News from December 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: MACON, Ga. - Two women arrested in possession of more than 23 kilos of methamphetamine during a traffic stop on I-75 have pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and are both facing a maximum twenty years in prison for their crimes, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Sacramento, CA - A fugitive wanted in relation to an assault with a deadly weapon in Grass Valley was arrested in Tijuana, Mexico, December 11.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal criminal indictment was unsealed Dec. 15 against eight individuals for suspected trade fraud and 14 individuals and one company have been charged in a related civil complaint for international trade fraud violations stemming from a decade-long scheme involving tires from China.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: LAKEWOOD, Colo. - In keeping with the Administration’s goals of promoting America’s energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado today sold 32 parcels totaling approximately 43,438 acres for $630,556.00 including rentals and fees at its oil and gas lease sale.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announces outcomes in Operation PEACE, an initiative launched in Vallejo in August 2020 in response to the increased number of homicides, non-fatal shootings and other violent crimes in Vallejo. By late August 2020, the city had recorded 19 homicides, as well as a significant uptick in shootings and other violent crimes.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after President-elect Biden appointment former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to serve as the White House Climate Czar.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Laundry and More and RightFit provide services to the community through law enforcement partnerships.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: ABINGDON, Virginia - An inmate at the USP Lee in Jonesville, Virginia, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to unlawfully possessing a weapon inside the prison, Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Officers Seized Seven Pounds of Fentanyl at Bus Station.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: ABINGDON, Virginia - Timothy Baxter, the former medical director of Indivior PLC, was sentenced today in federal court in Abingdon, Virginia, to six months home detention, 100 hours of community service, and a $100,000 criminal fine in connection with the company’s marketing of an opioid drug.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: “I always enjoyed spending time with Benny. We worked together closely on law enforcement matters to protect the families and neighborhoods of Wayne County. Through those challenging times, Benny’s smile always brightened our days.".
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A vendor for several Veterans Affairs medical facilities was sentenced today for defrauding the VA by creating false invoices and reports for medical gas inspections that never took place.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 50-year-old woman from San Antonio has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction for attempting to import approximately 18 kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Schneider Electric Buildings Americas Admits to Fraudulent Scheme to Overcharge Government Agencies on Federal Energy Savings Performance Contracts.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announces outcomes in Operation PEACE, an initiative launched in Vallejo in August 2020 in response to the increased number of homicides, non-fatal shootings and other violent crimes in Vallejo. By late August 2020, the city had recorded 19 homicides, as well as a significant uptick in shootings and other violent crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Camden County, Missouri.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette issued a prohibition order designed to reduce the risks that entities associated with the People’s Republic of China pose to the Nation’s bulk-power system (BPS). The order invokes the authority delegated to the Secretary by Executive ...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement after the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee recommended the appointment of Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Kim Schrier (D-WA), and Lori Trahan (D-MA) to the Energy and Commerce Committee for the 117th Congress...
