News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - An Akron, Ohio man was sentenced to federal prison for a drug crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Deangelo Reeves, 34, was sentenced to nine years in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin, followed by a three-year term of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Jessica Kleckner, 38, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. She received a total sentence of 137 months with a five-year term of supervised release to follow. There is no parole in the federal system.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Dr. Thomas Edward Sturdavant, M.D., 56, of Cordova Tennessee, was sentenced Monday and Freda Cal Covington, RN, 55, of Hattiesburg, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett for their roles in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Mike...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Eritrea. Overview: In May 2019, the Department of State removed Eritrea from the list of countries certified as “not cooperating fully" with U.S. CT efforts pursuant to section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act. Eritrea had been on the list since 2008. In considering this annual determination, the Department...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Three New Jersey men have been charged for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to steal luxury cars in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut and transport them across state lines, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Morocco. Overview: The United States and Morocco have robust and long-standing CT cooperation. The Government of Morocco continued its comprehensive CT strategy that includes vigilant security measures, regional and international cooperation, and counter-radicalization policies. In 2019, Morocco’s CT...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today spoke with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok about Sudan’s historic transition.
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Egypt. Overview: Nearly all terrorist attacks in Egypt took place in the Sinai Peninsula and largely targeted security forces, but terrorist attacks targeting civilians, tourists, and security personnel in mainland Egypt remained a concern. Though early 2019 witnessed a series of IED incidents in greater...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Afghanistan. Overview: The United States partners with Afghanistan in a bilateral CT effort through Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. The U.S. military, along with 38 other Coalition nations, also supports the ANDSF through the NATO Resolute Support “Train, Advise, and Assist" mission. In 2019, the Taliban...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent Brian Carlstrom, in collaboration with Outer Cape town managers, held a media briefing today to outline joint education efforts to promote safety and awareness for the public to recreate responsibly when enjoying the national seashore and other Outer Cape beaches.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Norman Nicholson (57, Largo) to 24 months in federal prison for depriving an individual of his Fourth Amendment right to a reasonable search and seizure under color of law and one count of knowingly making false entries in a report with the intent to obstruct an investigation within the jurisdiction of a federal agency.
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Cyprus. Overview: The Republic of Cyprus collaborated closely with the United States, the EU, and other countries - bilaterally and multilaterally - in international counterterrorism efforts in 2019. In particular, Cyprus continued to make significant progress on strengthening its banking sector’s CFT ...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Iraq. Overview: Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) remained in nominal control of territory liberated from ISIS. ISIS continued to present a serious threat to Iraqi stability, undertaking targeted assassinations of police and local political leaders and using IEDs and shooting attacks directed at both government...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Ambrose Augustus Doye, age 25, of Washington, D.C., yesterday to 9 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for an armed commercial robbery and for brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau is sending between June 24 and July 3 to an estimated 1.3 million post office boxes in communities where P.O. boxes are the only mailing address available. The postcards alert households that a census taker may drop off census invitations soon or will visit later to interview them. The postcards also provide information on how to respond to the 2020 Census online or by phone.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Nine Pennsylvania residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine trafficking in the Butler County area, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: To Combat Illegal Manufacture and Distribution of Methamphetamine and Opioids.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Shiloh National Military Park is increasing recreational access and services. The National Park Service (NPS) is working service-wide 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 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 Metropolitan Area Planning Council of Boston, Massachusetts, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Kenya. Overview: In 2019, Kenya suffered its worst terrorist attack in four years when al-Shabaab (AS) attacked the Dusit D2 hotel complex in Nairobi. The use of a suicide vest and the targeting of civilians were notable. Additionally, the region bordering Somalia continued to suffer attacks, particularly...
