News from July 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Raphael Shaw, 20, of Philadelphia, PA was ordered detained pending trial at a detention hearing today in federal court on charges of burglarizing $104,000 from a Wells Fargo Bank branch in the Parkside section of Philadelphia during...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is increasing recreational access and services. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Ryan Beaulieu, 43, of Underhill, Vermont, was arrested today and charged with possession of child pornography. Beaulieu appeared today before the Honorable John M. Conroy, United States Magistrate Judge, and was ordered detained pending a detention hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Allen Michael Foster, 29, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 84 months imprisonment for abusive sexual contact with a minor under the age of 12 years. As part of his sentence, Foster will be on supervised release for six years following his incarceration and be required to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 73-year-old resident of La Feria has been charged with making a threat to bomb the Veteran’s Administration (VA) Hospital in Harlingen, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Terrell Ike Luster, age 31, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 22, 2020, for escape. Luster was taken into custody without incident on July 23, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: “I want to be very clear regarding the role of federal agents summoned to Seattle. They are here to protect federal properties and the important work that occurs in our courthouses and federal buildings. These are the places where federal judges decide cases and controversies, including those filed by protestors against the City, where social security benefits are processed, citizenship is made possible, and where the rights of the accused are protected.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and Denver Police Department Need Your Help Identifying a Bank Robber.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that on July 24, 2020, Dawon L. Hughes, 37, of Omaha, Nebraska, (formerly of Lincoln, Nebraska), was sentenced to 11 years and seven months (139 months) in federal prison by Chief United States District Judge John M. Gerrard. Hughes was sentenced for conspiracy...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: VAN BUREN, MO - Ozark National Scenic Riverways and the Carter County Public Library are partnering to offer a Storywalk at Big Spring on August 1 and 2.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Supplier to Puerto Rican Aquarium Business Pleads Guilty to Two Lacey Act Felonies for Illicit Trafficking of Protected Reef Creatures.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers concluded its environmental review for Pebble Mine project in Alaska and clearing a path for the project to be approved.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: 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: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Allen Michael Foster, 29, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 84 months imprisonment for abusive sexual contact with a minor under the age of 12 years. As part of his sentence, Foster will be on supervised release for six years following his incarceration and be required to register as a sex offender.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: In the interest of safety, the Upper Burke Field Parking Area located along Highway 297 (Leatherwood Road) in Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area will not be accessible for the duration of the Highway 297 road project. The road project is currently underway and expected to conclude in February 2021. Visitors should expect to see construction equipment, workers, and materials staged in this area for the duration of the road project.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Craig Marranca, 32, of Buffalo, NY, with distribution and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a $250,000.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Thomas Edison National Historical Park News.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated nine Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, and Swisher 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: FORT WAYNE - John Clark, age 53, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was charged in a criminal complaint with drug and weapon violations, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: BISMARCK: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of North Dakota is committed to our leadership role in the Department of Justice’s enforcement efforts under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This year marks 30 years since the signing of that landmark legislation. The ADA was signed into law on July 26, 1990, and is the nation’s pivotal civil rights law for providing access and equal opportunity for people with disabilities.
