News from November 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: Defendant Admits Duping Victims Out Of More Than $290,000.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Two former residents of Southwestern Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to drug trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Dan Lipinski (D-IL), and Chairman...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal jury has convicted Ray Davis, 30, of Rochester, NY, of two counts of sex trafficking, one count of sex trafficking conspiracy, two counts of production of child pornography, and two counts of distribution of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum penalty of life, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Vasiliy V. Barbiyeru, Jr., 25, of Newberg, Oregon, was sentenced today to nine months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for transmitting threatening interstate communications.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Portsmouth woman pleaded guilty today to being an illegal drug user in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Dameion D. Wyatt (age 41), of Milwaukee was sentenced on Friday, Nov. 15, 2019 to 10 years in prison followed by three years on supervised release for engaging in a conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. Wyatt pled guilty on July 2, 2019.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
Release: ALBANY, NY -- The number of passengers expected to fly this Thanksgiving holiday is expected to be record-breaking with more than 26.8 million passengers and crew members traveling through security screening checkpoints nationwide from Nov. 22 through Dec. 2. Travelers need to be well prepared and need to get to the checkpoint two hours before their domestic flight and three hours prior to an international flight as airports will be active and congested.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced that on Nov. 12, 2019, 24 year-old Javon Joshua Jennings was sentenced to 57 months in prison by District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger for one count of Tampering with a Witness, and one count of Retaliating Against a Witness.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - An Atchison, Kan., company today pleaded guilty to violating the federal Clean Air Act and is expected to pay a $1 million fine, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: Strong City, KS: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is pleased to announce the upcoming good old-fashioned Prairie Christmas event on November 30th from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. All activities are free and open to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today that the Mayor for the City of Muncie, Indiana has been indicted on a charge of accepting a $5,000 illegal cash payment after he steered lucrative excavation work to a local contractor. The arrest is part of an on-going investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation into illegal payments associated with public works projects in Muncie.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Dan Lipinski (D-IL), and Chairman...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Larry Watkins, 27, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to racketeering conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Two Trenton men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a violent drug trafficking conspiracy that allegedly distributed more than one kilogram of heroin in Trenton and the surrounding area, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hudson County, New Jersey, couple have admitted to operating a Ponzi scheme in which they defrauded approximately two dozen investors by making extraordinary guarantees about investment returns and then used the money for extravagant purchases and to pay off other victims, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: SEATTLE - Jaime Montalvo-Mariscal, 27, of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced Nov. 18, 2019, after having pleaded guilty on July 22, 2019, for conspiracy to traffic in methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin. Senior U.S. District Judge Nielsen sentenced Montalvo-Mariscal to 210 months in prison.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report today recommending that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) take additional action to prevent fraud and implement an antifraud strategy for the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) high-cost program, which provides $4.5 billion annually to support broadband service in high-cost areas.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to the CEOs of Ascension and Google today requesting briefings from the companies following reports that the health information of tens of millions of Ascension’s patients has been shared with Google as part of an initiative called “Project Nightingale."
