News from July 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Rochester, Ill., man, Chase Brown, 20, of the 1000 block of Heathrow Lane, today entered pleas of guilty to charges as filed for operating a medical equipment reseller business that defrauded businesses from various states of more than $250,000. Brown entered his pleas before U.S. Magistrate Judge Tom Schanzle-Haskins this afternoon. Sentencing for Brown is scheduled on Dec. 3, 2020, before U.S. District Judge Richard Mills.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Singaporean National Pleads Guilty to Acting in the United States as an Illegal Agent of Chinese Intelligence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Palmdale resident was charged today with illegally importing a mosaic depicting the Roman god Hercules that is believed to have been made nearly two millennia ago.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Submitted Approximately $6.9 Million in Fraudulent Claims Under Co-Pay Reimbursement Program.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [July 23, 2020] - Glacier National Park is currently investigating several fire starts in the North Fork area. All fires are contained and do not pose a threat.
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 five-count indictment charging Dominic Lacroix, age 38, Yan Ouellet, age 36, and Sabrina Paradis-Royer, age 26, all of Quebec, Canada, with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Republic, Mo. - Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield will host a public ceremony at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, to commemorate the 159th anniversary of the Battle of Wilson’s Creek.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s executive orders on prescription drug pricing.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - 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.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated San Miguel County, New Mexico, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers 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: Charges Are the First Federal Prosecutions in Chicago Under “Operation Legend".
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: LONDON, Ky. - A Mt, Vernon, Kentucky, man was convicted Thursday by a federal jury in London for violating the civil rights of an inmate under custody.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated seven Kansas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: UPDATE. Pursuant to a motion by the government, the case against defendant Juan Tang described in the news release below was dismissed by the court on July 23, 2021. Juan Tang, a Chinese national and former researcher at the University of California at Davis, was recently taken into federal custody...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Please refer to the following meeting access information, which has been updated to include the required passwords.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sean R. Sullivan, 50, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to production of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, and a fine of $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Southern District of New York Will Continue to Play Leading Enforcement Role.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Resolutions Follow CEO Guilty Plea and $1.4 Billion Settlement with Former Corporate Parent.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: LONDON, Ky. - Two defendants, Jordan Allen Otis, 26, and Tiffany Louis Walsh, 34, were sentenced in federal court this week, to 360 months and 108 months in federal prison respectively, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier for labor trafficking charges. Otis had previously pled guilty to using force and threats of force to obtain labor and services, and Walsh had previously pled guilty to benefiting financially from labor trafficking.
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.
