News from November 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Greenville, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Scott A. Kohn, age 64, of Newport, California, and Future Income Payments, LLC (FIP), an entity organized under the laws of Nevada, have been charged in a federal Indictment alleging a conspiracy to engage in mail and wire fraud. Kohn was arraigned yesterday before a United States Magistrate Judge in Greenville.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Contact: press@oc.usda.gov. 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 States: “The United States welcomes...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that Saleem Yousef Dabit, age 73, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was indicted on November 7, 2019, by a federal grand jury charging him with use of fire to commit a felony, use of fire to maliciously damage property, and wire fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A former Lee’s Summit, Missouri, police officer who led officers on a 100-miles-per-hour vehicle pursuit has been sentenced in federal court for armed bank robbery.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 129,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: [KNOXVILLE, Tennessee] David Tyler Wilson, 25, of Oliver Springs, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable R. Leon Jordan, Senior U.S. District Judge, to serve 262 months in federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography. Following his imprisonment, Wilson will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for 15 years and will be required to register with the state sex offender registry in any state in which he lives, works, or attends school.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Folsom, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation, as authorized and directed by the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, Public Law No: 114-322 (WIIN Act), announces public negotiations with Central California Area Office CVP contractors for the conversion of water service and existing repayment contracts for prepayment of construction costs.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that it has awarded more than $2.5 million in funding, through the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), to combat human trafficking and provide vital services to trafficking victims in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kenneth Francis Munroe, 60, and his son Kenneth Philip Munroe, 30, both of Williamsville, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with entry of goods by means of false statements and simple possession of a controlled substance. The charges carry a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Ranking Member Bob Gibbs (R-OH) from today’s hearing entitled, “Commercial and Passenger Vessel Safety in the U.S.: Challenges and Opportunities":
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Ocean Springs, Miss. - Contractors for the National Park Service completed the removal and replacement of the Davis Bayou boat ramp and the facility has been reopened to the public today. The boat ramp and finger piers were closed on August 2 for the replacement project. The replacement project completely removed and replaced the concrete boat ramp slab, as well as, the finger piers associated with the boat ramp.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: On Nov. 14, 2019, the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional law enforcement effort that focused on drug trafficking in the areas of Newport and Saint Johnsbury, Vermont. During the month-long operation conducted by federal, state, local...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded $199,984.00 to Digital Bazaar based in Blacksburg, Virginia, to develop blockchain security technology. The Phase 1 award was made under S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) Other Transaction...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of a superseding indictment charging Romen Rafael Perez (47, Sarasota), Pedro Perez-Garcia (51, Sarasota), and Juan Miguel Martinez-Garcia (33, Sarasota) with conspiracy, making a false statement to a firearms dealer, delivery ...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), today introduced the Family First...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Kidnapper Michael Webb has been sentenced to life in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: The National Park Service has announced the fee free days for 2020. On these days, the public is invited to experience all national park units, including Mesa Verde National Park, without entrance fees.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, 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"), Margaret Garnett, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI"), and Michael...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Led Officers in 100 MPH Pursuit from Lee's Summit to Grandview.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Valdosta, Ga. - A convicted felon with a violent criminal past was found guilty this afternoon of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. After deliberating approximately one hour, a citizen jury convicted...
