News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kevin Hinca, 28, of Lancaster, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin, was sentenced to serve 32 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Department echoes voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted being a felon in possession of three different firearms on three different days in April and May 2019, and to using one of the firearms in a shooting, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Department echoes voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: Las Vegas -Public lands in Southern Nevada have seen a recent increase in the size and number of human-caused wildfires.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: JOHNSTOWN - Twelve residents of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, and seven residents of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, money laundering, and unlawful possession of firearms, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. The defendants were arrested last week by federal, state and local law enforcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal criminal complaint against MONTEZ TERRIEL LEE, 25, charging him with arson. LEE, who was arrested today in Rochester, Minnesota, will make his initial appearance on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, before a Magistrate Judge in U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: HONOLULU, Hawaii - Today, U.S. Attorney Kenji M. Price joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Department echoes voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI Assists Albuquerque Police Department in Old Town Shooting Investigation.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $800,000 grant to the Garfield County Industrial Authority, Enid, Oklahoma, to support business expansion plans by improving the Garfield County Industrial Park. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will be matched with $225,394 in local funds and is expected to create 30 jobs.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: Towson, MD - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Hampton National Historic Site (NHS) is increasing recreational access. 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 | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A former Arlington business executive pleaded guilty today to embezzling nearly $8 million that was intended to settle claims by children who alleged they were victims of medical malpractice.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Today, U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada joins Attorney General William P. Barr and the Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada echoes voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- Today, United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr. joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Department echoes voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Thursday, June 11, 2020, Deon Gaddis, a 35-year-old man from Goodwater, Alabama, was sentenced to 37 months in prison, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Following his prison sentence, Gaddis will be on supervised release for three years. There is no parole in the federal system.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - With an eye on adapting solutions to new applications, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) expanded its Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP), by offering its first-ever Phase 5 award to Tamr Government Solutions, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The successful development of a fast and accurate high-tech solution to screen international travelers will now be applied to other operational challenges within DHS.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of California, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of transfer of obscene material to a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A dozen Springfield, Missouri-area residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Greene County.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - Six former employees of eBay, Inc. have been charged with leading a cyberstalking campaign targeting the editor and publisher of a newsletter that eBay executives viewed as critical of the company. The alleged harassment included sending the couple anonymous, threatening messages, disturbing deliveries - including a box of live cockroaches, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig mask - and conducting covert surveillance of the victims.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
Release: USDA Asks Area Residents to Report Signs of the Beetle and to Not Move Firewood WASHINGTON, June 15, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Clemson University’s Department of Plant Industry (DPI) are inspecting trees in Hollywood, ...
