News from January 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a Tuscaloosa man for two armed robberies in Tuscaloosa, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - Shamon D. Heatly (37, St. Petersburg) was sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for selling cocaine. Heatly had pleaded guilty on Oct. 28, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lake Andes, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Abusive Sexual Contact.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Earnest Parrie Dille, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months incarceration for failing to register as a sex offender, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that the Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department and two Chinese nationals have been charged in connection with aiding the People’s Republic of China.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jan. 28, 2020 - The emergency prohibition of fentanyl analogues expires on February 6 without congressional action. Fentanyl and its analogues are responsible for thousands of overdose deaths in Tennessee and we are among the states with the highest number of overdose deaths in...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 126 months in prison for impersonating a federal agent while selling counterfeit coins and unlawfully importing counterfeit coins and bars into the United States, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Dec. 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Jerry Stokes, doing business as Jerry Stokes Cattle (Stokes), of Garrison...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A federal jury has returned guilty verdicts on all counts against a 40-year-old Brownsville man for his role in trafficking more than 1000 kilograms of cocaine involving $26 million in drug proceeds, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A Laredo grand jury has charged three Honduran nationals and a young Guatamalan man for assaulting Border Patrol (BP) agents, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS-An assistant basketball coach at Stonechild College on the Rocky Boy’s Reservation appeared today on charges he sexually abused a minor, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Konshawntas Boyd, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 30 months incarceration for her role in a drug distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS-An assistant basketball coach at Stonechild College on the Rocky Boy’s Reservation appeared today on charges he sexually abused a minor, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: ARCATA, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Arcata Field Office is holding a public meeting and accepting public comments regarding management needs and projects that would benefit off-highway vehicle recreation on public lands. The meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 5 p.m. at the BLM Arcata Field Office, 1695 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA, 95521.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: GUILTY PLEA - DANIEL SANCHEZ-MENDOZA. On Jan. 21, Daniel Sanchez-Mendoza, 27, pled guilty to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. Sanchez-Mendoza was pulled over by law enforcement for a traffic violation, and after consenting to a search, was found to be in possession of methamphetamine...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Assaulted Three Orthodox Jewish Women in Crown Heights.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: Defendant filed more than $100 million in liens against current and former officials in scheme to inflate tax refunds.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) during today’s hearing titled: “GSA Outleases and the Trump Old Post Office Hotel."
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lake Andes, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Abusive Sexual Contact.
