News from March 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Attorney General William P. Barr announced today the launch of the Department of Justice’s National Nursing Home Initiative, which will coordinate and enhance civil and criminal efforts to pursue nursing homes that provide grossly substandard care to their residents.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Thuy Tien Luong, 36, was charged on March 3, 2020, in an indictment with one count of forced labor, announced Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for Civil Rights and U.S. Attorney R. Andrew Murray for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow of District of Puerto Rico joined Attorney General William P. Barr, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, and Chief Postal Inspector Gary R. Barksdale today in announcing the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history. This year, prosecutors...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: BETHLEHEM, PA- The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for exit and storage hazards at a store located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The national discount retailer faces $296,861 in penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: Knoxville, Tenn. - U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee joined Attorney General William P. Barr, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, and Chief Postal Inspector Gary R. Barksdale today in announcing the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history. This year...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: BOISE - David Paul Roberts, 60, of Twin Falls, was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and a concurrent sentence of 120 months in prison for the theft of firearms, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Roberts to serve five years of supervised release following his prison sentence. Roberts pleaded guilty to both charges on Oct. 1, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: 4 Defendants Charged in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay between February 9-15, 2020. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available. The weekly release will occur 10 days after the end of the weekly period.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: Fifteen Defendants Charged in the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - Jacob Dionne, 22, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to aiding and abetting the making of a false statement during the attempted acquisition of a firearm, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - United States Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger joined Attorney General William P. Barr, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, and Chief Postal Inspector Gary R. Barksdale today in announcing the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS-A Billings man admitted conspiracy charges today after agents investigating methamphetamine trafficking found 32 pounds of meth and $11,380 in cash at his residence, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Alicia Raynor, 42, of Westfield, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to wire fraud and filing a false tax return. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - United States Attorney Scott W. Brady joined Attorney General William P. Barr in announcing today the Department of Justice’s National Nursing Home Initiative, which will coordinate and enhance civil and criminal efforts to pursue nursing homes that provide grossly substandard care to their residents.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS-The U.S. Attorney’s Office is hosting a training program on Thursday, March 12, at Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ in Bozeman to share best practices for security at places of worship.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Frank Horner, III, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was indicted today on drug and firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - Attorney General William P. Barr announced today the launch of the Department of Justice’s National Nursing Home Initiative, which will coordinate and enhance civil and criminal efforts to pursue nursing homes that provide grossly substandard care to their residents.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: 12 Defendants Charged in District of Northern Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: Was in the United States Illegally When Caught Pointing a Gun at a Motorist and Led Officers on a High-Speed Chase Through Two States.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 3, 2020
News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - Since 2011, the National Park Foundation (NPF) has engaged more than one million students in educational programs connecting them with national parks across the country, including at Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) in Scranton PA.
