News published on Federal Newswire in July 2020

News from July 2020


Sonoma County CEO Sentenced to Three and One Half Years in Prison on Charges Stemming from Multi-Million-Dollar Student Loan Repayment Services Scam

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Brandon Frere was sentenced to 42 months in prison following his guilty plea to wire fraud and money laundering charges, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The charges stem from a multi-million-dollar...


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joseph Herbert Hobbs, of Reynoldsville, West Virginia, has admitted today to a methamphetamine charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: Indianapolis - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today, Michael Price, 46, Indianapolis, Ind., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge James R. Sweeney II, to 110 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.


FBI Releases 2019 Participation Data for the National Use-of-Force Data Collection

News Release: FBI Releases 2019 Participation Data for the National Use-of-Force Data Collection.


Armed Career Criminal Sentenced To 15 Years For Possessing A Firearm And Ammunition

News Release: Tampa, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge Virginia Covington has sentenced Luis Michael Quercia (54, Bradenton) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Quercia to forfeit the firearm and ammunition used in the offense.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Maryland man was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 30 months in prison for cyberstalking victims in the Southern District of Ohio.


News Release: Jorge Salcedo admits to receiving $200,000 in bribes to facilitate the admission of two students to the University of California at Los Angeles.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Commemorates 30th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act

News Release: Tampa, Florida - Sunday, July 26, 2020, marked the 30thAnniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA), a critical civil rights law that aims to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities.


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.


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


USAO News: U.S. Attorneys, Texas AG Warn Consumers of Scams Involving Counterfeit, Mislabeled, Non-Existent PPE

News Release: U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox - in partnership with U.S. Attorneys Ryan K. Patrick (Southern District of Texas), John F. Bash (Western District of Texas), and Stephen J. Cox (Eastern District of Texas) as well as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton - today informed the...


Deported Alien from the Dominican Republic Pleads Guilty to Drug and Immigration Violations

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A former resident of the Dominican Republic pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday, July 27, 2020, to violations of the federal narcotics and immigration laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Ventura County man was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to public officials in Los Angeles County in order to secure government contracts for his electrical contracting company.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- The 30thAnniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA), a critical civil rights law that aims to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities, was celebrated on Sunday, July 26, 2020, by U.S. Attorney’s Offices nationwide.


News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Mexican woman was sentenced July 27 to more than five years for possession with intent to distribute heroin.


Syracuse man sentenced to nearly eight years in prison in RICO gang case

News Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. -Wynn, 43, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced today to serve 92 months in prison for violating the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) as part of the 110 Gang.


Ventura County Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Bribing Los Angeles County Officials and Cheating on His Taxes

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Ventura County man was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to public officials in Los Angeles County in order to secure government contracts for his electrical contracting company.


U.S. Marshals Target Sex Offenders in Northern Arizona Compliance Operation

News Release: Phoenix, AZ - The combined efforts of the United States Marshals Service, Mohave County Probation Office, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Whiteriver Tribal Police led to hundreds of sex offender compliance checks and six arrests in communities across northern Arizona.


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau announced that it will begin emailing households in low-responding areas to encourage them to respond to the 2020 Census.


Syracuse Man Sentenced to Nearly Eight Years in RICO Gang Case

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Rashawn Wynn, age 43, of Syracuse, was sentenced today to serve 92 months in prison for violating the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) as part of the 110 Gang, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, Thomas F. Relford, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI), and Chief Kenton Buckner, City of Syracuse Police Department.