News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JORGE OQUENDO, also known as “G," 35, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute phencyclidine (PCP).
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 Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and New Mexico public health authorities, Petroglyph National Monument has increased recreational services at the Las Imágenes Visitor Information Center. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and is using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Aaron Tyler Stroud, 39, of Las Cruces, New Mexico was sentenced in federal court in Las Cruces on June 10 to eight months and 12 days in prison for false personation of an officer or employee of the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Jose Munoz Perdomo, 24, formerly of Bronx, New York, was sentenced today in Lincoln, Nebraska, by Chief United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Perdomo was sentenced for a term of 14 months’ imprisonment and 3 years...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Ocean Springs, Miss. - Gulf Islands National Seashore, in coordination with the Mobile District of the US Army Corps of Engineers, will place approximately 300,000 cubic yards of sand along the northern shoreline of Ship Island, near Fort Massachusetts. Erosion along the shoreline has reduced the area...
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 Andrew Lynch, a/k/a Gregory O’Neil, 30, of Crystal River, Florida, with production and receipt of child pornography, enticement of a minor, and cyberstalking. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of life in prison, and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Daniel Chad Parrette, 48, of Edwards, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan to 43 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Interim Director Steve Maxwell with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (“MBN"). Parrette was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Jorge Villarreal-Rojo today to a term of imprisonment of 72 months. Villarreal-Rojo will serve a 2-year term of supervised release following his release from the Bureau of Prisons. There is no parole in the federal prison system.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - June 12, 2020.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Roswell, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management has issued the draft environmental assessment for the proposed Rio Bonito Falls acquisition and Management Plan in Lincoln County. The BLM will host a virtual public meeting on June 25 from 6 to 8 p.m., which will provide the public the opportunity to learn more about the EA, discuss it with specialists, ask questions and submit comments on the document.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JORGE OQUENDO, also known as “G," 35, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute phencyclidine (PCP).
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- Effective immediately, Grand Canyon National Park has temporarily closed the North Rim until further notice due to the Mangum Fire near the park. The Mangum Fire is located on the Kaibab National Forest and is not within Grand Canyon National Park at this time.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Hopkins, SC - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Congaree National Park 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 State Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statements after the Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan resolution this week lauding State Department professionals for their efforts to bring home Americans stranded abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Fifteen defendants have pleaded guilty to-date for their roles in a transnational and multi-million dollar scheme to defraud American victims through online auction fraud.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) sent a letter today to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai requesting that the Commission provide additional transparency...
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 Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - With the easing of public health and safety restrictions enacted by State of New Mexico health officials, the Bureau of Land Management today announced that the Las Cruces District Office is increasing recreational access and services at some recreation sites. The Bureau of Land Management...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Javier Ochoa-Anaya, 49, residing in Denair, California pled guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux announced.
