News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Venetia, Pennsylvania and Davie, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania on charges of wire fraud and money laundering, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A New Bedford man who admitted to participating in the delivery of more than an ounce of crack cocaine in Rhode Island in February 2018 was sentenced on Thursday to 42 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury this afternoon indicted a Huntington Beach man on fraud charges that allege he solicited people around the nation to invest in a companies that would market pills he claimed would prevent coronavirus infections and produce an injectable cure for those already suffering from COVID-19.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday afternoon, during a hearing before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Republicans pushed backed against Democrats’ attempts to undermineand politicize Puerto Rico’seconomic recoveryamid the COVID-19 pandemic. Republican Members further excoriated Democrats for sidelining...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington today sentenced Angelo Salvarezza (38, Port Richey) to 12 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug trafficking crime.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park continues to increase community access to park roads, trails and scenic overlooks in phases. On Monday, June 15, the collection of entrance fees will resume, and these areas will reopen for outdoor enjoyment and exercise by 9 a.m.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: U.S. Census Bureau researchers and other survey research professionals across the nation will present findings at the 75th Annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference June 11-12. This year’s virtual conference is a forum for Census Bureau staffers to present and discuss their research on a spectrum of topics.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 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 Roberto Montes-Villalpando, 59, of Sanborn, NY, and Abraham Montes, 27, of Lockport, NY, with conspiracy to commit forced labor, forced labor, conspiracy to harbor aliens...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Ronald Rice, 36, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 71 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm, and an additional 24 months in prison for violation of supervised release conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Juwan Baldwin, 27, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of one count of Hobbs Act Robbery, was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford for his role in the Dec. 28, 2018, robbery of a local McDonald’s restaurant.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Two indictments were returned yesterday in federal court in Central Islip, New York, charging Samantha Shader, and co-defendants Colinford Mattis and Urooj Rahman in connection with their alleged attempts to use improvised incendiary devices, commonly known as “Molotov Cocktails," to damage and destroy New York City Police Department vehicles during protests this past month.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Meng Xiong, 26, Wausau, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to five years in prison for distributing methamphetamine. Xiong pleaded guilty to this charge on March 10, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: JOHNSTOWN - Thirty-eight residents of Centre, Clearfield, Clinton and Erie Counties in 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 Tuesday by federal, state and local law enforcement.
By State Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: This letter serves as a formal, written, public acceptance of your offer to permit Under Secretary for Management Brian Bulatao to appear at a hearing before the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the matter of the firing of State Department Inspector General Steve A. Linick. My office...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Middletown, N.J. - Lifeguards will be on duty at Gateway National Recreation Area’s Sandy Hook Unit beginning Saturday, June 13. Most beaches will now be open for swimming. Advisory signs noting which beaches are lifeguarded will be at the entrance and updated daily.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Lawsuit alleges discriminatory conduct against resident with quadriplegia with need for caregiver access.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Justin. E. Herdman, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today that a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Juarvez Whitfield Neeley, 22, of Toledo with interference with commerce by threats or violence and using, carrying, or possessing a firearm during and in retaliation of a crime of violence.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - Visitors are invited to enjoy the park’s 1.5 million acres, which includes over 700 miles of scenic roads and backcountry routes and 1,000 miles of shoreline along Lake Mead and Lake Mohave.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Robert Miller (54, Brandon) to six months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for theft of government funds. As part of his sentence, the court also entered a money judgment of $75,984, the proceeds from the offense, and ordered Miller to pay restitution.
