News from January 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Flandreau, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2020
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Michael T. Harris, 45, of Gulf Breeze, Florida, entered a guilty plea to the.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2020
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - United States Attorney Lawrence Keefe, of the Northern District of Florida,.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Todd County, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that two Rapid City, South Dakota, men convicted of Interference with Commerce by Robbery and Conspiracy were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - “This tragedy is a heartbreaking reminder of the dangers all law enforcement face. While they keep us safe. While they do the job. Our thoughts and prayers are with Detective Finke, his family, and all of Birmingham PD. We should never forget that the line of duty is endowed by sacrifice, selflessness, and courage.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), one of the designated House Managers for the Senate Impeachment Trial of President Trump, issued the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2020
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Agents and staff from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Minneapolis District Office participated in the 21st annual Government on Display Exposition held at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, on January 25. One of 23 agencies represented, the event drew approximately 7,000 people to the booths located inside the largest mall in the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 25, 2020
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. Jan. 25, 20202 - Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are releasing their 2019 fire year summary and 2020 prescribed burn and mechanical treatment plans to the public.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the passing of former Congressman Fortney “Pete" Stark, who served as Chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently sent letters to the Governors of all states, the District of Columbia, and territories asking them to provide DHS with a monthly update of the number of REAL IDs issued by their jurisdictions. The states now report to DHS that ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its first report pursuant to President Trump’s April 3, 2019, Memorandum on Combatting Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods. The first-ever report outlines a series of recommendations and actions that can be taken by both the federal government and industry partners to combat this illicit trade epidemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2020
News Release: A citizen and resident of the Dominican Republic was sentenced today in Miami, Florida, to 65 months in prison for multiple criminal charges in connection with a sophisticated global cellphone fraud scheme that involved compromising cellphone customers’ accounts in the United States and “cloning” their phones to make fraudulent international calls.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2020
News Release: Two men were sentenced to prison for their roles in a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme targeting the elderly and other vulnerable victims. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney R. Andrew Murray of the Western District of North Carolina and Inspector in Charge David McGinnis of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Charlotte Division made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2020
News Release: Two officials from the local Iron Workers union pleaded guilty today for their role in a brutal assault on a group of non-union ironworkers in Dyer, Indiana. The attack, which left multiple workers with serious injuries, was part of an effort to obtain a contract for the union to assist with the construction of the Plum Creek Christian Academy, a school affiliated with the Dyer Baptist Church.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2020
News Release: A Richland, Washington couple and their companies, HTG Trucking LLC and Freedom Fuel Inc., were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Richland, Washington for fraud and false statement charges in connection with a renewable energy fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington William D. Hyslop.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2020
News Release: Comprehensive Pain Management Institute and its owner, Leon Margolin, M.D., have agreed to pay the United States $650,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they knowingly billed Medicare for nerve conduction studies and alcohol/substance abuse assessments and interventions (SBIRT) that were ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2020
News Release: The owner of a former New York City restaurant pleaded guilty to tax evasion today, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman for the Southern District of New York, and Chief of Internal Revenue Service- Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Jonathan D. Larsen.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2020
News Release: A federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, returned an indictment today charging three Louisiana residents with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, 14 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a fraudulent tax return, three counts of wire fraud, and three counts of aggravated ...
