News from July 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: Montachusett Regional Transportation Authority allegedly submitted reimbursement claims for transportation that was never provided.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland, Ohio, has returned a 13-count indictment charging four sitting Toledo City Council members and one local attorney for their participation in a bribery and extortion scheme that encouraged soliciting and accepting cash, checks, money orders, or other things of value from local business owners in exchange for their votes on City Council.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Last week, Doncio Eagle Havatone, 35, of Peach Springs, Arizona was sentenced by United States District Judge Steven P. Logan to 120 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Havatone previously pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A former leader of the Nine Trey Gangsters (NTG) was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included the murder of 23-year-old Delante Eley.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Duquesne, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms law, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: Beginning on July 27 through Sept. 24, the Alluvial Fan area in Rocky Mountain National Park will be closed for major trail work. This closure will be in effect on weekends as well. Due to materials and equipment staging, there will very limited parking available on the west side and the east side parking area will be closed. In September, the west side parking area will have additional closures tied to an exclosure fence project.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: In cooperation with state and local partners, and with increased warm temperatures and dry weather conditions, the Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park, under the guidance of the Olympic Interagency Fire Management Team, have moved to moderate fire danger conditions on federal public lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man pleaded guilty today to driving a getaway car in two robberies, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: MACON - The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit confirmed Monday that a Macon businessman convicted and sent to prison for his role in a complex scheme to defraud the Bibb County School District (BCSD) of millions of dollars will pay back taxpayers and serve his full prison sentence, announced Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Mexican national who has twice been convicted of drug trafficking in Nevada, was sentenced July 21 to seven years and three months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for illegal reentry into the United States. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Las Vegas Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - Reginald McFarland, 38, has pleaded guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the guilty plea today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man today admitted he strangled his partner during an argument at a residence on the Crow Indian Reservation and also was an habitual domestic assault offender, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Hephzibah man arrested at an Augusta motel when a 14-year-old boy signaled that he was in danger has been sentenced to federal prison for production of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced today to eight years in federal prison for possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following statements about the Trump Administration’s deployment of unidentified federal officials to police Portland, Oregon, over the objections of state and local officials...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Tom Carper (D-DE), John Kennedy (R-LA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) sent a letter urging House and Senate leaders to include the Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced legislation to incentivize states to reform their unemployment insurance systems.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erin Nealy Cox has appointed Prerak Shah as First Assistant United States Attorney, the office’s second in command, she announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man pleaded guilty today to driving a getaway car in two robberies, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: Watch an animated timeline to learn more about the history of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management Monument Valley, Arizona, Processing Site, a former operational mill site located in the picturesque Cane Valley. The valley is home to a handful of Native American residents, as well as wild burros, various species of birds, and other wildlife.
