News from December 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On December 9 and 10, 2020, defendants Cynthia Clemons, Courtney Newman, and Holli Carmichael Womack, all of whom are nurse practitioners, were sentenced for their roles in prescribing massive quantities of opioids from pill mills in Knoxville, Tennessee. Clemons was sentenced to 42 months in prison, Newman was sentenced to 40 months in prison, and Womack received a sentence of 30 months in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Timothy Don Reed, age 40, of Seminole, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Possession Of Stolen Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(j) and 924(a)(2), punishable by not more than 10 years of imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Harris Roy Rosen, 65, of Sag Harbor, NY, was sentenced to 90 months in prison and one year of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Wendy Beetlestone for perpetrating a scheme to steal over $796,000 from clients who had entrusted him with their insurance settlement and estate funds.
By State Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C.-House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel and Lead Republican Michael McCaul, along with Representatives Karen Bass and Chris Smith, released the following statement on the lack of security and access for humanitarian partners in Tigray, after alarming reports that a UN convoy came under fire.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
Release: Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2020 -- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) infection in a snow leopard at the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky. This is the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Gregory Ramos a/k/a Prospect, 29, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted following a jury trial of possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possessing a firearm...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: A Tulsa man was sentence today for Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Eric Lee Robinson, Jr. (29, Tampa) to 28 years in federal prison for conducting a string of armed robberies of convenience stores and a restaurant over a three-week period in Tampa. On March 7, 2019, Robinson had pleaded guilty to four counts of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: After reviewing guidance from the White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and consulting with the U.S. Public Health Service and local public health authorities, Tumacácori National Historical Park is cancelling the 2020 Christmas Eve luminaria celebration.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Dorion Martin, age 29, of Muskogee, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Assault With A Dangerous Weapon With Intent To Commit Bodily Harm In Indian Country, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 113(a)(3), 1151 and 1153, punishable by not more than 10 years of imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, will prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Land Use Plan Amendment to the current 2001 Carson City Resource Management Plan (CRMP) to analyze the potential impacts of approving the direct sale of 2,062 acres of public lands to Atlantic Richfield Corporation (ARC) in Lyon County, Nevada. Public comments will be accepted through Jan. 11, 2021.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - A federal jury found Jerimiah Swanson (22, Cocoa) guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl. Swanson faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 5 years, and up to 40 years, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 9, 2021. Swanson had been indicted on March 18, 2020.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: Today, key House and Senate Committee leaders announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills and establish a fair framework to resolve payment disputes between health care providers and health insurance companies.
By State Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Congressman Michael McCaul, Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the below statement, following reports that the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in China hosted Wang Chen, a sanctioned member of the Chinese Communist Party, at its annual appreciation dinner.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 48-year-old Zapata, Texas man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: Alleged to have traded a firearm with an obliterated serial number for $1,000 worth of fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Dylan M. Aste (619) 546-7621.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: Coulee Dam, WA - Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area invites you to come and enjoy the great outdoors no matter the season. With reduced staffing and resources during the winter, facilities and services are limited.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jeannie Rene Welch, age 35, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A), punishable by not less than 10 years and not more than life imprisonment, a fine up to $10.000,000.00, or both.
