News from November 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019 that MATTHEW BARRA, age 31, was charged in a one-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury for violations of the Federal Gun Control Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an today of four individuals, including two Chinese nationals, an active-duty United States Navy officer, and his wife, on charges relating to a conspiracy to unlawfully smuggle military-style inflatable boats, with...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Scott W. Brady, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, today announced that the number of cases being prosecuted by the district reached an all-time record high in FY 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON- The National Park Service (NPS) has postponed the previously announced weekend closure of Arlington Memorial Bridge. The closure is now scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 and will last until 5 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 18. The change will allow the construction contractor to resequence work to prepare for the next phase of construction.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an today of four individuals, including two Chinese nationals, an active-duty United States Navy officer, and his wife, on charges relating to a conspiracy to unlawfully smuggle military-style inflatable boats, with...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Oct. 31, 2019, United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion sentenced Theodore R. Stang, Jr. age 31, of Girardville, Pennsylvania, to 24 months’ imprisonment and a two-year term of supervised release, for unlawfully purchasing firearms for another individual.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina promotes the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Elder Justice Initiative (EJI) throughout the New Hanover and Wake County areas. On Nov. 1, 2019, the Eastern District partnered with New Hanover County Senior Resource Center and Wake County Meals on Wheels to initiate outreach to approximately 1,750 seniors to provide facts about Older Veteran elder abuse.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
Release: Washington, D.C. - Nov. 1, 2019. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a final environmental impact statement for its Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program, as required under the National Environmental Policy Act. The document ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: Hot Springs, AR - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Berry Roland Bishop, age 67, was sentenced today to serve 60 months in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for his conviction on one felony count of Bank Fraud. The Honorable Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Hot Springs.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced $4 million in federal funding for national laboratories to collaborate with international partners on seven projects out of the 12 that were selected as a part of the Accelerating Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: ELKO, Nev. - Learn how pioneers etched their names in stone, make a doll out of corn husks, and learn a new dance at the California Trail Interpretive Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH, NC - The Department of Justice today announced awards of more than $165 million to support public safety efforts in the state of North Carolina. The funding from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), and Office on Violence Against Women...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: The former treasurer of a homeowner’s association who defrauded his neighbors out of $124,524.57 was sentenced Oct. 31, 2019, to 18 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: For Conspiring To Rob The US Postal Service.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: RENO, Nev. -- The Bureau of Land Management and Friends of Black Rock High Rock would like to invite the public to a reception on November 7 for the 2019 Artist-in-Residence program featuring the work of Mary Kenny and Jack Hulbert. The event will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the McKinley Arts & Culture Center Gallery East at 925 Riverside Drive in Reno. Their work will also be displayed at the gallery though December 6.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: Defendant posted threats to at least 45 Instagram accounts of athletes and teams.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael J. Truesdail, 38, of Ithaca, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with receipt and distribution of child pornography, and possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of HAKEEM MALIK DONTAE FLAX, a/k/a “Keem," 33, to 220 months in prison for crimes related to violent gang activity, including conspiracy, distribution of heroin, and firearms violations.FLAX, who was convicted by a federal jury ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Robert Hoyt, age 55, of Eaton Township, Wyoming County, pleaded guilty on Oct. 31, 2019, before United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, being an unlawful user of controlled substances in possession of firearms and ammunition.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the general aviation (GA) community’s national #FlySafe campaign helps educate GA pilots about safety, including loss of control (LOC), powerplant failure, and controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
