News from July 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The CEO and co-founder of Trustify Inc. (Trustify), a privately-held technology company founded in 2015 and based in Arlington, Virginia, was charged in an indictment unsealed today for his alleged role in a fraud scheme resulting in millions of dollars of losses to investors.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: California Man Charged with Unlawfully Importing Mosaic.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Colorado counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Chaffee and Fremont counties who suffered losses due to recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Six Former NFL Players Charged in Superseding Indictment Alleging Nationwide Fraud on Health Care Benefit Program for Retired NFL Players.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
Release: Resources Will Help All Poultry Owners and Handlers Follow Good Biosecurity
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) hosted a roundtable discussion to hear directly from working moms who are directly affected by the child care crisis in the COVID-19 era. Joining the Chairman for the discussion were Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-CT), a...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., July 24, 2020) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will launch a third round of Farmers to Families Food Box Program purchases with distributions to occur beginning by September 1 with completion by Oct. 31, 2020. The purchases will spend the balance of $3 billion authorized for the program. So far, over 46 million Farmers to Families Food Boxes have been invoiced and delivered.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, Florida - A Florida man was charged with three counts of production of child pornography Thursday. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN: With the impending shortage of staff, the concessionaire at Kettle Falls hotel will no longer be able to offer dine-in services in the restaurant starting July 27, 2020. Minor food services such as frozen food may be served when available in the bar and outside. This suspension in service is due to staff shortages and not related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Trump signed into law this week a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), James Lankford (R-OK), Tom Carper (D-DE) and other Senate colleagues to strengthen our national security by extending the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jun Wei Yeo, also known as Dickson Yeo, entered a plea of guilty today to one count of acting within the United States as an illegal agent of a foreign power without first notifying the Attorney General, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 951. Mr. Yeo’s plea was entered via videoconference before...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Help us combat disaster fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. - The Bureau of Reclamation, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, would like to notify the public that lower water levels at Fresno Reservoir should be anticipated into Spring 2021, impacting recreation and fishing at the reservoir.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: BOISE - Edgar Flores-Moreno, 36, of Caldwell, Idaho, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. A federal grand jury indicted Flores-Moreno on Aug. 14, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - An Eagle Rock, Virginia man was sentenced today for a sex offense involving a minor, according to United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Joshua T. Haynes, 42, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for attempted sex trafficking of a minor. He also will be required to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland has returned a six-count indictment charging Andrew V. Thomas, age 34, of Maple Heights with three counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser announced that a federal grand jury on July 24 returned an indictment against defendant JIMMIE POWELL age 27, of New Orleans, for armed bank robbery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2113(a) and 2113(d).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jason Schwartz, 48, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to possession of child pornography, including prepubescent images. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hudson County, New Jersey, man made his initial appearance today on a charge stemming from his arrest for illegally possessing a handgun with a large capacity magazine, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
