News from July 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to distributing fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - Brian Richard Sanders, 66, of Laurel, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett, to the unlawful possession of an explosive destructive device not registered in the national firearms registration and transfer record, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent-in-Charge Kurt Thielhorn with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man who threatened a witness has been charged in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Cane River Creole National Historical Park is increasing recreational access to additional historic buildings at the park. The National Park Service (NPS) is working...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: MACON, Ga. - Two methamphetamine traffickers supplied with narcotics from a Macon-based stash house were sentenced to prison this week for their crimes, said Charlie Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that KELLY GAUTHIER, age 48, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, was charged on July 28, 2020 with theft of government funds.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Even though COVID-19 infections continue to surge across the U.S., the Trump administration refuses to issue commonsense requirements to mitigate the spread of the disease, including in air travel. So today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Chesapeake, Ohio man pled guilty to a sex offense involving a minor, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Mikel Bradley Smith, 19, pled guilty to traveling in interstate commerce to engage in sexual activity with a minor.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the 55th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing Medicare and Medicaid into law...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau announced that it will begin following up with households in select areas that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: The 2020 Carl Sandburg Writer-in-Residence, Anthony “Tony" Robles, will offer three free virtual writing workshops, on Aug. 16, 30, and Sept. 13, each with a unique theme. The free workshops are hosted by the Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara and will use Zoom for the virtual connection.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: Approximately 341 Pounds of Marijuana Found in Semi-Truck at Utah Port of Entry.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: POCATELLO - Andrew Welch, 46, of Idaho Falls, pleaded guilty to knowingly and fraudulently concealing assets in a bankruptcy proceeding and agreed to immediately forfeit $25,000 to the United States, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. Welch was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pocatello on Aug. 27, 2019. Sentencing is set for Oct. 14, 2020, before U.S. District Judge David C. Nye at the federal courthouse in Pocatello.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Peter Mami, age 41, and James Taylor, age 32, both of Orange County, New York, were indicted yesterday with possessing and intending to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man who threatened a witness of a fatal shooting has been charged in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sisseton, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: The newly refurbished Charles Hall Ferry is back in full service providing passage over Lake Powell between the Bullfrog and Hall's Crossing Marinas. The ferry is scheduled to make six round trips daily during the summer, departing Halls Crossing every two hours beginning at 8:00 a.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sisseton, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: The Defendant Lied to FBI Agents about Purchasing a “Buddy Pass" for an Individual He Believed Was Traveling to Syria to Join ISIS.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2020
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A North Carolina woman was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for her role in a large heroin and meth trafficking conspiracy that originated in Sinaloa, Mexico.
