News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - A Cincinnati man, Frank Traylor, 43, was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday, to 90 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, after being convicted of possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and felon in possession of a firearm by convicted felon.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area 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 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today announced nearly $400 million in grant funding through the Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The Attorney General announced funding awards to 596 law enforcement agencies across the nation...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: “These statistics are the first-of-its-kind estimate of the U.S. marine economy, a primary driver of jobs, innovation and economic growth," said retired Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D., assistant secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and deputy NOAA administrator. “Data such as these provide a critical baseline to inform, track progress and accelerate America’s economic recovery."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A pharmacist who worked at Rite Aid in Saltville, Virginia who was filling prescriptions in the names of at least five different dogs connected to his girlfriend’s veterinary clinic, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Abingdon. United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen and Jesse R. Fong, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA], Washington Field Division, made the announcement today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Digital forensics experts often extract data from computers and mobile phones that may contain evidence of a crime. Now, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will conduct the first large-scale study to measure how well those experts do their job. But rather than testing the proficiency of individual experts, the study aims to measure the performance of the digital forensics community overall.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart issued the following statement regarding protests and riots in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released the following joint statement regarding the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) announcement that it has initiated investigations into digital services taxes (DST) that have been adopted or are being considered by a number of U.S. trading partners. According to USTR, the investigations will be conducted under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Pierre, South Dakota, woman convicted of Theft from a Program Receiving Federal Funds was sentenced on June 1, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-A Florida man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to federal supervised release today for falsely claiming to represent The Village People band and swindling $12,500 from The Mill Casino in North Bend, Oregon, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Assistant United States Attorney Richard P. Barrett has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for today’s primary elections as part of the Department of Justice’s nationwide...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal criminal complaint against GARRETT PATRICK ZIEGLER, 24, and FORNANDOUS CORTEZ HENDERSON, 32, charging them with arson and possession of Molotov cocktails. ZIEGLER and HENDERSON, made their initial appearance earlier today before Magistrate...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - A 64-year-old man has admitted to conspiring to commit money laundering for his role in a complex email fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Today, federal authorities served a civil injunction against 73-year-old Fort Davis resident Marc “White Eagle" Travalino in an effort to combat alleged fraud related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, announced Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division;...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is seeking public input on an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Watergate Wetlands Restoration Project. The park proposes to restore wetlands, floodplains, and streams at the Watergate Recreation Site in Warren County, New Jersey by removing man-made dams and ponds, creating a wetland meadow complex in their place, and reestablishing the connection between Van Campens Brook and its floodplain.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- A Cynthiana, Kentucky, man was convicted on Tuesday, by a federal jury sitting in Lexington for using a minor to produce sexually-explicit images and videos.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: MEMPHIS, TN- Daniel Moore, 33, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition and possession of ammunition after being convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the guilty plea today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Sanchez and Marlowe purchased over $35,000 worth of merchandise with fraudulent credit cards.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Mobile, AL - On the evening of May 28, Deputy U.S. Marshals from the Southern District of Alabama and other state and federal partners surrounded a travel camper at an RV park in Baytown, Texas, where long-time fugitive Norman Young was an occupant. Young has been a wanted fugitive since the Drug Enforcement Administration attempted to serve a warrant for his arrest on his 40-acre property in northwest Mobile County in 2007.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Joplin, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Jasper County, Missouri.
