News from January 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: PHONE: (716) 843-5817. FAX #: (716) 551-3051. ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Christopher Parris, 39, currently of Atlanta, GA, formerly of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, mail fraud, and conspiracy...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Downey man was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for committing four armed robberies of GameStop video game stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties that resulted in the theft of more than $132,000 in merchandise and cash.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A federal jury deliberated less than two hours before returning guilty verdicts late yesterday evening, Jan. 23, 2020, against Deon Evans, 35, of Markham, Illinois., for trafficking methamphetamine, carrying or possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, and unlawful possession...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH); Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC); Ranking Member of the Government Operations subcommittee, sent a letter to Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - An unpaved emergency route between Highway 11 and the comfort station at Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube) will be closed to the public starting Tuesday, January 28 while repairs to a faulty electrical line are made.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Claudia Lizaola, 40, of San Bernardino, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 10-count indictment against Reginald Lamont Thomas, 44, of Fairfield, charging him with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat, and poultry industries, on Jan. 7, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Sugarcreek Livestock Auction Inc. (Sugarcreek) and Leroy H. Baker, Jr., (Baker) of Sugarcreek, Ohio, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. The Decision and Order became final and effective on Jan. 13, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LEE FERGUSON, 62, of Farmington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 20 months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for stealing more than $3.3 million from his employees.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: A man arrested as a result of a report from Facebook to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children was sentenced Monday in federal court for sexual exploitation of a child, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, on the third anniversary of the release of President Trump’s original Muslim Ban, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Join a ranger and fellow visitors for a screening of a national park or outdoor-related documentary at Indiana Dunes National Park. The Indiana Dunes Visitor Center will have movie screenings on Sundays, Feb. 2, 9, 16, and 23, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. In addition, to...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -On Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, will hold a joint hearing with Rep. Karen Bass, Chairperson of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Jesus Sanchez, Jr, age 22, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after his guilty plea of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and maintaining a drug involved premises, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By State Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Senator Bob Menendez, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations today made the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDGAR MANDUJANO-AGUILAR, 31, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to one count of reentry of a removed alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection watch commander was ordered today to serve 31 months in federal prison for committing a series of crimes, including operating an illegal gun-selling business, possessing machine guns and other prohibited firearms, failing to disclose his foreign financial interests and contacts in China in order to obtain a secret-level security clearance, and cheating on his federal income taxes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: “The emergency prohibition of fentanyl analogues expires on February 6 without congressional action. Fentanyl and its analogues are responsible for dozens of overdose deaths in Utah. Without action by Congress, my partners and I will not have the tools we need to protect Utah families from the onslaught of these extraordinarily dangerous substances.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: Electronic Health Records Vendor to Pay $145 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: Merrick led police on a twenty-mile chase, refusing to stop even after the tires on her getaway van were destroyed by stop sticks.
