News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on May 29, 2020, Marlon Valoy De La Rosa, age 21, of Bronx, New York was indicted by a federal grand jury on mail theft, attempted bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and criminal conspiracy charges.
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Attorney General William P. Barr has directed federal law enforcement actions aimed at apprehending and charging the violent criminal agitators who have taken over peaceful protests and are engaging in violations of federal law. The U.S. Attorneys from the Northern and Southern Districts...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Attorney General William P. Barr has directed federal law enforcement actions aimed at apprehending and charging the violent criminal agitators who have taken over peaceful protests and are engaging in violations of federal law. The U.S. Attorneys from the Northern and Southern...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that BRUCE BAGLEY pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff to two counts of money laundering. BAGLEY used bank accounts in his name and in the name of a company he created in Florida to launder over $2 million in proceeds of a Venezuelan bribery and corruption scheme into the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart said two Cuban nationals have been sentenced for credit card fraud. Yaidelys Acosta, 23, and Ranniel Acosta, 25, were sentenced to one year in prison and three years supervised release. They also are ordered to jointly pay restitution in the amount of $2,287 for credit card fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: BIRMIMGHAM, Ala. - U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr. and United States Marshal Marty Keely today release the following statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug and gun crimes according to United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Antonio Maurice Davis, 28, was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Davis pled guilty to both charges in February.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: The disruption felt during the global COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a myriad of unprecedented challenges, which is forcing society to adapt and solve new problems. Take, for example, how the world is grappling with traveling, going to school, and caring for loved ones.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - In the wake of widespread looting and arson across the Southland, federal law enforcement officials are working closely with local authorities to identify instances in which criminals unrelated to legitimate protestors may be subject to federal prosecution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: Criminal Instigators of Violent Protests Could Face Federal Prosecution.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter pressing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to exercise its full legal authority to immediately clear the market of all flavored e-cigarette products sold by a company known as Puff Bar.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has awarded $34,565 to Lincoln County and $58,008 to Penobscot County to address the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: This year, meteorological authorities anticipate a hurricane season that is more active than normal. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center forecasts a likely range of thirteen to nineteen named storms, of which six to ten could become hurricanes, including three...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: The application period for the 2020 Road Lottery program at Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) is open June 1 to 30. This application period is different from past years, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: FORT WAYNE- Luis Rodriguez-Solorio, 22, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was charged in a criminal complaint with possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon and possessing an unregistered machinegun, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal criminal complaint against MATTHEW LEE RUPERT, 28, charging him with civil disorder, carrying on a riot, and possession of unregistered destructive devices. RUPERT, who was taken into federal custody earlier today in Chicago, Illinois, will make his initial appearance later today before Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer in U.S. District Court in Chicago, Illinois.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - Work to resurface Highway 11 between mile markers 28 and 32 near the park entrance began today, June 16, 2020. Motorists are advised to drive with caution and be prepared to stop.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A St. Albans man was sentenced to federal prison for possession with intent to distribute quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Joshua Wayne Davis, 26, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison to include a three-year term of supervised release. He entered a guilty plea in January.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 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.
