News from November 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO -Venita Sedodo, 32, of St. Charles, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts of wire fraud related to her former position as Treasurer of Velda City, Missouri, and four counts of mail fraud related to her former position as Trust Secretary for the Travelers Protective Association of America, Scholarship Trust for the Hearing Impaired.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: CONCORD, N.H., - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Alfonz Vei, 45, of Dover, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Jacqueline Masse, 49, of Hampton, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to participating in a mail fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Murray.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Jacqueline Masse, 49, of Hampton, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to participating in a mail fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Murray.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: New Charges in Superseding Indictment Include Burglary, Abusive Sexual Contact, Witness Tampering.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A former Allston man was sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, in federal court in Boston for his role in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking and money laundering ring operating between Massachusetts and California.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Zerrell Ross Fuentes, 24, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking three minor females, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In addition to the prison term imposed, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. ordered Fuentes to serve a lifetime under court supervision after he is released from prison.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A Southeastern Texas resident and member of the Sureno 13 gang was sentenced Thursday to nearly 11 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and carrying a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: “Thank you, Chairman. “Republicans have a long history of supporting America’s seniors, working across the aisle to make meaningful strides to improve the health and social services they rely on. “With 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day, Republicans have been leaders in helping America’s aging...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: MISSOULA-A Missoula man who admitted possessing methamphetamine for distribution in the community was sentenced today to 144 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release, said U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme. The defendant was also ordered to forfeit $4,247 in U.S. Currency. Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 13-count superseding indictment today against 12 Nuestra Familia gang members and associates, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Alabama counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in DeKalb and Marshall counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department will not pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against the United States Park Police (USPP) officers involved in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Bijan Ghaisar, the Department announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: New Schools, Clinics, Hospitals Will Benefit 1.6 Million People and Help Communities Thrive WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $394 million to improve critical community facilities in 28 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. USDA is making the investments through the Community Facilities Direct Loan Program.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C., Nov. 14, 2019 – U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue welcome Brazil’s implementation of an annual duty-free tariff rate quota (TRQ) of 750,000 metric tons (MT) of wheat imports.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: U.S. poultry exports expected to top $1 billion annually (Washington, D.C., Nov. 14, 2019) – United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released the following statement on China’s decision to lift its ban on poultry imports from the United ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: On Nov. 14, 2019, the Attorney General published and submitted to Congress the first semiannual report on the Fix NICS Act. The report, required by the Fix NICS Act passed by Congress in March 2018, reflects strong compliance with the Act and demonstrates renewed efforts at all levels of government to improve the sharing of records and information that are vital to the effective operation of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Peter Volino, a former vice president at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services LLC (ICBCFS), pleaded guilty to a criminal antitrust charge for his involvement in a bid-rigging conspiracy for certain financial instruments, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: The former head of the China subsidiary of a publicly traded international multi-level marketing company (Company-1) and the former head of the external affairs department of the China subsidiary of the same company were charged today for their roles in a scheme to violate the anti-bribery and the internal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Six Las Vegas, Nevada area residents were charged with running a fraudulent mass-mailing scheme that tricked hundreds of thousands of consumers into paying more than $10 million in fees for falsely promised cash prizes, the Department of Justice has announced.
