News from January 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Nana Dwomah Yeboah, 36, a citizen of the Republic of Ghana, pleaded guilty, before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa, to assaulting a federal officer and possession of a controlled substance. The charges carry a maximum sentence of eight years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: Tampa, FL - A federal jury has found Emiro Hinestroza-Newbbooll (48, Colombia) guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine while onboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and one count of possession...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Jason Ryan Fain (38, Jacksonville) to six years in federal prison for possessing a USB thumb drive that contained videos and images depicting the sexual abuse of young children. Fain was also sentenced to serve a 10-year term of supervised release and ordered to register as a sex offender.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - Consistent with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s priority to support local communities’ infrastructure needs, the Bureau of Land Management Salt Lake Field Office (BLM) has analyzed a Plan of Operations from Ames Construction Inc. to construct and maintain a gravel and sand quarry in the Lake Mountains located in Utah County, Utah. The Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) is available for a 15-day public comment period from Jan. 30 to Feb. 14.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Maurice Swift, of Highland Park, Michigan, was sentenced today to 63 months incarceration for his involvement in a heroin, oxycodone, and cocaine distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement regarding the proposed rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to update the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: MIAMI - Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announced today that Yorgan Arnaldo Ramos Teran (Ramos Teran), 46, of Weston, Florida, is charged with violating...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
Release: DES MOINES, IA - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is increasing resources focused on airport security at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) leading up to and after the Iowa Caucus.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: DALLAS - Eight alleged gang members were arrested in a large-scale takedown Thursday, charged with gun and drug crimes, announced Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chavez.of the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Claudia Ann Merrill, 61, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs out of more than $1.75 million in veterans benefits, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sean Humby, 31, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors, after having sustained a conviction for child sexual abuse, was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison, and 10 years of supervised release, by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: Medford, Ore. - Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (CSNM) is now accepting applications for its summer Artist-in-Residence program. Selected artists are provided with a beautiful environment in which to generate artistic works and share their works with the public. This is a particularly unique year for artists to participate in the program, as 2020 marks the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the CSNM’s designation as a National Monument.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - David Clay Fowlkes, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Christopher Hauser, age 33, of Farmington, Arkansas, was sentenced yesterday to 72 months in federal prison followed by fifteen years of supervised release for one count of Receipt of Child Pornography. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Three felons were sentenced to federal prison for gun possession, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Anthony Diaz, age 52, formerly of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was convicted on Jan. 30, 2020 following a jury trial, of wire fraud and mail fraud offenses. The 12-day trial was held before United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion in Scranton.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Maryland man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for embezzling over $3.2 million from his employer.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
Release: Washington, D.C. - Jan. 31, 2020. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a record of decision (ROD) on the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for its Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program. APHIS will now implement the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JULIAN DE JESUS CASTILLO, 35, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing weapons while incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut (FCI Danbury).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that David Rogers, 35, of Omaha Nebraska, was sentenced today by Judge Robert F. Rossiter to 120 months (10 years) incarceration for conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute. There is no parole in the federal system. His term of incarceration will be followed by a five-year term of supervised release.
