News from October 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man today admitted possessing heroin that was seized from him at Newark Penn Station, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jacob Tunison, 30, of Olean, NY, who was convicted of receipt of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 188 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE - Elvin I. Lewis, Jr., of Hollywood, Florida, was convicted today of conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering charges, following a five-day jury trial. The charges stemmed from his decision to launder more than $3 million dollars in fraud proceeds from business email...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
Release: On October 5, FAS Administrator Ken Isley joined U.S. Chargé d’Affairs Robin Quinville for the grand opening of the USA Pavilion at the Anuga trade show in Cologne, Germany. Nearly 160 American companies participated in Anuga, the world’s largest food and beverage trade show.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: A Melvindale, Michigan resident was sentenced yesterday to 70 months in federal prison after having pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with unemployment compensation scheme, United States Attorney Matthew Schneider announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: VALE, Ore. and BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites the public to provide comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) for the Tri-state Fuel Breaks Project. This project is designed to reduce flammable vegetation along roadways in parts of Idaho and Oregon to provide both firefighter safety and opportunities for firefighters to more effectively limit the spread of large wildfires.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: MEDFORD, Ore.-Five people were arrested on Oct. 9th, 2019, for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin manufactured in Mexico in and around Klamath Falls, Oregon.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Ashan Westcott, 29, of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, for possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Sebastian Denton Zayas (30, Orlando) to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The Henrico Police Athletic League, (Henrico PAL), which is a chapter of the National Police Athletic/Activities Leagues, Inc., has agreed to pay $5,000 to one child, provide tuition-free enrollment in its summer camp program to a second child, and take remedial action to resolve two complaints that Henrico PAL failed to modify its policies, practices, and procedures to allow children with diabetes to attend its programs.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: MOOSE, WY-Due to weather and other extenuating circumstances the highway closures at Arizona Creek, approximately five miles north of Colter Bay on U.S. Highway 89/191/287, have been rescheduled. Grand Teton National Park is conducting maintenance work at this location and construction crews are currently...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Sabrina Nicole Hoffa (40, Jacksonville) to eight years and four months in federal prison and Jeffrey Allen Mays (38, Jacksonville) to six years and three months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. The court also ordered Hoffa and Mays to forfeit $1,265 in U.S. currency, which was proceeds of the offense.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative: ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today the results of the October 2019 Federal Grand Jury B.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: Bernal was also a drug user and had been convicted of domestic abuse.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority today finalized federal and state environmental reports that analyze potential impacts of approving water transfers to increase water reliability for those suffering shortages during dry times.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: Farm communities need USMCA . By Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa . Farming is about community. It always has been. From the earliest known farming communities in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to the modern farms punctuating the landscape of Rural America, people have worked together...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Damanpreet Singh, 34, of Los Angeles, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. to nine additional months in prison for failing to self-surrender to serve his prison sentence, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By State Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: Washington-Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, released the following statement...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news that Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan has left the Trump Administration...
