News from March 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former Gardena Police officer was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison for scheming to purchase “off-roster" firearms not available to the general public and then illegally reselling the firearms for profit.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Yanexy Ricardo Garcia, age 33, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced to time served and 4 years of supervised release for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343. The charges arose from an investigation by the Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Department and the United States Secret Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Lozaro Sopo Lopez, 26, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced today to 40 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for his role in a large scheme to defraud banks located in Oregon and elsewhere of more than $900,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, March 2, 2020 -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating funding to Nebraska from Section 7721 of the Plant Protection Act as part of its effort to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, and threat mitigation, and to safeguard ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that David Neal Halvorson, 50, of Gulf Shores, Alabama, was sentenced in federal court. In February of 2018, Halvorson pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking felony.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: Kimberly, Oregon - John Day Fossil Beds National Monument will sponsor an eight-week long Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program this summer. Youths ages 15 to 18 are encouraged to apply, provided that they do not reach their 19th birthday before August 9, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two Chinese nationals were charged with laundering over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency from a hack of a cryptocurrency exchange. The funds were stolen by North Korean actors in 2018, as detailed in the civil forfeiture complaint also unsealed today.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: Pecos, NM: At first glance, the similarities are intriguing; Both Gettysburg and the Battle of Glorieta Pass involved Confederate invasions of Union territory, occurred over a three-day period, and resulted in Union strategic victories. Both Glorieta and Gettysburg are Class A battlefields, a designation...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: Joint Statement from DOS, DOJ, DOD, DHS, ODNI, FBI, NSA, and CISA on Preparations for Super Tuesday.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: You may have seen the breaking news that Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is standing up a new Center of Excellence (COE)-if you haven’t, what are you waiting for? These Centers are hubs of innovation, harnessing the collective brain power of our universities and labs to develop cutting-edge...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A former tax preparer operating under the business “Skylimits Tax Service and Consulting" was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for filing false income tax returns.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: Pecos, NM: The annual Civil War Encampment at Pecos National Historical Park will take place Saturday, March 28th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This free, family-friendly event will bring to life the experience of the Civil War in New Mexico. Interact with living history participants, take a ride in a...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau launched a new online map today as part of its 2020 Census Response Rate Challenge - where state, local and community leaders work together to promote a complete and accurate count by increasing the self-response rate in their community. The preview map currently displays 2010...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Harvey Lyn Tillman, 38, of Perdido, Alabama, was sentenced on Feb. 26, 2020, for being a felon in possession of firearms. He entered a guilty plea to the charge in November of 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announces that KiDARRYL T. PHILLIPS faces federal charges for Threatened Use of a Weapon of Mass Destruction.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and nine Democratic senators requested Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos provide details about the Department’s coronavirus preparedness and response efforts and how the Department plans to protect students, teachers, and other school staff in the event of an outbreak.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: COOLIDGE, AZ - Join us for sunset and experience the wonder of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument after hours. A short program will begin at 6:00 pm then time will be allowed until 8:00 pm for photography, self-guided exploration, and questions. On March 18, official sunset time is at 6:39 pm.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Darien Hatcher, 29, of Fresno, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 20 years and six months in prison for two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
