News from June 2020
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at a Nashville International Airport (BNA) checkpoint this morning.
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: Today United States Attorney John F. Bash joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. On the day dedicated to recognizing our seniors, the Department of Justice sends a strong message that the fight to keep seniors safe continues to be a top priority. The Department echoes voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: Two criminal complaints were unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Lamel Miller and Lafayette Morrison with Hobbs Act robbery in connection with the March 7, 2020 armed robbery of over $280,000 in cash from Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park, Queens. Miller and Morrison were arrested earlier today and their initial appearances are scheduled for this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Ramon E. Reyes, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - On Tuesday, June 16, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada and FBI Las Vegas Field Office will participate in a statewide telephonic town hall hosted by AARP Nevada to discuss fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with tips on how to avoid becoming a victim.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice warns of COVID-19 related scams targeting elderly.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: OYSTER BAY, NY - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site 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: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Porcupine, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault on a Federal Officer was sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: Yellowstone National Park will continue issuing free day ride permits to individuals who take stock on park trails this summer. Launched in 2017, the free permit system helps park managers understand where, when, and how many stock users visit the park. Rangers may ask to see people’s permits during rides on trails.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA News Release. June 15, 2020. Release No.: 2020-20. Contact: lake_information@nps.gov. Business Opportunities for Guided Diving on Submerged B-29. BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The National Park Service is offering two business...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow 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: ASHLAND, Ky. - A Morehead, Kentucky man, Ranger Lacy, 43, was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, for distribution of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Cambridge man was sentenced on Friday, June 12, 2020, in federal court in Boston for illegally possessing two firearms and over 150 rounds of ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Dermot Shea, the Police Commissioner of the City of New York (“NYPD"), and Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI"), announced the return today...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Stoughton man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and marijuana.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - June 15, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid today sentenced Eugene Haywood, 26, to serve life plus 10 years in federal prison for his role in a Peoria street gang known as “Bomb Squad" that operated as a criminal enterprise to commit murder and engage in gun violence in Peoria for years. Haywood...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: For Distribution of Cocaine and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal criminal complaint against MONTEZ TERRILL 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: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - On Tuesday, June 16, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada and FBI Las Vegas Field Office will participate in a statewide telephonic town hall hosted by AARP Nevada to discuss fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with tips on how to avoid becoming a victim.
