News from July 2020
By USDA Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Samuel Friedman (47, Pasco County) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The EM program has added two portable units to its network of 14 permanent air monitoring stations at the Savannah River Site (SRS), helping extend the reach of its study of the atmosphere in and around the site.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Antoine Clayborne, 42, formerly of Pearl, Mississippi, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge David Bramlette III to 36 months’ probation for his participation in a pit bull dog fighting venture, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Dax Roberson, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General. Clayborne was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - With the upcoming arrival of Tax Day on July 15, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and IRS Criminal Investigation Division in Chicago remind taxpayers to accurately file their returns and promptly pay any money owed.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on July 8, 2020, two individuals were sentenced to prison by United States District Court Senior Judge James E. Gritzner for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. Erik M. Barber and Lacey Jo Smalley were sentenced to prison for 18 years and 16 years, respectively. Previously, the Court sentenced the leader of the conspiracy, Jason Paul Rodriguez, to 30 years in prison on March 12, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Giovanni Geonard Ingersoll, of Akron, Ohio, has admitted to methamphetamine distribution, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2021 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bill.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The EM Savannah River Site (SRS) landscape is changing again as Saltstone Disposal Unit (SDU) 8 cell construction work is underway.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: CONCORD, NH - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Alysha DeJesus, 25, of Winchester, was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for attempted possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced that 10 individuals were arrested and charged in a multi-count indictment today for their involvement in a conspiracy to distribute and possess crack cocaine, cocaine and oxycodone throughout the Elyria, Ohio area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - James J. Berg, P.A., has agreed to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act by writing illegitimate prescriptions for controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Andrew B. Birge announced today. As part of the settlement, Mr. Berg agreed to surrender his U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Bryan County man admitted in federal court to attempting to persuade a minor to engage in sex.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Lowcountry Council of Governments, Yemassee, South Carolina, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: For Further Information, Contact: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Emily W. Allen (619) 546-9738, Andrew Young (619) 546-7981, and Oleksandra Johnson (619) 546-9769. SAN DIEGO - Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, former director at Chabad of Poway, and five of his associates pleaded guilty in federal court today and...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2021 Defense bill on a vote of 30 to 22. The legislation funds the Department of Defense, including operations and maintenance, readiness activities, research and development, equipment modernization, and health and quality-of-life programs for our troops and military families.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: Watch an animated timeline to learn more about the history of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management Shiprock, New Mexico, Disposal Site. The site lies on the Navajo Nation within the town limits of Shiprock.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - On July 10, FBI agents arrested Ana Luisa Martín-Alfaro who is facing 34 counts of bank fraud, announced United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was in charge of the investigation of the case.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 40-year-old Honey Grove, Texas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for tax fraud in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released the Energy Storage Grand Challenge Draft Roadmap and a Request for Information (RFI) seeking stakeholder input on the Draft Roadmap. Announced in January 2020 by U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge...
