News from December 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, Mitchell Byron Doster, a 44-year-old resident of Jack, Alabama, was sentenced to 63 months in prison for possession of an explosive device, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. In addition to his prison sentence, Doster was ordered to serve three years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: I. Illegal Reentry After Deportation (8 U.S.C. 1326).
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 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 DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $30 million in initial funding for one of three programs under its new Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP). DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) has selected five teams to receive $30 million in FY20 funding for Risk Reduction ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: A group from several different Marion County Criminal Justice Agencies received the Outstanding Innovative Prevention Reentry Strategy Award.
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 Homeland Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: Each year, many of us catch the holiday spirit as we break out our wreaths, ornaments, menorahs, and other festive decor. We give thanks, we bake, we wrap gifts, we watch classic holiday movies, and we come together to support our communities. But this year, I’m excited about more than just the holidays...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of False Statement During Purchase of a Firearm, Assault on a Federal Officer, and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Enemy Swim, South Dakota, man was sentenced in federal court on Dec. 14, 2020, for transferring obscene material to a minor. The sentence was imposed by United States District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Darius Lee Allen, 26, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to 24 months’ imprisonment for assaulting a United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier with a firearm. Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Central Falls resident, who immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic, has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence to charges he defrauded people who had recently immigrated from the Dominican Republic by pocketing fees he told them that they had to pay when submitting their naturalization applications. He knew that their fees were waived but lied to them to take their money.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Casper Field Office personnel will close the Muddy Mountain Road for the winter season tomorrow at 8 a.m. due to recent snow and continued possibilities for winter weather on the mountain.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A total of 29 defendants face multiple federal felony charges in a drug trafficking investigation targeting a violent Savannah-area network that distributed cocaine, heroin and marijuana.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Administration announced the issuance of a National Strategy for the use of nuclear power and propulsion in space. Under President Trump’s leadership, the United States has recommitted itself to space discovery and exploration. As the U.S. embarks on a new generation of ...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $45 million for research to advance solar hardware and systems integration, including the creation of a consortium dedicated to developing control technologies for a modernized electric grid.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Dylan Conaway, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a firearms conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management is restoring watershed health and improving wildlife habitat while reducing fuel loading on more than 2,000 acres of agency-administered lands in eastern Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Justin Clinton, of Martinsburg West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a drug distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Havre man who admitted dealing methamphetamine for two years was sentenced today to 66 months in prison and five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a local physician with illegally distributing controlled substances.
