News from November 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: Mr. President, this fall there are a lot of American families who’d rather be prepping for the holidays than worrying about their health care, but the Trump administration is refusing to let them off the hook.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on Nov. 19, 2019, Jamie Allen Fulton, age 51, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose for Conspiracy to Deliver Methamphetamine and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Fulton was sentenced to 72 months in prison, to be followed by a term of supervised release of four years. Fulton was also ordered to pay $200 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Nov. 19, 2019, Brandon T. Daul (age: 37) of Appleton, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of child pornography by District Judge William C. Griesbach.
By State Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced a resolution ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: LITTLE ROCK- A Little Rock man was sentenced to prison today after making false statements on loan applications, costing banks and lenders over $3.3 million. Marcus Shane Sweetin, 46, was sentenced to 33 months in prison. Cody Hiland, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Diane Upchurch, Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today’s sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: Defendants Prosecuted as Part of The Guardians Project.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-A Bryant man was sentenced today on charges of receiving and attempting to distribute images of child pornography as well as advertising and possessing those images. United States District Court Judge James M. Moody sentenced Joseph Keck, Jr., 62, to 25 years in federal prison. Cody Hiland, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Diane Upchurch, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Little Rock Field Office, announced today’s sentencing.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the government has reached a settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA") with CONCENTRA, which will ensure access to effective communication for deaf and hard of hearing individuals at Concentra’s patient-facing facilities throughout the U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: Two Cleveland men were each sentenced this week to more than 33 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for multiple armed robberies of MetroPCS stores in the Cleveland area.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two Gardena Police officers were found guilty by a jury today of federal criminal charges for scheming to purchase “off-roster" firearms not available to the general public and then illegally reselling the firearms for profit.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Eric Logan Jr., age 35, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for felon in possession of one or more firearms, announced United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch, II.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: BISMARCK - United States Attorney Drew H. Wrigley and FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robert Perry traveled to New Town, ND, today and met with family members of Ms. Olivia Lone Bear for the purpose of briefing them on the status of the death investigation. The federal law enforcement delegation...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - Eight defendants are facing federal criminal charges as part of a multi-year joint federal and state investigation of a large drug trafficking organization that operated out of Burlington, Iowa. Five of the federal defendants were arrested yesterday, Nov. 19, 2019. Those arrested will make their initial appearance in federal court at the United States Courthouse, in Davenport, on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Ten individuals face state charges related to child exploitation after their arrests in and around York County, South Carolina. The charges stem from an operation deemed Operation Vigilant Shepherd, which targeted child predators. The operation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Charlotte, along with 12 state and federal law enforcement agencies.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comment on a proposal to lease or convey 10 acres of public land to the Clark County School District for an elementary school and related facilities. The proposed elementary school is located along portions of Teepee Lane, Pattini Avenue, and Park Street in the southwest portion of the Las Vegas Valley.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - A former vice chancellor for City Colleges of Chicago obtained payments, some in the form of kickbacks, from vendors in exchange for steering them contracts for community canvassing and flyer distribution services, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Justin Paul Keener, age 31, of Patuxent River, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to a superseding information charging him with two counts of abusive sexual contact with a child. The guilty plea was entered on Nov. 19, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today that Iva Patrick, 30, of Indianapolis, was indicted by a grand jury for charges of unlawfully providing false information in connection with a purchase of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-A Bryant man was sentenced today on charges of receiving and attempting to distribute images of child pornography as well as advertising and possessing those images. United States District Court Judge James M. Moody sentenced Joseph Keck, Jr., 62, to 25 years in federal prison. Cody Hiland, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Diane Upchurch, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Little Rock Field Office, announced today’s sentencing.
By State Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today convened a nomination hearing for Stephen E. Biegun to be deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of State.
