News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Justin. E. Herdman, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today that a federal grand jury in Cleveland has indicted two men in the Akron area on charges of illegal firearm possession. These are separate cases and are not related.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Following federal case, faces child molestation charges in California.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Scottdale, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of providing a false writing or document to the government, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on May 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Mark K. Holder, doing business as Mark Holder Livestock (Holder) of Hartsville, Tenn., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Two men appeared in federal court today for child pornography crimes, according to United States Attorney Mike Stuart.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man, Jerry Tyler Jones, pleaded guilty Monday, before U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss - Nakia Trotter, 45, of Poplarville, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to 60 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Trotter was also ordered to pay a $2,500 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Jesus Sanchez-Morales, the leader of an extensive drug conspiracy involving multiple state prisons in Georgia, has pleaded guilty, joining sixteen of his conspirators. Sanchez-Morales, who was incarcerated in a Georgia prison, admitted to brokering innumerable drug transactions throughout the Atlanta area from his prison cell using contraband cell phones. He was already serving a sentence for drug trafficking offenses at the time he committed this offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Justin E. Herdman, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today that Dayviaire Rogers, 27, of Akron, was sentenced to 264 months imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Patricia A. Gaughan. Rogers pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Justin E. Herdman, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today that Marcus Henderson, age 34, of Toledo was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment after a trial by jury found Hendersen guilty of one count of Hobbs Act extortion under color of official rights and one count of providing contraband in prison.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: The three-day Battle of Gettysburg marked a turning point not only in the course of the American Civil War, but also for the future of the United States of America. Join Park Rangers, historians, and Licensed Battlefield Guides during the 157th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg for a series of...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: McLean, Va.- Are you planning a visit to the Great Falls area? If your answer is yes, National Park Service (NPS) rangers encourage you to #RecreateResponsibly, follow CDC guidance to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and practice Leave No Trace principles. The Maryland and Virginia sides of the Great Falls area are managed by Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Great Falls Park, respectively.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Xavier Jimenez-Robledo appeared today in court on charges that he dealt counterfeit pills containing fentanyl that led to the overdose death of one individual in Monterey County, and the hospitalization of another individual, a minor, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Scottdale, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of providing a false writing or document to the government, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Winchester man was arrested today and charged with allegedly filing fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $13 million in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for COVID-19 relief through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on June 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision with Colby Livestock Auction LLC (Colby) and Leland R. Wilson (Wilson) of Colby, Kan., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 grant the city of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, to improve critical roadway and sewer infrastructure to accommodate new business development. The EDA grant project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will be matched with $400,000 in state funds and $100,000 in local funds, and is expected to generate $4.5 million in private investment.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, released a new staff report prepared by the staff of the Committee on Oversight and Reform and Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: St. Louis, Missouri - Ramon Thompson, 28, of St. Louis, Missouri was sentenced to 57 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He appeared in federal court today before U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two South Dakota counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Clark and Codington counties who suffered losses due to excessive moisture and flooding that has occurred since March 13, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
