News from December 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: Resignation to be effective January 8, 2021.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, entered the below opening statement into the record during today’s committee hearing on examining irregularities in the 2020 election.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: JILA physicists have boosted the signal power of their atomic “tweezer clock" and measured its performance in part for the first time, demonstrating high stability close to the best of the latest generation of atomic clocks.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A corporate executive has been ordered to prison after his conviction related to falsely telling thousands of patients with long-term incurable diseases, such as Alzheimers and dementia, they had less than six months to live and subsequently enrolling them in hospice programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Quondall Davis, 26, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of sex trafficking of a minor, was sentenced to serve 168 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today Kareem Pryor, 30, of Buffalo, who was convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, was sentenced to serve 41 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
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: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald and National Security Division Assistant Attorney General John Demers today announced the guilty plea of BENJAMIN RYAN TEETER, 22, to conspiracy to provide material support and resources, namely property, services and weapons, to Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina --- With the Coronavirus vaccine being distributed across the country, United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr. warns South Carolinians to be on high alert for fraudsters seeking to take advantage of the pandemic.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel and Lead Republican Michael McCaul have released the following statement on their deep concern over Turkey’s actions under President Erdogan that endanger the NATO alliance, the broader region, and democracy and the rule of law in Turkey.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Andres Escalera, 29, of Phelps, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to attempted possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum penalty of life in prison, and a $10,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, man today admitted that he defrauded lenders and corporations of $4.9 million by impersonating two bank executives interested in funding syndicated loans for global companies, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: 20 arrested during early morning takedown operation.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Wade Shadders, 23, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to conspiracy to transport stolen goods in interstate commerce. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a warning today that holiday laser-light displays can be dangerous for flights when aimed into the sky. The agency receives reports from pilots who are distracted or temporarily blinded by residential laser-light displays. This creates a serious safety risk.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau has released an updated version of the interactive data hub on its COVID-19 resource page. The resource page is designed to help federal agencies, businesses and communities make decisions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, and Subcommittee Member Rashida Tlaib sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin requesting documents in the Subcommittee’s investigation into the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program and additional information regarding reported investments into OZ communities that should shed light on the effects the program has on those local economies.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: ABINGDON, Va.- A California man, who had been on the run from law enforcement for five years before being found illegally possessing firearms last February, was sentenced this week to 53 months in federal prison, Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) along with Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) today reintroduced a bipartisan bill, the “Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act, " to stop the abuse of conservation easements, save taxpayers billions of dollars and promote conservation in the U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was arrested yesterday and charged with a child pornography offense.
