News from February 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: Singaporean Shipping Company Convicted for Concealing Illegal Discharges of Oily Water.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: CAÑON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office has approved new trails in two locations near Cañon City to expand recreation opportunities and enhance trail user experiences.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Two Laredo men have been ordered to federal prison after their involvement in a drug trafficking event, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Oneil Wayne South, of Fairmont, West Virginia, has admitted to fleeing from law enforcement, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte returned a criminal bill of indictment on Feb. 20, 2020, charging Shannon White, 42, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and resident of the Cherokee Indian Reservation, with distributing fentanyl that resulted in an overdose...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: “Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this important hearing on Trade Infrastructure and Global Competitiveness. There is bipartisan consensus as to the need for strong and effective infrastructure to maintain our competitive edge internationally. I hope we can work together to find effective solutions to compete and win in the global economy. And thank you to the witnesses here today for taking the time to testify and share your views.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Dr. David Ray Cesko, 66, of Rawlins, Wyoming, pleaded guilty on Feb. 26, 2020, in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne to multiple charges that, as a physician, he unlawfully distributed controlled substances, primarily opiates and benzodiazepines, to his patients.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a slate of bipartisan measures during the first full Committee markup of the new year, including legislation to ensure people who are affected by disasters can promptly access critical assistance, legislation to...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: Washington - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking proposals from accredited U.S. universities to educate and build the capabilities of DHS employees. The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today announced a funding opportunity for a new DHS Center of Excellence (COE) to develop...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - The principal and co-founder of a North Andover mortgage short sale assistance company was sentenced yesterday in connection with defrauding mortgage lenders and investors out of nearly $500,000 in proceeds from about 90 short sale transactions.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NELSON FERRY, also known as “300," 29, of East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 87 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl and crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A Mattoon, Ill., man, Travis Tuggle, 38, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his leadership role in a network that trafficked highly pure ‘ice’ methamphetamine in East Central Illinois. On Feb. 18, 2020, U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid sentenced Tuggle to the government’s recommended sentence, 360 months, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release upon completion of the prison term.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - Katrina (Katie) Lynn Danforth, 32, of Post Falls, Idaho, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 120 months in federal prison for use of interstate commerce facilities in commission of murder for hire, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Danforth to pay a $1,000 fine and serve three years of supervised release following her prison sentence. Danforth pleaded guilty to the charge on August 6, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Charles Lynn, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, has admitted to a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: Wilmington, Del. - A New Castle, Delaware man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for possessing and attempting to receive child pornography, announced David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: BOSTON, MA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined that Universal Trucking Solutions LLC - a defunct Hartford, Connecticut, commercial motor carrier - and its co-owner, Juan Ramirez, violated the whistleblower protections of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Wesley David Gilreath, age 29, of Boulder, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography. Gilreath appeared at the change of plea hearing in custody, and was remanded at its conclusion. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 2, 2020. The Denver office of the FBI joined in today’s announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: Harrisburg, PA - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Steffon T. Chambers - a 57-year old Harrisburg man.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Huanyu Yan, 54, and wife You Lan Xiang, 50, both of Aurora, Colo., were sentenced earlier this week for their role in a large-scale residential black market marijuana grow. Mr. Yan was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison, and his wife, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A Stanly County man was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday, for firearm and drug offenses, announced Matthew G.T. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.
