News from February 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2020
News Release: An indictment was filed against Eric Taylor, age 44, of Northwood, Ohio, charging him with smuggling goods, misbranded drugs and unapproved drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2020
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - United States Attorney David C. Weiss announced that Larry B. Wise, 26, of Wilmington, was sentenced on February 5, 2020 to 63 months in federal prison. Wise previously pled guilty to distributing heroin. Prior to sentencing, Wise agreed that his drugs resulted in the death of a 31-year-old man from Middletown, Delaware.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - Several individuals will be participating in a clean-up effort following their charges of illegal dumping in the Sam Houston National Forest (SHNF), announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick and Montgomery County District Attorney Brett W. Ligon.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2020
News Release: The defendant committed his most recent offense while on federal supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: Stole Goods Worth More than $3.6 Million from FedEx Shipments and Evaded More Than $660,000 in Federal Income Taxes.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Barry Clint Wright (38, Monroe, NC) to the maximum statutory sentence of seven years in federal prison for introducing an unapproved drug into interstate commerce, introducing a misbranded drug into interstate commerce, and introducing an unapproved drug into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud or mislead. Wright had pleaded guilty on Nov. 1, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa. has been sentenced in federal court in Johnstown to 57 months in prison and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: Birmingham, Ala. - Following a three-day bench trial, a Birmingham woman was convicted on charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and intimidating a witness, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Andrew M. Thornton, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey has reached a settlement with a charter bus company, Academy Express, LLC (“Academy"), headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, to ensure equal access for passengers with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA"), U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the ADA, which U.S. Attorneys’ Offices play a critical role in enforcing.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: In response to New York State implementing the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act (Green Light Law), Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf announced New York residents will no longer be eligible to apply for or renew their enrollment in certain Trusted Traveler Programs like Global Entry. The law prohibits ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., February 6, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. A pilot hemp insurance program through Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) provides coverage against loss of yield because ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the publication of the USDA Science Blueprint, which will serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) vision for and continued commitment to scientific research.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2020 – Ambassador Kip Tom, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, will speak at the annual dinner of USDA’s 96th Agricultural Outlook Forum , USDA’s largest annual meeting, slated for February 20-21, 2020 in Arlington, Va.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: A patient recruiter was sentenced to 60 months in prison yesterday for receiving more than $1 million in illegal kickback payments from numerous home health agencies from around the country in exchange for providing information on Medicare beneficiaries to home health agencies, who then used that information to submit fraudulent claims to Medicare.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: A Moss Point, Mississippi, resident was arrested today on a federal grand jury indictment charging her with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns and filing false personal tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst for the Southern District of Mississippi. The indictment was returned on Jan. 15, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: A dual national citizen of the United States and Ireland pleaded guilty in federal court in Maryland to conspiracy to advertise child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: James Eakes, a former deputy jailer with the Fulton County Detention Center in Hickman, Kentucky, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison and one year of supervised release for willfully depriving a Kentucky citizen of his constitutional rights under color of law.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: Today, a federal grand jury in El Paso, Texas, indicted Patrick Wood Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas, on hate crimes and firearm charges in connection with the murder of 22 people and attempted murder of 23 others at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2019. The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: A Manahawkin, New Jersey, business owner was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison today for willfully failing to pay over employment taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito for the District of New Jersey. Dale previously pleaded guilty to the charge in January 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: A Queens, New York, business owner pleaded guilty today to failing to pay employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. According to court documents and statements made in court, ...
