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A former nursing assistant at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Bedford was charged today in federal court in Boston for making false statements to federal agents in connection with an investigation of a patient’s death.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Washington - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking proposals from accredited U.S. universities to educate and build the capabilities of DHS employees. The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today announced a $10.5 million funding opportunity for a new DHS Center of Excellence...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: OMAHA, Neb. - The Drug Enforcement Administration Omaha Division has seen a 31 percent increase in methamphetamine seizures in 2019, reporting approximately 1,437 pounds, estimated at $9 million dollars, collected across the region during the first six months of the year. In 2018, agents from the Omaha Divisions’ five states - Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota - seized 1,639 pounds of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Shirley Watson, age 43, of Georgetown, was sentenced in federal court for her role in a multi-year scheme to embezzle funds from her employer, two family-owned real estate businesses. United States District Court Judge David C. Norton of Charleston sentenced Watson, who has no prior criminal record, to 18 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN - After an hour and a half of deliberations, a federal jury convicted John Shields, 33, a/k/a/ "John John," a/k/a/ "John Juan," with conspiracy to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin; conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of a mixture and substance of methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin; and conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the guilty verdict today.
