News from January 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - Albert Paulin, 43, of Bronx, New York, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A former Richmond man pleaded guilty today to distribution of drugs similar to fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Indianapolis - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today the sentencing of Noblesville, Ind. man, Charles Skaggs, Jr., age 53, to life in federal prison after his conviction at trial during July 2019 for sexual exploitation of a minor, possession of child pornography, and concealment of evidence. Skaggs had a prior conviction out of Clark County, Ind. for sexual misconduct with a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Roanoke, VIRGINIA - The former owner of the Virginia Vein Institute, who illegally distributed controlled substances, conspired to commit health care fraud, committed health care fraud, and then obstructed justice to hinder the investigation, was convicted yesterday at the conclusion of a seven-day jury...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Activities Planned at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in February 2020 (Hours of Operation 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging David M. Kruchten, 37, Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, with attempting to produce child pornography. The indictment was returned yesterday by a federal grand jury, sitting in Madison, and was unsealed after Kruchten was arrested earlier today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: The former chief of Antigua’s Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) has pleaded guilty for his role in connection with the Stanford International Bank (SIB) Ponzi scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond man was sentenced today to 52 years in prison for his role in multiple carjackings, including one that resulted in a death.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Jury Finds Florida Man Guilty of Obstructing the IRS.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: MIAMI – On Jan. 29, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf visited the Joint Special Operations Center in Miami, where he met with the DHS personnel, state and local law enforcement officials, and the National Football League security team to discuss securing Super Bowl LIV.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: ARROWSIC, Maine, Jan. 30, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Donald “DJ” LaVoy visited the Arrowsic Volunteer Fire Station to announce a $9.87 million investment in four infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 4,527 households and 215 businesses in rural Maine. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: A former Philadelphia tax return preparer was sentenced to 24 months in prison today for aiding in the preparation of a false client tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain for ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr announced today the appointment of Timothy Shea as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546, effective February 3. The Office is the largest U.S. Attorney’s Office in the country, serving as both the local and the federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital, with over 300 attorneys responsible for litigation before over 100 judges in federal and local courts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice will hold a public workshop in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 19, 2020, titled “Section 230 – Nurturing Innovation or Fostering Unaccountability?,” to discuss Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, its expansive interpretation by the courts, its impact on the American people and business community, and whether improvements to the law should be made.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California announced a settlement with Kohler Co. (Kohler) resolving alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and California law. Under the terms of the settlement, Kohler will retire unlawfully generated hydrocarbon ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: The former chief of Antigua’s Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) has pleaded guilty for his role in connection with the Stanford International Bank (SIB) Ponzi scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: A federal jury convicted a Florida man today of corruptly obstructing the due administration of the internal revenue laws, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez for the Middle District of Florida.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday finalized a rule to simplify and increase the transparency of the Board's rules for determining control of a banking organization. If a company has control over a banking organization, the company generally becomes subject to the Board's rules and regulations.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Five federal financial regulatory agencies on Thursday invited public comment on a proposal to modify regulations implementing the Volcker rule's general prohibition on banking entities investing in or sponsoring hedge funds or private equity funds—known as "covered funds." Since the regulations implementing ...
By Fed Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Alden State Bank, Alden, New York Flood insurance violations civil money penalty, dated Jan. 24, 2020.
