News from December 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Charles P. Hendricks, age 32, of McAlester, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 160 months’ imprisonment, and 5 years of supervised release for Drug Conspiracy, in violation of Title 21, United States...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is celebrating the agency’s many successful efforts over the past year.“This has been a year like no other," said USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach. “Even ...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, appeared on “Bill Hemmer Reports" Wednesday to discuss his committee hearing examining irregularities in the 2020 election and the federal investigation into Hunter Biden.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - In keeping with the Administration’s goals of promoting American energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah geothermal lease sale resulted in competitive bids for 11 parcels offered in the BLM’s Cedar City and Fillmore field offices, totaling almost $168,900 in receipts.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO - United States District Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced Tyrelle Phillips to 24 months in prison today. The 29-year-old St. Louis, Missouri resident pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated identify theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The third and final family member convicted in a large-scale alien smuggling operation has been ordered to federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Ricky Coho, 49, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, made an initial appearance in federal court today on a charge of assault in Indian Country. Coho remains in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for Dec. 18.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
Release: EL PASO, TEXAS - As the holiday travel period approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is using Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) at El Paso International Airport (ELP) to confirm the validity of a traveler’s photo identification and flight details. Additionally, TSA has begun using a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanners in the security checkpoint at ELP.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Aberdeen, South Dakota, man convicted of Felon in Possession of a Firearm as a result of a federal jury trial in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on Oct. 13, 2020, was sentenced on Dec. 15, 2020 by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: MISSOULA - A Missoula man, who admitted illegally possessing a firearm that he discharged in his apartment, was sentenced today to 32 months in prison and three years of supervised release, said Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today Javon Hardy, 24, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to rioting. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration - Chicago Division and Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Alexander Cappard, 26, Apple Valley, Minnesota, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 66 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine. Cappard pleaded guilty to this charge on Sept. 29, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded semi-automatic handgun in the city’s Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
Release: PHILADLEPHIA - One hundred coats of all sizes and appropriate for all ages were collected and distributed, along with hats, gloves and scarves to individuals in West Philadelphia who were without the outerwear to keep them warm through winter thanks to the efforts of a long-time Supervisory Transportation Security officer at Philadelphia International Airport.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, man today admitted stealing health insurance reimbursement checks from a Hudson County medical practice for over four years, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey report for data year 2019. These data estimate business spending in 2019 for new and used structures and equipment at the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sector level, as well as three-digit and selected four-digit industries within those sectors. The data provide a relevant, timely and accurate measure of current business conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: LCSO One Of Only Two Sheriff's Offices or Police Departments In The Nation Awarded This Year.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: Washington - USDA farm programs helped farmers and ranchers weather a tough 2020, one marked with a pandemic and multiple natural disasters. USDA’s farm program agencies - the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and Farm Production and...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded semi-automatic handgun in the city’s Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
