News from November 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Joplin, Missouri, man has been convicted by a federal jury of illegally possessing methamphetamine and firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on November 5, 2019, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against Elmira J. Corn (Age: 29), an enrolled member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, and a resident of Neopit, which is on the Menominee Indian Reservation.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Somerset County, New Jersey, man was charged today with allegedly distributing and possessing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today the results of the November 2019 Federal Grand Jury B.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Larry Woods, 63, Beloit, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 10 years in federal prison, to be followed by 12 years of supervised release, for transporting a minor from Wisconsin to Illinois for an illegal sexual purpose. Woods pleaded guilty to this offense on August 7, 2019.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This afternoon, the Congressional Delegation led by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) concluded its trip to Canada. The members of the delegation had productive meetings in Ottawa on how a new agreement can effectively improve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - Two Colombian nationals were indicted today in federal court in Boston on drug trafficking charges.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced selections for $128 million in new projects to advance solar technologies. Through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, DOE will fund 75 innovative research projects that will lower solar electricity costs, while working to boost solar manufacturing, reduce red tape, and make solar systems more resilient to cyberattacks.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: BILLINGS-A jury on Tuesday convicted a Nevada man of methamphetamine trafficking charges after an investigation in which he distributed the drug during an undercover purchase, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Two years ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the department’s violent crime reduction strategy.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Smithfield, Nebraska, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on November 4, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Ronald Hovey, age 66, and Dennis Pacheco, age 30, were sentenced to 275 months combined in federal prison followed by 7 years of supervised release for Aiding and Abetting Possession...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Chair Raúl M. Grijalva sent a letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) expressing concern that shark species protected by the Convention on International...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today joined with Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to update Oklahomans on the status of REAL ID in their state. Starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers in all U.S. states will need a REAL ID-compliant driver license or ID card or another acceptable form of identification to board a flight at all U.S. airports.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man was convicted by a federal trial jury today of illegally possessing firearms following a three-vehicle collision in which he struck and killed another motorist.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Allen, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Receipt of Child Pornography, Distribution of Child Pornography, Sexual Abuse of a Minor, and Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: Thank you for that introduction, Yll [ILL-ee] (Bajraktari, NSCAI Executive Director) [Bah-j-Rock-Tar-ee]. And let me also thank Representative Stefanik [Steff-ON-ick]…for her leadership and passion for AI’s nexus with national security.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Bloomington, Indiana, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana was sentenced on November 4, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Allen, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Receipt of Child Pornography, Distribution of Child Pornography, Sexual Abuse of a Minor, and Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2019
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A member of a drug-trafficking organization today admitted conspiring to distribute illegal drugs in Camden, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
