News from February 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Daniel Lowell, 36, of Pueblo, Colorado was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, New Mexico to more than 37 years (449 months) in prison for carjacking resulting in death and other offenses arising from a deadly crime spree near Las Cruces in 2017.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Saving Energy: Legislation to Improve Energy Efficiency and Storage."
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: Saint Louis, MO - Daryaun Wines, 27, of Saint Louis County, MO, was sentenced to 17 years in prison on one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of assaulting a federal law enforcement officer. Wines appeared today before U.S. District Judge John A. Ross who imposed the sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that David Delaney, age 29, of Golden, Colorado, was sentenced to serve 120 months (10 years) in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release for possessing images of child pornography. Delaney was also ordered pay $3,000 in restitution...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA -A resident of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to drug trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor on how the Senate is ready to answer President Trump's call to pass America's Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA). Barrasso is the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Robert Leroy Dennington, age 36, of Wagoner, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 39 months’ imprisonment, and 3 years of supervised release for Conspiracy, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. The charges arose from an investigation by the Wagoner Police Department and the United States Secret Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander today sentenced Demetrios Stavrakis, a/k/a Jimmy, age 54, of Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, to 15 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for an arson conspiracy to damage his business by setting it on fire in order to obtain insurance proceeds. Judge Hollander also ordered that Stavrakis forfeit $15,081,435. The federal jury returned the guilty verdict late on Oct. 28, 2019.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: Fort Smith, AR - At approximately 9:00 am this morning, a suspect wanted for Capital Murder in Springdale was captured by Deputies and Officers in Fort Smith near 1117 S. 4th St without incident.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: PORT ANGELES, WA: The final phase of work on the Spruce Railroad Trail at Lake Crescent is set to begin in early March and be completed by November 2020. During this phase, the entire four-mile trail along Lake Crescent will be closed to all use for public safety due to the heavy equipment and truck traffic involved in construction.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C. - Acting United States Attorney A. Lance Crick announced today that Glenn Quanta Pernell, 41, and Joseph Umphlett, Sr., 39, both inmates in the South Carolina Department of Corrections, have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in separate major drug trafficking rings run from inside prison walls using contraband cell phones.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office is partnering with Raptor Inventory Nest Survey (RINS) on raptor monitoring efforts. RINS offers volunteers a unique opportunity to learn about Utah’s eagles, hawks, falcons and owls. Training workshops for individuals interested in volunteering will be held on two Saturdays, February 29 and March 7, in West Valley City, Utah.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: In Austin this afternoon, a federal judge sentenced a Nigerian National formerly residing in Houston to 135 months in federal prison for his role in laundering millions derived from Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash; Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), San Antonio; and, Inspector in Charge Adrian Gonzalez, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), Houston Division.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jason Wagner, P.E., a civil engineer, is the Bureau of Reclamation's 2020 Engineer of the Year for his work on designing fish passage structures around the West. He will be recognized by the National Society of Professional Engineers at an awards ceremony held in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 14, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced today that TERRELL RICHARDSON (“RICHARDSON"), age 36, of New Orleans, pled guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C.§ 922(g)(1). RICHARDSON faces a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years, up to $250,000 in fines, up to three years supervised release following any term of imprisonment, and a $100 special assessment fee.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: ASHLAND, Ky.- Justin Huffman, 31, of Greenup, Kentucky, pled guilty in federal court on Monday, before U.S. District Court Judge David L. Bunning, to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Sierra Front Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council will meet March 5, 2020, at the Winnemucca District Office, 5100 East Winnemucca Blvd.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake today sentenced Charles Gilliam, Jr., a/k/a “Big Head Charlie," “Big C," and “Chuck," age 51, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 210 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute heroin and crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Jamar Kaleel Pettway, 23, of Mobile, Alabama, was sentenced in federal court for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Pettway pleaded guilty to the charge in November of 2019.
