News from August 2020
By State Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the removal of Trump Administration political appointee Merritt Corrigan from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Confirmed by U.S. Senate to Serve as Federal Judge.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: East Beach Road Fire Status: Acres Burned: 84 acres. Cause: Human Caused. Engines: 6. Tenders: 1. Helicopters: 0 assigned but available locally. Hand Crews: 7. Heavy Equipment: 0. Fallers: 4. Containment: 30%. Total personnel: 208. Incident Summary: On Wednesday July 29 at 4 pm a wildfire was discovered just...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of narcotics trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - Darius Washington, 24, has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm after having been previously been convicted of misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced that a complaint has been filed charging Keilin Lopez Lopez with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Aug. 3, 2020 - A Nashville man arrested during a 2017 traffic stop has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
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.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that two men involved in a New Haven-based drug trafficking organization were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny. JAMAINE JACKSON, also known as “Jack," 46, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 77 months...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Fredericksburg, VA - As a safety measure in advance of Tropical Storm Isaias, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park will close several internal roads to the public, including South Lee Drive on the Fredericksburg Battlefield, all the interior roads on the Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield, and some on the Chancellorsville Battlefield. The closures will take place at 5 p.m. this afternoon, August 3.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Robert Korbe was sentenced to 48 months in prison for conspiring to distribute Schedule I synthetic cannabinoid controlled substances between 2017 and 2019, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Aaron Crawford, age 36, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, for the federal charges of coercion and enticement of a minor and for production of child pornography. The indictment was returned on July 20, 2020, and unsealed on July 31, 2020, at his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt. Today, U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy Sullivan ordered that Crawford be detained pending trial.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Sulphur, Okla.- Chickasaw National Recreation Area’s annual Historic Candlelight Tour, previously scheduled for October 16 and 17, 2020, is being postponed. The new dates have yet to be determined.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Dustin Bruce Moran, of Parsons, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a methamphetamine distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Duncan Currie Canter, of Burnsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 15 months incarceration for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 260,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total, 8,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year and 252,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Greensboro man, formerly of Ahoskie, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for conspiracy to deal and dealing in firearms without a license, and making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: St. Louis, MO -Christen Diane Schulte, 34, of Washington, MO, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering charges related to a scheme to defraud her former employer, several individuals associated with her former employer, the Berger Levee District of Franklin County, and several...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Canaveral National Seashore will restore operations of the park and beaches within the boundary beginning Monday, August 3rd, after assessing conditions post TS Isaias. With the safety of employees and visitors being NPS’ top priority, this includes Apollo Beach, Playalinda Beach and Seminole Rest. Operations...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Paul Chibuzo, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to charges related to hiding a fugitive, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
