News from February 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN -Artavius Burnett, 21, has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for the armed robbery of two businesses, theft from a Federal Firearms Licensee, the disposing and selling of stolen firearms, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A former assistant basketball coach at Stonechild College on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation was arraigned today on an indictment accusing him of crimes involving sexual exploitation of a child, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Former Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Deputy Antione Riggins has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison following his guilty plea to drug trafficking and making a false statement to cover up his drug crimes. Riggins committed these crimes while employed as a federal and local law enforcement officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Efforts will focus on main U.S. methamphetamine trafficking transportation hubs.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- Acting United States Attorney A. Lance Crick announced today that Brian William Rose of Aiken County was sentenced in federal court for his involvement in a methamphetamine and heroin conspiracy and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
Release: NEWBURGH, N.Y.-A Dutchess County, New York, woman was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration after a TSA officer spotted her with a.380 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets, including one in the chamber, at the New York Stewart International Airport checkpoint on Friday, Feb. 21.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal grand jury in January indicted four men in connection to an armed robbery of a local jewelry store in Huntsville, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Explosives and Firearms Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Inland Empire Physician Settles Similar Claims in Separate Matter.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander today sentenced Benjamin Fowlkes, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 150 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for the armed robbery of a convenience store and the armed robbery of a bank. Judge Hollander also ordered Fowlkes to pay restitution of $13, 294.92.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Jackson, TN - Connie Stephens, 43, a Ripley, Tennessee resident, has been sentenced to 168 months imprisonment for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute actual methamphetamine. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - On Feb. 22, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries conducted a saddle-trained wild horse and burro adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) south of Carson City, Nevada. All 14 animals showcased at the event were adopted.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: MIAMI, Florida - Today, following a 14-day trial, a federal jury found former Florida Department of Corrections Officer Terrance Reynolds, 30, guilty of conspiring to assault youthful offender inmates, announced Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Eric S. Dreiband...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: When confronted by police, defendant allegedly shot at officer.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent letters to officials in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas seeking information about their compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) through the annual Medicaid renewal process.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander today sentenced Benjamin Fowlkes, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 150 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for the armed robbery of a convenience store and the armed robbery of a bank. Judge Hollander also ordered Fowlkes to pay restitution of $13, 294.92.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: TAMPA - A 19-count indictment was unsealed Friday against a former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent and his wife for their alleged roles to divert drug proceeds from undercover money laundering investigations into bank accounts they, along with family members and criminal associates, ...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2020
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - Bertie Bowman, the longest-serving staff member on Capitol Hill, was recognized today on Fox News Sunday as the Power Player of the Week.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2020
News Release: Effigy Mounds National Monument is honored to present, Bill Quackenbush, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer of the Ho-Chunk Nation speaking on Ho-Chunk Oral Stories: Are They Still Relevant Today? Mr. Quackenbush’s presentation will take place at 1:00pm, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at Effigy Mounds National Monument Visitor Center located at 151 Highway 76, Harpers Ferry Iowa. This presentation is the second event in the park’s Winter Stories festival.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 21, 2020
News Release: CLAXTON, Ga., Feb. 21, 2020 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced a $5 million investment in two, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 1,221 rural households, 32 pre-subscribed businesses and 20 pre-subscribed farms in McIntosh ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 21, 2020
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging the owners of a Miami, Florida, tire import business with conspiracy to defraud the government and tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida.
