News published on Federal Newswire in August 2020

News from August 2020


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Florida man was arrested today and charged with seeking sex with a minor and inducing her to send him sexual explicit images, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.


News Release: KINGMAN, Arizona - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kingman Field Office will begin gathering and removing approximately 1,000 wild burros in September 2020 to address overpopulation and damage to the range in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) near Kingman. The agency signed the decision record this week authorizing removal of the excess animals to protect the health of both the wild burro herd and the landscape.


Former Uber Executive Sentenced to 18 Months in Jail for Trade Secret Theft from Google

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Anthony Scott Levandowski pleaded guilty and was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for trade secret theft related to Google’s self-driving car program, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and John F. Bennett, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Levandowski was also ordered to pay a $95,000 fine and $756,499.22 in restitution.


News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez today announced that the Middle District of Florida received $998,000 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs and its component, the Office for Victims of Crime, to provide safe, stable housing and appropriate services to victims of human trafficking.


Defendant Recorded Making Threats Against Federal Official From Jail Cell Sentenced To 151 Months In Prison

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. - A defendant recorded from jail making threats against a federal official involved in his case was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison, said Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS -JESUS ADRIAN LEDESMA BERNAL, a/k/a JSS, age 32, a resident and citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to 18 months in the Bureau of Prisons after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud by U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo of the Eastern District of Louisiana, announced U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Rui Ping Lin, and his company, Red Samurai Sushi, Inc., of Madison, Mississippi, pled guilty today before Senior U.S. District Court Judge David M. Bramlette III to harboring illegal aliens at the Red Samurai restaurant, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, Homeland Security Investigations...


Local Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Firearm as Convicted Felon

News Release: DAYTON - A Huber Heights man was sentenced in federal court to the statutory maximum 10 years in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.


News Release: WASHINGTON - To commemorate President Donald J. Trump’s signing of the Great American Outdoors Act of 2020 into law this week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will join other Department of the Interior agencies in providing free access to public lands nationwide on Wednesday, August 5. The signing...


American Darknet Vendor and Costa Rican Pharmacist Charged with Narcotics and Money Laundering Violations

News Release: American Darknet Vendor and Costa Rican Pharmacist Charged with Narcotics and Money Laundering Violations.


News Release: SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, SC - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, and Charles Pinckney National Historic Site are resuming pre-Isaias park access and operating status.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 68-year-old Mexican man for smuggling goods from the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


DEA implements ecommerce outreach program to combat counterfeit drug production

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has developed an e-commerce outreach program aimed at reducing the availability of dangerous, often deadly, counterfeit prescription drugs in the United States. This DEA-led initiative focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and components used in the production of illicit and deadly counterfeit pills.


Arizona Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: Memphis, TN - Isaac Taylor, of Tempe, Arizona, 62, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant announced the sentence today.


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Rigoberto Calderon-Molina, 40, of Earlimart, California, pleaded guilty Monday to possession with the intent to distribute nearly 2.9 pounds Fentanyl, a deadly synthetic opioid, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Daniel Neill of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Indian national was sentenced today to over a year in prison for his role in defrauding hundreds of people of at least $150,000.


Virtual meetings on the Thacker Pass Draft Environmental Impact Statement to be held August 19 and 20

News Release: Winnemucca, Nev. - Two virtual public meetings will be held for the Thacker Pass Draft Environmental Impact Statement project on August 19 at 1:00 pm and August 20 at 6:30 pm (PDT) via the Zoom Webinar platform. These online meetings will provide an overview of the proposed project, the organization of the Thacker Pass DEIS document, and information on how members of the public can submit formal comments to the BLM.


News Release: A Dominican national who previously resided in Lynn was sentenced today in connection with using the identity of a U.S. citizen.


Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, and Charles Pinckney National Historic Site to Resume Pre-Isaias Park Access (Sullivan's Island)

News Release: SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, SC- Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state and local public health authorities, Charles Pinckney National Historic Site and Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park are resuming pre-Isaias park access and operating status.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Three Mexican men and one U.S. citizen entered a guilty plea Tuesday for their part in a conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to deliver a large amount of the substance.