News from January 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A federal jury found a Detroit, Michigan man guilty of conspiracy to distribute heroin, using and carrying a firearm during the heroin conspiracy, and tampering with a witness, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Curtis Watson, also known as “LOW," conspired with other drug traffickers from Detroit, Michigan and Charleston, West Virginia, to distribute in excess of 700 grams of heroin in the Southern District of West Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man and woman have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, Possession of a Firearm by a Person Convicted of a Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence, and Transfer of a Firearm to a Prohibited Person.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today condemning the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) defense of PennEast’s efforts to overturn the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision and seize state-owned land...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas -Two Texas men have been sentenced to federal prison for an investment fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown and FBI Special Agent in Charge Matthew J. DeSarno today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a White River, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on Jan. 28, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Macon, Ga. - The final defendant wanted in “Operation Benchwarmers" was taken into custody by FBI agents in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday afternoon, announced Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Andrew Bravo Jimenez, aka “Droopy," 25, of Athens and Texas, was...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: A firearms trafficker was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison after authorities tracked him down following an armed robbery, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS-A former Stockman Bank commercial loan assistant who admitted stealing money from the accounts of two customers, including a mentally incompetent elderly man, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison and five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $195,949 restitution, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: A Tulsa woman was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and maintaining a drug involved premises, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on the Trump Administration’s proposal to allow states to block grant their Medicaid programs...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today condemning the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) defense of PennEast’s efforts to overturn the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision and seize state-owned land...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Defendants conspired to obtain controlled substances by misrepresentation.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments to help develop off-highway vehicle grant proposals to the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division (OHMVR) during an open house meeting on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at the Ukiah Field Office, 2550 North State Street, Suite 2, Ukiah.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Trump administration, led by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma, announced new guidance for the Medicaid program that would hand states a playbook to implement block grants. This fixed amount will allow states to make cuts to their Medicaid programs that reduce benefits and limit access.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Thursday, February 6, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Peter D. Amato, age 66, of Albany, was sentenced today to 1 year of probation and to pay a $15,000 fine for conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released a statement regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) reproposed rule on speculative position limits, which protect consumers from irresponsible commodity trading that has caused unnecessary spikes in prices for gas and other products...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: In San Antonio this afternoon, a federal jury convicted 53-year-old Elton Vallare of San Antonio of distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A former Aurora, Missouri, business owner pleaded guilty in federal court today to a series of multi-million dollar fraud schemes.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Promontory, UT - Golden Spike National Historical Park will increase its entrance fees on May 01, 2020 as part of the National Park Service’s ongoing efforts to address infrastructure needs and improve visitor experiences. The fee schedule will change according to the following.
