News from February 2020
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
Release: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
Release: Congressman David Price (D-NC), Chair of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request for the Department of Transportation.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 13 Missouri counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses caused by two separate disaster events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that MICHAEL VERZELLA, 41, of Branford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a fraud offense related to his theft of at least $240,000 from his non-profit employer and numerous individuals serviced by his employer.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Charles Michael Ledford, 50, of Conyers, Georgia today to 324 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Reidinger also ordered Ledford to serve five years under court supervision.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: POND EDDY - “What’s in a name?" asked William Shakespeare. “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.".
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: “The 419 parks in the national park system provide a vast array of opportunities for recreation and inspiration for visitors of all ages," said National Park Service Deputy Director David Vela. “With at least one located in every state, national parks offer nearby history, culture and adventure.".
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. - The Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) responded to the subpoenas issued on Tuesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for non-public information of criminal aliens who are or were detained in the county jail. These subpoenas were necessary due to dangerous...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: Yakima Resident Sentenced in Federal Court.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) is looking for start-ups to develop or adapt a system to more clearly mark and track objects in the water. The new Maritime Object Tracking Technology solicitation was posted today for a new technology that could become a valuable part of mission execution for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced the getaway driver in two armed robberies in Tuscaloosa, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Cortez Weaver, a/k/a Corty and Tez, age 28, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, resulting in death of Maurice Finney.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: Knoxville, Tenn. - U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey and FBI Special-Agent-in-Charge Joseph E. Carrico announced today the arrest of a researcher at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), following the return of a federal grand jury’s indictment. Anming Hu, 51, an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering at UTK, is charged with three counts of wire fraud and three counts of making false statements.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A New Jersey resident pleaded guilty in federal court on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Brian J. Wilson, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta (“USP Atlanta") has been sentenced to an additional three months in prison for using a contraband cell phone to post photographs and videos onto Facebook from his cell at the prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - James Howard Gallaher, 34, of Lewiston, Idaho, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to prison in two separate cases for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession of a stolen firearm, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Andron McKinney (29, Tampa) to seven years and eight months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered McKinney to forfeit the firearm and ammunition used in the offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Dr. Brij R. Vaid, M.D., 58, of Ladue, MO, was sentenced today to 24 months of imprisonment and order to pay restitution of $176,912.86 to the Medicare and Missouri Medicaid programs. Dr. Vaid previously pleaded guilty on Oct. 29, 2019, to making a false claim to Medicare. Dr. Vaid’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - A federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict last night against pharmacy owner Yuriy Barayev on one count of health care fraud and seven counts of money laundering for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by billing for prescription medications that were not provided to patients.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to eight months in federal prison.
