News from September 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NORMAN PETERS, also known as “Ski," 38, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for cocaine distribution offenses.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement today urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to appeal U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross’s decision last week approving the sale of Hahnemann University Hospital’s medical resident training program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for $55 million. Last week Judge Gross gave CMS one week to appeal his decision...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: Two Brunswick law enforcement agencies are receiving a federal grant to improve safety in their community under the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods program.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore will open most areas and services north of the Cape Hatteras Secondary school in Buxton tomorrow, 9/11/19, at noon. National Park Service visitor areas and services in Frisco, Hatteras Village, and on Ocracoke Island remain closed.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: FORT WAYNE- Shane Leazier II, 33, of Columbia City, Indiana was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Appomattox, VA - Appomattox Court House National Historical Park announces their fall trail walks as part of the Healthy Parks Healthy People partnership. Mark your calendars for these trail events in September, October, and November. On Saturday, September 21st, October 19th, and November 16th join...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Damari Singleton, a/k/a “Game God," attempted to start second prostitution ring while in custody awaiting sentencing.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement in response to new census data showing the uninsured rate jumped from 7.9 percent to 8.5 percent from 2017 to 2018 with nearly 2 million more people going without insurance during the year.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Ameade Williams, 24, of St. Croix, was sentenced to 41 months of incarceration for possession of a firearm while under indictment by District Court Judge Wilma A. Lewis on September 9, 2019. Judge Lewis also ordered Williams to pay a fine in the amount of $1,000.00, to supervised release for three years, and to pay a special assessment of $100.00.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Concord, NH - On September 8, 2019, officers from the Manchester Police Department arrested Troy Woodruff, 43, of Manchester. Woodruff was wanted on an outstanding federal arrest warrant for probation violations stemming from his original conviction and sentence for narcotics offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced that $750,000 in grant funds have been awarded to the City of Saint Paul to expand its use of the Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) in partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Saint Paul Field Division. Specifically, the grant provides funding for a crime analyst, a National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) technician, a CGIC prosecutor, and training.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: SAN JOSE - A federal jury convicted Jonathan Chang of four counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The verdict follows a four-week trial before the Honorable Edward J. Davila, United States District Judge.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: RENO, Nev. - In keeping with the Administration’s goals of promoting American’s Energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management Nevada quarterly oil and gas lease sale resulted in competitive bids for 9,163.88 acres of the 32,342.43 acres offered.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement today urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to appeal U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross’s decision last week approving the sale of Hahnemann University Hospital’s medical resident training program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for $55 million. Last week Judge Gross gave CMS one week to appeal his decision...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - Seven Nigerian nationals were charged in indictments unsealed today in connection with their roles in expansive online fraud schemes targeting individuals and businesses in the United States, including phishing schemes, romance scams, business email compromise schemes, work-at-home scams, identity theft schemes, theft of personally identifiable information (PII) and credit card theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Nevada, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing firearms and methamphetamine to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Cyber Bullies.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Sept. 3, 2019, Michael Justin Huynh, 29, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 63 months’ imprisonment. Huynh’s co-defendant, Katie Ellen O’Brien, 28, also of Tucson, was sentenced by Judge Zipps to 60 months’ imprisonment on Jan. 16, 2019. Both had previously pleaded guilty to smuggling AK-type and.50 caliber semiautomatic assault rifles from the United States into Mexico.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Health hearing, “Improving Maternal Health: Legislation to Advance Prevention Efforts and Access to Care." While Walden is eager to discuss efforts to understand...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that Cynthia J. Feazell, 48, of Montgomery, Louisiana, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell to authorizing fraudulent loans that caused nearly a quarter of a million dollars of loss to her credit union employer.
