News from October 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Erie, Pa. - A former resident of Meadville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal firearms and drug laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Activities Planned at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in October 2019 (Hours of Operation 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Nelson L. Gouge, age 47, of Glens Falls, New York, pled guilty today to bank robbery as his jury trial was set to begin.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal criminal information was filed today charging Maryland State Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, age 67, of Berwyn Heights, Maryland, with a federal wire fraud charge. An initial appearance and arraignment is expected to be scheduled later this week in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Trenton, Maine man was sentenced today in federal court in Bangor for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- Two residents of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania have each been sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation after being convicted of theft of government money, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Additionally, the defendants were ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $25,164, which is the total amount of the benefits that the couple received but were not entitled to receive.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Gary Fellows, 45, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for his role in the armed robbery of a United States Postal Service tractor-trailer operator. In April, Fellows entered pleas of guilty to charges of Hobbs Act Robbery and Use of a Firearm...
By State Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, made the following statement about U.S. policy regarding Syria...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -Today, U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced Filiberto “Beto" Chavez, 38, of Fresno, to 20 years and 10 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, conspiring to engage in interstate travel for prostitution and use of a cellphone to promote prostitution, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Adam 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, sent a letter to Department of Defense...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Juan Alberto Chavez, age 43, of San Manuel, Arizona, was sentenced to 49 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for Possession With Intent To Distribute Cocaine, in violation of...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Oct. 7, 2019 - USDA opened signup today for 2020 Dairy Margin Coverage - the program that helps producers manage economic risk brought on by milk price and feed cost disparities.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Dr. Andrew Mark Ho, age 54, of Denver, pled guilty yesterday to illegally dispensing or illegally causing to be dispensed oxycodone, a controlled substance. Ho pled guilty before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Philip B. Brimmer. Judge Brimmer is scheduled to sentence Ho on Jan. 10, 2020. The defendant appeared at the change of plea hearing free on bond. The bond was continued at the conclusion of the hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: FBI Uniform Crime Report Shows 3.9 Drop in Violent Crime in 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Rafael Sanchez, 40, of Kettleman City; Victor Luna, 25, and Ashley Sanchez, 23, both of Lenoir City, Tennessee pleaded guilty today to conspiring to traffic in firearms by an unlicensed person, and Rafael Sanchez also pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas -A former Weslaco city commissioner and economic development corporation board member has admitted he lied under oath, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA-United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Drexel University has agreed to pay the United States $189,062 to resolve potential liability under the False Claims Act for a former professor’s use of grant funds towards “gentlemen’s clubs" and other improper purchases.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - United States Attorney David C. Weiss announced that Theophil Hollis, 30, of Newark, was sentenced on Oct. 3, 2019 to 5 ½ years in federal prison by U.S. Chief Judge for the District of Delaware Leonard P. Stark. Hollis had previously pled guilty to two counts of possession with intent to deliver fentanyl and heroin.
