News from January 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Osakwe Ismael Osagbue, age 32, of Los Angeles, California, to four years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, in connection with a scheme to obtain and use fraudulent...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. -- The Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain District is conducting slash pile burning at the southern end of Antelope Valley Jan. 20-25, as part of the ongoing Seven Miles Hazardous Fuels Project.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Rebecca Armell, 46, of Shelburne, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington to a charge of credit card fraud. U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss released Armell on conditions pending sentencing, which has been scheduled for May 1.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: MONTICELLO, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Monticello Field Office is seeking public input on a BLM and Utah Division of Parks and Recreation (UDPR) joint proposal to develop a campground and mountain bike trails on BLM-administered lands near Goosenecks State Park in southeast San Juan County. The public scoping period will begin on Jan. 13, 2020 and end on Feb. 14, 2020 and public comments will help the BLM develop a draft environmental assessment.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that SEDALE PERVIS, also known as “Scope," 27, of New Haven, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 144 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a violent street gang.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of narcotics trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: Join us for a weekend of service! Big Thicket National Preserve invites you to participate in two volunteer opportunities during the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the MLK day of service, celebrating the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy. Seen as a “day on, not a day off’ this federal holiday is designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Domingo Ene, 28; Joshua Hopoi, 24; and Raymond Su, 31, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to steal U.S. mail, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. Ene also pleaded guilty to possession of a stolen firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to one count each of conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program and health care fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today welcomed Rep. Jesús “Chuy" Garcia (D-Ill.) to the Natural Resources Committee, saying his decades of work on environmental justice will be a special asset to the entire Committee. Garcia joined the Committee after the departure of Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.), who left the Democratic Party.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: Today, Committee Democrats held a markup on two bills, one of which Republicans were completely denied an opportunity to engage in bipartisan talks. While the first bill, H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, has been improved, it lacks necessary religious safeguards that the Civil Rights Act ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against a 45-year-old Alton man for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Ranking Member Bob Gibbs (R-OH) from today’s hearing entitled, “The Path to a Carbon-Free Maritime Industry: Investments and Innovation":
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Montclair, California, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to drug trafficking after transporting more than four pounds of heroin and approximately five pounds of fentanyl aboard a bus en route to New York City. The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division and the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Washington, D.C., man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl, in addition to armed drug trafficking.
By State Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, were joined by Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced today that Anthony Bueno, age 45, was sentenced to serve 30 months in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for his role in a conspiracy to bribe a VA official so that clients of his company would gain an unfair advantage in the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS-A California man who admitted transporting methamphetamine to Billings for distribution in Montana was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: MIAMI - Eric Lin, 35, of Clarksburg, Maryland, pled guilty today in South Florida to a felony charging him with knowingly and intentionally transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 875(c). Lin made repeated on-line threatening communications that targeted Hispanics.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 14, 2020
News Release: GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - A central Nebraska high school student, and a teacher at his school, were arrested Tuesday on charges related to child pornography.
