News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Paul Alford Thibodeau, Jr., 38, a resident of Harrison County, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a person convicted of domestic violence, announced U.S. Attorney...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that the government has filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against drug manufacturer Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Regeneron), of Tarrytown, N.Y. The complaint alleges that Regeneron paid tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks for its macular degeneration drug Eylea, using a foundation as a conduit to cover co-pays for Eylea.
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Tunisia. Overview: Although the risk of terrorist activity in Tunisia remained high in 2019, the Tunisian government’s improved counterterrorism capacity and coordination, as well as its prioritization of border security, contributed to a reduction in the number and severity of terrorist attacks. The...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Tanzania. Overview: In 2019, the Governments of Tanzania and the United States engaged in limited CT cooperation, with most of the engagement focused on capacity building and border security. The continuation of terrorist attacks in northern Mozambique, which include both Tanzanian perpetrators and victims...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Norway. Overview: Norway and the United States maintained good collaboration on CT. Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) continued to assess that individuals and groups inspired by “extreme Islamist groups" represented the most significant terrorist threat to Norway. Norway saw an increased level of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Mark Pletcher (619) 546-9714.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Charges were unsealed today alleging that Walter Wing Lok Wong conspired for over 15 years to defraud the public of their right to the honest services of San Francisco city officials, including Mohammed Nuru, the former head of the San Francisco Department of Public Works, announced United...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: * On the morning of June 22, 2020, a woman, age 37, from Columbia, Missouri, sustained a minor injury from a female grizzly bear while hiking on the Fairy Falls Trail near Old Faithful.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Travis Christopher Harvey, 42, of West Des Moines, Iowa, was sentenced on June 24, 2020 by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. for conspiracy to distribute and for possessing with intent to distribute five hundred grams or more of methamphetamine. Harvey received a sentence of 240 months with a five-year term of supervised release to follow. There is no parole in the federal system.
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Azerbaijan. Overview: In 2019, the Azerbaijani government actively worked to deter, detect, and defeat terrorist efforts to move people, money, and materials across its land and maritime borders and within the South Caucasus. Azerbaijani law enforcement and security services conducted operations to disrupt...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that the government has filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against drug manufacturer Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Regeneron), of Tarrytown, N.Y. The complaint alleges that Regeneron paid tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks for its macular degeneration drug Eylea, using a foundation as a conduit to cover co-pays for Eylea.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - The owner of a Chelmsford paving company pleaded guilty last week to a payroll tax scheme resulting in a $300,000 tax loss.
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Djibouti. Overview: Djibouti remained a critical partner for the United States military and the region in the fight against terrorism. Since 2002, Djibouti has hosted Camp Lemonnier, the headquarters of AFRICOM’s Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and the only enduring U.S. military installation...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RANDY PARKMAN, 43, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 204 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for robbery and firearm offenses.
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Tajikistan. Overview: The Tajik government continues to make efforts to improve the capacity of law enforcement agencies to combat terrorism, enhance border security, and detect terrorist financing. The government maintains that northern Afghanistan is a primary source of terrorist activity, and Tajik...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Cuba. Overview: Cuba was designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1982 because of its long history of providing advice, safe haven, communications, training, and financial support to guerrilla groups and individual terrorists. This designation was rescinded in 2015. Cuba maintains close and collaborative...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Australia. Overview: In 2019, Australia strengthened CT laws, investigated and disrupted suspected terrorist plots, and maintained high levels of cooperation with the United States and other international partners. Australia played a major role in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and was a leading...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Georgia. Overview: In 2019, Georgia, a longstanding member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, continued its robust engagement with the United States across a range of CT-related issues. Georgia participated in numerous bilateral CT exercises and trainings with the United States and remained a strong ...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Italy. Overview: Italy collaborated closely with the United States, the EU, and the UN in its international CT efforts. Domestically, Italy investigated and prosecuted terrorist suspects within its borders and deported 98 subjects for terrorism-related security reasons in 2019. Italy is a member of the ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Western Piedmont Council of Governments, Hickory, North Carolina, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
