News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Veblen, South Dakota, woman was sentenced on June 8, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Seven foreign nationals who were detained by the U.S. Coast Guard in international waters have been charged for their respective roles in attempting to smuggle hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and marijuana into the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: Medical Technology Company President Charged in Scheme to Defraud Investors and Health Care Benefit Programs in Connection with COVID-19 Testing.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Chamizal National Memorial 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 9, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Cedric Taylor, 45, of Jackson, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette III to 71 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a gun, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Michele Sutphin with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Today, the Bureau of Reclamation confirmed the 2020 water supply for the Klamath Project. The Klamath Project delivers irrigation water to approximately 230,000 acres in southern Oregon and northern California.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has upheld the convictions of Priscilla Ann Ellis (Killeen, Texas) and Perry Don Cortese (Little River, Texas) on charges that they had participated in an extensive mail...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: Martinsburg, WV - Members of the U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive Task Force and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) today arrested in Harper’s Ferry a Falling Waters man wanted by the JCSO for murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - An inmate at the McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Bradford, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of possession of contraband in prison, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The president of a California-based medical technology company was charged in a complaint unsealed today in the Northern District of California, in connection with his alleged participation in schemes to mislead investors, to manipulate the company’s stock price and to conspire to commit health care fraud in connection with the submission of over $69 million in false and fraudulent claims for allergy and COVID-19 testing.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Agency Village, South Dakota, man was sentenced on June 8, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: Luray, Virginia - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Shenandoah National Park is increasing recreational access and services. 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 9, 2020
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that two South Dakota men were recently sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: [Berlin, MD] - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Assateague Island National Seashore is increasing recreational access to campground services in the Maryland district. The National Park Service (NPS)...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LYNWOOD COGDELL, 32, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing firearms in association with his narcotics distribution activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on June 8, 2020, his office filed a federal criminal complaint against Jeremiah Belen (age: 38) of Milwaukee. The complaint charges Belen with aiming a laser beam at aircraft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 39A. If convicted, Belen would face a maximum of 5 years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON DC, June 9, 2020-Heather Allen and Jo Anne Crouch, both scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), have received the 2019 Arthur S. Flemming Award for their outstanding scientific achievements in the fields of antimicrobial resistance and plant health, respectively.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of ERIC RYAN BERGSTROM, 38, to 132 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. BERGSTROM, who pleaded guilty on Dec. 17, 2019, was sentenced today before Senior Judge Paul A. Magnuson in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced a reward today of up to $10,000 for information related to the arrest of those responsible for the burglary of a federal firearms licensee in La Mesa, California.
