News from October 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Oct. 24, 2019, Robert A. Gordon (age: 35) of Weston, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty under oath before United States Magistrate Judge William E. Duffin to one count of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and one count of trafficking access devices, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(2).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Torrell Dshaun Bogar, a/k/a “T Real", age 21, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B), punishable by not less than 5 and not more than 40 years imprisonment, a fine up to $5,000,000.00, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - CLAYTON LEROY BOWER, 43, of Norman, has been arrested for robbing Chase Bank in Norman, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., today called on the Trump administration to detail how and why it has presided over an unprecedented rise in the number of uninsured children in the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Miguel Torres, 39, of Waterbury, Conn., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Aurora, Colorado, man convicted by virtue of guilty pleas to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Brandishing a Firearm During and In Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime was sentenced on Oct. 28, 2019, Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: LANDER, Wyo. - As part of the Bureau of Land Management’s mission to keep public landscapes healthy and productive, the Wind River/Bighorn Basin District plans to burn slash piles near Atlantic City (south of Wyoming Highway 28) and west of Dubois (south of U.S. Highway 26). Fire operations may begin in late October and continue until spring 2020 when snow or other weather conditions are present to limit fire growth potential.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a committee markup of H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury convicted Demetrios Stavrakis, a/k/a Jimmy, age 53, of Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, for an arson conspiracy to damage his business by setting it on fire in order to obtain insurance proceeds. The verdict was returned late on Oct. 28, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A six-count superseding indictment filed in U.S. District Court today charges DR. RONALD TAI YOUNG MOON, JR., of Vestavia Hills, with additional counts of producing and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Congressman James Comer (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Environment, released the following statement after moving to adjourn this morning’s subcommittee hearing...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: BOISE - Clinton DeWitt Bays, Jr., 77, of Boise, pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. Pursuant to a written plea agreement filed with the Court, Bays pleaded guilty to distributing more than fifty grams of actual methamphetamine.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection (ORP) Hanford tank farms contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is testing a remote-controlled robot crawler that could help keep workers safer while boosting efficiency.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Shawn Cavanaugh, age 38, of Kingston, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Oct. 25, 2019, by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to 192 months’ imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release, for an armed bank robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PAUL GILENO, 47, of Brewster, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for embezzling approximately $1.5 million from a Connecticut nonprofit organization, and for failing to pay federal income taxes.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced Yanexy Ricardo Garcia, age 33, of Miami, Florida, entered a guilty plea to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, punishable by not more than 30 years imprisonment, a fine up to $1,000,000.00, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The former CEO of a Missouri hospital pleaded guilty today for his role in a pass-through billing scheme in which the hospital was used to submit fraudulent claims for toxicology and blood testing, resulting in multiple insurance companies and the Missouri Medicaid program paying over $100 million in claims.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: “As AI rapidly becomes an intrinsic part of our economy and society, AI-based threats, such as deepfakes, have become an increasing threat to our democracy," said Senator Portman. “Addressing the challenges posed by deepfakes will require policymakers to grapple with important questions related to civil...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Buffalo Task Force Officer Detective Theresa Nietzel of the Erie County Sheriff's Office was awarded HSI’s Human Trafficking Task Force Officer of the Year at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference this week in Chicago.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized Better Buildings, Better Plants partner, TE Connectivity, for energy productivity advances made in its Lickdale, Pennsylvania plant. The 254,000-square-foot plant employs 500 people and manufactures electrical connectors and contacts used in many...
