News from July 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Carlos Eduardo Hampton (23, Cocoa) to eight years and one month in federal prison for robbery and for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Hampton had pleaded guilty on Jan. 30, 2020.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Due to extreme conditions, all fires at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area are prohibited effective 12:01 am, Thursday, July 30, 2020 until further notice. No open flames are permitted. This includes, but is not limited to, all fires in NPS provided fire rings and boxes, shoreline fires, charcoal fires, tiki torches, incense burners, candles, and propane campfires.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that 10 defendants pleaded guilty during June and July 2020, to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, five grams or more of methamphetamine before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
Release: More information about Luxembourg is available on the Luxembourg Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: FBI Offers Reward for Information on Federal Fugitive.
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
Release: More information about Ireland is available on the Ireland Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Today, U.S. Attorney John F. Bash joined fellow U.S. Attorneys in Texas-Ryan K. Patrick in the Southern District, Erin Nealy Cox in the Northern District and Stephen J. Cox in the Eastern District-and Attorney General Ken Paxton to inform the public about several fraudulent schemes involving masks, personal...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: DENVER -National Park Service Regional Director Mike Reynolds announced the selection of Patricia (Patty) Trap as superintendent of the Southeast Utah Group Area National Parks, which includes Arches and Canyonlands national parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments. Since 2012, Trap...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 23, 2020, Brian D. Wickersham (age: 60) of Merrill, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison by Senior District Judge William C. Griesbach.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 23, 2020, Brian D. Wickersham (age: 60) of Merrill, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison by Senior District Judge William C. Griesbach.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MATTHEW MADONNA, the Acting Boss of the Luchese Family, CHRISTOPHER LONDONIO, a soldier in the Luchese Family, and TERRENCE CALDWELL, an associate of the Luchese Family, were sentenced today to life...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: KOUNTZE, Texas - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Big Thicket National Preserve is increasing backcountry recreational access by making backcountry camping permits and hunting permits available via...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, and is the nation’s preeminent civil rights law for providing access and equal opportunity for people with disabilities. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island is proud to play a critical...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Spokane - Sunday, July 26, 2020, marks the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA), a critical civil rights law that aims to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington is proud to play...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Got milk? Most people have seen the famous ads featuring celebrities that highlight the importance of drinking milk for building strong bones. Research shows that milk has other benefits, especially for babies, such as helping them grow and strengthening their immune systems. But scientists still don’t understand exactly how milk does these things.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Tameshwar Ammar, a former medical doctor in Roslyn, New York, pleaded guilty via teleconference to conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone. Ammar was indicted in November 2019. On June 22, 2020, he relinquished his license to practice...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that JAMAL SMITH, age 31, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on July 24, 2020 in a six-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury for violations of the Federal Gun Control Act and the Federal Controlled Substances Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Troy Jackson, 43, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced today to serve 46 months in prison for his conviction for participating in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar today sentenced Ahmad Kazzelbach, age 26, of Pasadena, Maryland, to four years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, on the federal charges of cyberstalking and intentional damage to a protected computer.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - New legislation introduced today by House Agriculture Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Subcommittee Chair Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio and her fellow subcommittee members would allow states to extend administrative flexibilities for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,...
