News from January 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Christopher Dillon, 55, of Lancaster, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was sentenced to serve 52 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The defendant was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $5,245,862.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: DAYTON - A former Dayton City Commissioner was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 12 months in prison for accepting a thing of value in connection with a local government.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: As part of its ongoing efforts to foster sustainable development of natural resources, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking nominations for the 2020 Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards. These awards, presented annually, showcase some of the finest examples of responsible mineral resource development.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Indiana counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Fountain, Parke, and Vermillion counties who suffered losses caused by excessive rain that has occurred since March 1, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -This week, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, held a joint hearing with Rep. Karen Bass, Chairperson of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: SEATTLE, Jan. 29, 2020 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Washington State Director Kirk Pearson announced USDA has invested $2.4 million in a high-speed broadband infrastructure project that will create or improve e-Connectivity for approximately 250 households and home-based businesses in rural Mason County in southwest Washington. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JEFFREY BRAZIER, 50, of Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: Deshaun A. Jones, 40, was sentenced for being a felon in possession of a stolen firearm and ammunition. Judge John R. Adams sentenced Jones to 120 months of incarceration and three years of supervised release. The Judge also imposed a 21-month term of incarceration to be served consecutively because Jones violated the terms of his current supervision when he was convicted of this crime.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -This week, Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing entitled “Protecting Those Who Blow the Whistle on Government Wrongdoing" to examine who qualifies as a federal whistleblower; what protections such a designation affords to those who make allegations of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement; and whether new legal provisions would improve whistleblower protections.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Lloyd Doggett announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “More Cures for More Patients: Overcoming Pharmaceutical Barriers" on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a family farmer, today attended a White House signing ceremony led by President Donald Trump for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A jury on Tuesday convicted a Shelby woman of firearms crimes for lying while buying a handgun and then giving it to a juvenile, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Lebanon, Indiana, man was indicted today for attempting to coerce an individual he thought was a 14-year old boy into engaging in sexual activity, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: Eight individuals from around the country who were charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud and harboring aliens for profit, have been sentenced, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, La. - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that ANIL PRASAD, M.D., age 63, a resident of Covington, Louisiana was sentenced on Jan. 28, 2020 by U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to 24 months’ imprisonment followed by (3) three years of supervised release, with the condition...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA -Lawrence Keefe, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the sentencings of Erik M. Schabert, 48, a physician, and his ex-wife, Mika Kamissa Harris, 49,.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 144 months imprisonment and five years supervised release on his conviction of possession with the intent to distribute a kilogram or more of heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: Four North Carolina members of the United Blood Nation (UBN or Bloods) street gang were sentenced in Charlotte, North Carolina, after pleading guilty to federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney R. Andrew Murray of the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- Acting United States Attorney A. Lance Crick announced today that Marvin Leroy Smith-Capers, Jr., 37, of Newark, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in federal court to arson. United States District Court Judge Mary Geiger Lewis presided over the hearing and will sentence Smith-Capers at a later date.
