News from January 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Norwood woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to distributing synthetic marijuana into state correctional facilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces today that Dr. Jayam Krishna Iyer has agreed to pay the United States $102,126.98 to resolve allegations that she violated the False Claims Act while practicing as a pain management physician. These civil claims are related to Iyer’s guilty...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A North Las Vegas resident made his initial appearance today, January 7, 2020, after being charged in a 15-count indictment for allegedly committing, among other crimes, sex trafficking of children and tampering with a witness, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, man convicted by virtue of a federal jury trial for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on Jan. 3, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken. The trial was held August 26-29, 2019.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Among the employee training programs an EM contractor has made available to the broader DOE complex is one that aims to stop suspicious items from entering the supply chain at the Savannah River Site (SRS) and affecting mission-critical structures, systems, and components.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Nov. 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Robert Farias Jr., Kunoa Cattle Company LLC, doing business as Ranch Company...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Tech Support Scams.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: MACON, Ga. - A Miami, Florida man pleaded guilty to stealing mail and checks out of a Macon mailbox, an action that triggered the victim to hold the defendant at gunpoint in an effort to prevent his escape, announced Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Jeremy...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: PORT ANGELES, WA: An Avalanche Awareness Class is scheduled for Thursday, January 9 from 6:00-7:30 pm at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles. Matt Schonwald, Professional Observer at the Northwest Avalanche Center, will present important information on avalanche safety and winter recreation. This program is free of charge and open to the public. The Olympic National Park Visitor Center is located at 3002 Mount Angeles Road.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - Matthew MacLeod, 34, of Rochester, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to narcotics trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Norwood woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to distributing synthetic marijuana into state correctional facilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - Israel Perez, 52, of Manchester, was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy in a seven-defendant narcotics case, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Camdenton, Missouri, man who was scheduled to go to trial yesterday, instead pleaded guilty to a $78,000 fraud scheme in which he used his victim’s credit cards without authorization.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today the resolution of a lawsuit in which Naval Petty Officer Third Class Lindsey Hunger alleged that Walmart violated her rights when it failed to offer her employment at the Walmart store located at 2545 Rimrock Avenue in Grand Junction, Colorado because...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: A Skiatook man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Tuesday to attempted receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: Over three months in 2020, Tumacácori National Historical Park will offer hikers the opportunity to walk the four-mile stretch of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail between Tumacácori and Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, catching a free ride back to their starting point. Hikers can...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: CINCINNATI - The owner of Evans Landscaping, Inc. was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 21 months in prison for defrauding the City of Cincinnati and other public entities through fraudulent small business contracts.
