News from January 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - A licensed pharmacist, who was formerly employed with the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Shreveport, was found guilty today by a federal jury for stealing controlled substances from mail-out prescriptions, announced United States Attorney David C. Joseph.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Virginia residents who want to board an airplane for a domestic flight or enter a secure federal facility will soon need a star on their driver’s license, indicating that it is REAL ID-compliant, or they will need another form of federally approved identification. REAL ID-compliant...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Superintendent Judy Forte is pleased to announce that a free gospel tribute concert, honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. will take place at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The concert will feature an array of artists, honoring Dr. King's 91st birthday and the Civil Rights Movement, through music, song, dance and spoken word.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: The National Park Service regional office serving NPS units across the states of Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming, and Utah welcomes Justin Jager as the new regional aviation manager. The position provides oversight and technical expertise in support of the region’s diverse aviation programs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today requesting a review of the impact the Indian Health Service’s (IHS) aging infrastructure has on patient access to quality health care and positive health outcomes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Gerod Woodberry with the robbery of a Chase Bank in downtown Brooklyn on Jan. 10, 2020. Woodberry was arrested today, and will make his initial appearance at the United States Courthouse for the Eastern District of New York on Sunday morning.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: HELENA - A jury on Thursday convicted a Helena man who worked for GardaWorld of multiple crimes after he was accused of taking money stolen from an armored truck and spending it gambling and shopping in Las Vegas, day trading and traveling to France, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today requesting a review of the impact the Indian Health Service’s (IHS) aging infrastructure has on patient access to quality health care and positive health outcomes.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service will host special events and provide free entrance to all parks in honor of the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 20.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Dermot Shea, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), Keith A. Bonanno, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (“DOJ OIG") Cyber Investigations...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (Zeta) have established a national partnership that will provide new opportunities for African American women and young girls to experience national parks, historic sites and monuments as well as promote interest in historic preservation careers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: A Dubuque man who illegally possessed a firearm while conducting narcotics sales out of an apartment in Dubuque was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: Indianapolis - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today that Gary Ryan Dismore, 42, of Franklin, Ind., was sentenced in federal court, by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker, to 15 years’ in federal prison, after having previously pleaded guilty to charges of advertising, distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, NV - The Black Rock Field Office, Winnemucca District, Bureau of Land Management, will be seasonally closing a portion of the High Rock Canyon Road to vehicle use beginning Feb. 3. The closure will be between the mouth of High Rock Canyon and about 5 miles below Stevens Camp.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Qushawn Brown, age 28, Wesley Garner, age 26, Anderson Ortiz, age 20, Tyquann Langston, age 24, Donza Brown, age 56, Jaionne Miller, age 19, Adieas Johnson, age 31, and Kaleaf Brown, age 24, all of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, were indicted by a federal grand jury in a superseding indictment on drug trafficking and firearms charges.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working with other federal agencies and organizations to remind airline passengers that electronic smoking devices like vaporizers (vapes) and e-cigarettes are considered hazardous materials when transported on aircraft.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Jack V. Smalley, age 70, of Colorado Springs was found guilty following a four-day jury trial for bank fraud related to a mortgage application with the Navy Federal Credit Union. The Department of Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the Internal Revenue Service--Criminal Investigations, and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations join in this announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: A federal grand jury has indicted San Angelo’s former Chief of Police for public corruption following an investigation by the FBI Dallas Field Office, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal jury returned a verdict on Thursday finding Jose Roberto Arreola-Serrato, 31, of Tulare, guilty of a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
Release: OMAHA, NE - An Arizona man became the first individual caught by the Transportation Security Administration with a firearm at the Eppley Airfield checkpoint this year. He was stopped yesterday (Jan. 16) with a.45 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets, including one in the chamber.
