News from August 2020
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), released a report detailing the nonimmigrant student population. The report highlights calendar year 2019 data from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a web-based system that includes information about nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors and their dependents while they are in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: St. Louis, MO -Tammy Fox, 49, of Carrolton, Illinois, was sentenced today to twenty months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Audrey Fleissig after pleading guilty to 2 counts of wire fraud related to her former position as Office Manager of Explosive Professionals Midwest, Incorporated, also known as ExPro Midwest. Fox was also ordered to make restitution to the victim company in the amount of $402,213.76.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District, Norfolk, Nebraska, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) that will provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Nebraska.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: Two relatives of Yaser Said - a capital murder suspect arrested Wednesday - have been charged with helping Mr. Said evade capture for more than 12 years, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - The ringleader of a prolific robbery crew that targeted traveling jewelry salespeople, following them for many miles at times and inflicting at least $835,000 in losses, was sentenced today to 45 months in federal prison.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Aug. 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Halal Transaction of USA, LLC (Halal), of Kinsman, IL, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Halal waived its rights to a hearing and paid a penalty of $1,275.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - The ringleader of a prolific robbery crew that targeted traveling jewelry salespeople, following them for many miles at times and inflicting at least $835,000 in losses, was sentenced today to 45 months in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: (MILES CITY, Mont.) - The Miles City Field Office is accepting applications for available forage for the Pumpkin Creek Allotment, located about 15 miles south of Miles City.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Christopher Bryant, 46, of Ruidoso, New Mexico made an initial appearance in federal court in Las Cruces, New Mexico yesterday on charges of transportation of child pornography.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Mohave County, Arizona, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: * The elk rut has begun in Yellowstone National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Jhonny Traviezo-Velasque, 25, of Honduras, was sentenced on Aug. 27, 2020, by Senior United States Judge Laurie Smith Camp for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of pure methamphetamine. Traviezo-Velasque received a sentence...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: Washington -U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) is Sept. 11, 2020. This program provides direct relief to producers who faced price declines and additional marketing costs due to COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge yesterday sentenced a Tuscaloosa resident and six-time convicted felon to prison for possessing a pistol during a 2018 shooting at an intersection on Skyland Boulevard in Tuscaloosa, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Acting Special Agent in Charge Toby Taylor.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Ronald M. Smith, age 46, of Elkton, Maryland, a former Baltimore Department of Public Works (“DPW") supervisor pleaded guilty on Aug. 27, 2020, to the federal charge of extortion under color of official right for misuse of his authority as a public employee. Smith admitted that he accepted cash payments for work he caused DPW crews to perform for private businesses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY"), and Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ") announced today the filing of criminal charges against HERBALIFE NUTRITION...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Eric Hill, age 31, of Plymouth, Candacelee Ellis, age 34, of Plymouth, PA, Thomas Evanchik, age 40, of Kingston, PA, Casey VanGorder, age 25, of Wilkes-Barre, PA, and Casey Read, age 37, of Wilkes-Barre, PA, were indicted on Aug. 11, 2020, by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking. The case was unsealed following the arrest of defendants.
By State Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: Bronx, NY - Today, Congressman Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade, and Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Vice Chair of the House...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment late yesterday charging two citizens of Iran and two citizens of Indonesia with 19 counts related to exporting U.S. aircraft parts to Iran, in violation of U.S. export laws and sanctions against Iran.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: UPDATE. Pursuant to a motion by the government, the case against defendant Guan Lei described in the news release below was dismissed by the court on July 26,2021. LOS ANGELES - A Chinese national and researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles has been arrested on federal charges of destroying...
