News from July 2020
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - - Cape Lookout National Seashore would like to take a moment to remind boating visitors that the best experiences to be had, come from safe boating experiences. The Fourth of July, on Crystal Coast waters, is one of the busiest weekends. If you are captaining a boat this weekend, please do your part and be responsible on the water.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Lazaro Aguilar, 20, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possessing with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, was sentenced to serve 81 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser and Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, announced that CAJAN WELDING & RENTALS, LTD., a company located in Opelousas, Louisiana, was charged on July 2, 2020 in a one-count bill of information with conspiracy to defraud the United States and to violate the Procurement Integrity Act, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Marco Cebrenos-Osuna, 29, of North Las Vegas, who is accused of distributing opioids resulting in the death of another person, made his initial court appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Daniel Neill for the DEA.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Faces at Least 15 Years in Prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against a Madera County man for a marijuana cultivation operation that consisted of over 1,000 marijuana plants grown in the Carter Creek watershed drainage network in the Sierra National Forest in Madera County, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Florence, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr., announced today that Fuquan Thompson, 52, of Loris, was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) June 2020 jobs report...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography was sentenced on June 16, 2020, by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: St. Louis, Missouri - Monte Kent, 32, of St. Louis, and Harvey Cameron, 29, of St. Louis, were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Cameron was also indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to 16 years in prison for his role in trafficking five kilograms or more of cocaine and 280 grams or more of crack cocaine and for possessing with intent to distribute at least 28 grams of crack cocaine.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: TAOS, N.M. - With the easing of public health and safety restrictions enacted by the State of New Mexico health officials, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that the Taos Field Office is increasing recreational access to the Rio Verde and Pilar Campgrounds for day-use only. The Rio Grande...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of seven projects totaling $1.94 million to conduct research and development to accelerate the adoption of performance-advantaged biofuel blendstocks. These fuels are derived from renewable feedstocks, and can deliver exceptional efficiency with low emissions. The seven projects will leverage National Laboratory capabilities as part of the Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Norwich Police Chief Patrick J. Daley today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging nine individuals with narcotics offenses related to their alleged involvement in a statewide drug ring.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Sentences. Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal sentenced THERESA KAY FULLERTON, 46, of Mills, Wyoming on June 29, 2020 for possession of stolen mail. Fullerton appeared pursuant to a writ. She received thirty-six months of imprisonment, to be followed by sixty months of supervised release...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Man also Charged with Destruction of Albert Pike Statue.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SHAVAR BELLAMY, also known as “Lil B," “LB" and “Little Black," 34, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: CLEVELAND, Ohio - A federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland, Ohio has returned a two-count indictment charging Artyom Garber, age 33, Paul Queenan, age 64 and John Botsford, age 62, all of Michigan with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute Tetrahydrocannabinols (THC).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Gulfport, Mississippi - David Gray, 39, of Long Beach, Mississippi, pled guilty today before Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Brad L. Byerley, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
