News from April 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that James Oliver Young, 51, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and production of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: A man who threatened to assassinate the President has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: Alan E. Kohler, Jr. Named Assistant Director of the Counterintelligence Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: Site Owner Advertised the Domain Name Coronaprevention.org on a Hackers Forum and Sought Payment in Bitcoin.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: Copper Center, AK. In response to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the State of Alaska and in support of federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is adapting park operations to limited...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sturgis, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Possession of Child Pornography was sentenced on April 17, 2020, by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 51-year-old man is set to appear in federal court on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: MACON, Ga. - U.S. Attorney Charlie Peeler joins the Department of Justice and communities nationwide in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, celebrating victims’ rights, protections and services. This year’s observance ends on Saturday, April 25. The theme is “Seek Justice | Ensure Victims’ Rights | Inspire Hope.".
By USDA Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Today, United States Attorney David C. Weiss and Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings announced the formation of a new Coronavirus (COVID-19) Anti-Fraud Coalition, aimed at better protecting the citizens of Delaware from criminal and civil fraud arising from the pandemic. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joseph Bella, 47, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute cocaine; maintaining a drug involved premises; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued a statement commending New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for mailing absentee ballot applications to all registered voters for the upcoming June 23 election and calling on Congress to swiftly pass emergency legislation to save the Postal Service in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. She stated...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Dallas Mitchell Duflot, age 24, of Kingston, Oklahoma was sentenced to credit for time served, and 2 years of supervised release for Theft Of Mail, in violation of Title 18, United States Code...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The United States Attorney’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Small Business Administration warns Kentuckians to be alert about possible scams relating to the CARES Act. SBA’s Office of Inspector General has published a list of possible scams and fraud schemes to raise public awareness.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, April 24, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced California and Connecticut have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim enforcement guidance on reusing disposable N95 filtering face piece respirators (N95 FFRs) that have been decontaminated. The action marks the Department’s latest step to ensure the availability of respirators, and follows President Donald J. Trump’s Memorandum on Making General Use Respirators Available.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR) requested Department of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell consider providing at least $5...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: MISSOULA-A Missoula woman who admitted to distributing meth on behalf of another person was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former office manager for a licensed physician pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to district oxycodone, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy launder money, and theft of public money, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Shawn Edward Hastings, 50, of Jamestown, New York, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with failing to register as a sex offender. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
