News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS - A Lame Deer man today admitted he hit his girlfriend repeatedly in the face, causing facial and dental injuries, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.

By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco restauranteur Nick James Bovis has agreed to cooperate with a federal investigation and to plead guilty to honest services wire fraud and wire fraud charges alleged in a newly-filed criminal information, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau...

By DOE Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $27 million in funding for 9 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Generating Electricity Managed by Intelligent Nuclear Assets (GEMINA) program. These projects will work to develop digital twin technology to reduce operations and maintenance (O&M) costs in the next generation of nuclear power plants by 10-times in order to make them more economical, flexible, and efficient.

By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: One Defendant Fantasized About “Martyring" Himself in a Mass Shooting.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: Reality TV Personality Charged with Bank Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Omnicare Inc., a subsidiary of CVS Health and a leading provider of pharmacy services to long-term care facilities, has agreed to pay the United States a $15.3 million civil penalty to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by allowing opioids and other controlled substances to be dispensed without a valid prescription, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976.
By State Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), yesterday sent a letter to Guyanese President David Granger as the South American nation begins a critical recount following a disputed presidential election earlier this year.

By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Omnicare, Inc., a subsidiary of CVS Health and a provider of pharmacy services to long-term care facilities, has agreed to pay the United States a $15.3 million civil penalty to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by, among other things, allowing opioids and other controlled substances to be dispensed without a valid prescription, United States Attorney Nicola T. Hanna announced today.

By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: Updated 5/22 - Entrance fees resume on May 23 at 12 pm. Cashless transactions encouraged.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - While many Utahns have spent the last two months staying home and staying safe as a result of COVID-19, online predators are threatening the safety of our children as they continue to exploit children in Utah and around the country.

By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: Long-Haul Trucker Sentenced to 17.5 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography.

By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Today, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against two defendants charged with the murder of two transgender women, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The four-count indictment includes charges...

By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years’ (60 months’) imprisonment on his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Clifford Billins, 41, of Utica, New York, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing fentanyl, crack cocaine, and heroin. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: With A 2019 Christmas Eve Bank Robbery.

By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man was sentenced yesterday for selling fentanyl to an undercover officer.

By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: Operation Relentless Pursuit. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department has received more than $5 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Justice to support the city’s efforts to reduce violent crime, announced U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison. “Operation Relentless Pursuit...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Duncan Eric Herron, II, 32, and Regenea Carol Berry, 31, of Oklahoma City, have been sentenced collectively to more than 12 years for their roles in an armed bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.

By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau has released a new webpage highlighting the importance of counting college students and recent graduates in the 2020 Census as they begin the next chapter of their lives. The webpage 2020census.gov/grads shows how census data can affect graduates’ futures, from continuing education to determining where they want to live and work.