News from January 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that EDD SCAFIDEL, JR., age 59, a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on January 9, 2020 before United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon after previously being charged in a one-count Indictment with receipt of images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children, including children as young as approximately one (1) year old, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ' 2252(a)(2).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that EDD SCAFIDEL, JR., age 59, a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on January 9, 2020 before United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon after previously being charged in a one-count Indictment with receipt of images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children, including children as young as approximately one (1) year old, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ' 2252(a)(2).
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: Gettysburg National Military Park and the South Mountain Audubon Society invite the public to participate in a free guided bird walk on February 15 at the Emmanuel Harman farm, a battlefield site that is the former Gettysburg Country Club. Park and meet at 9 am by the tennis courts/outdoor pool complex...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $3.92 million civil penalty against Southwest Airlines for allegedly operating multiple aircraft on commercial flights with incorrect calculations of weight and balance data.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - A resident of Kannapolis, North Carolina, was sentenced today in federal court in Greensboro for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, announced United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss announced that Kristian James O’Hara, age 25, of Bardonia, New York, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison by the Honorable Colm F. Connolly, U.S. District Judge for the District of Delaware. O’Hara pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit cyberstalking on April 3, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - David Keith Frazier, 33, of Neshoba County and a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves to 70 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for bank robbery by use of a dangerous weapon, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Michelle A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine, a case that was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Springfield Police Department.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Justin Wheeler, 27, of West Seneca, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor by a person having a prior conviction for aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, or abusive sexual conduct involving a minor, was sentenced to serve 121 months in prison and lifetime supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced brothers Salvatore Esposito (47, Orlando) and Joseph Esposito (43, Orlando) to federal prison terms for their roles in defrauding more than 150 victims out of more than $9.3 million in connection with the operation of their business...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: CODY, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office, Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation partnered in 2019 to provide reliable water sources for wildlife on Rattlesnake Mountain, just west of Cody. Partnerships like this are an essential component of the BLM’s mission to practice shared conservation stewardship on public land.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Independence, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing methamphetamine and firearms.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is hosting several public and stakeholder meetings to gather input on the development of off-highway vehicle (OHV) grant proposals for submission to the California State Parks, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division. Grant applications are currently being prepared by the BLM staff for the 2019/2020 grant cycle.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mandan, North Dakota, man convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and Aggravated Incest was sentenced on January 9, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 10 months’ imprisonment, followed by 7 years’ supervised release, and was ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution to two child victims on his conviction of possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By State Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: Dear Mr. Malpass: We write to express our deep concern over certain hiring practices with respect to employment of persons from Taiwan that may be inconsistent with the World Bank Group Code of Conduct. While we understand that the World Bank Group (WBG) and other international financial institutions...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Anthony M. Girolamo, 43, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to transferring obscene material to a minor. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 10 months’ imprisonment, followed by 7 years’ supervised release, and was ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution to two child victims on his conviction of possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - Charles Eason, 44, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for being a convicted felon illegally in possession of a firearm. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has found a Jacksonville, Florida-based roofing contractor in contempt of court for failing to pay $2,202,049 in penalties assessed by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for safety and health violations at worksites in Florida.
