News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A New York City man was charged yesterday with conspiracies to engage in computer hacking, trafficking in stolen payment card numbers, and money laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - Harcros Chemicals, Inc., and MGP Ingredients, Inc., today were fined $1 million each for violating the federal Clean Air Act when a cloud of toxic chlorine gas was released over Atchison, Kan., in 2016, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. Both companies have paid the fines.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: Fort Smith National Historic Site will continue to operate under the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. The National Park Service (NPS) is working service-wide with federal, state, and local...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Henry Williams, 54, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with wire fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The charges carry a minimum penalty of two years in prison, a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, and a $1,000,000 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: JACKSON, Miss. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested three men May 22, and a fourth was arrested May 27, on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and fictitious obligations following a federal criminal indictment.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: Valentine, NE - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Niobrara National Scenic River is increasing recreational access and opening the visitor center in Valentine, Nebraska. The National Park Service (NPS)...
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: Hancock, Md. - National Park Rangers at the C&O Canal National Historical Park are seeking information regarding the theft of government property from 1609 Pearre Road, Hancock, Maryland. Sometime between May 5 and May 14, 2020, twelve sections of 6’x 10’ and five sections of 4’ by 4’ portable metal fences were stolen from park property.
By DOL Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, introduced new legislation, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: Somerset woman was last of four to be sentenced for the conspiracy, receiving68 Months.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: MADISON, Wis. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that James Britton, 30, of Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 37 months in federal prison for possessing heroin with intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Ernie Thomas Ortiz, 46, of Albuquerque, New Mexico was sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque on May 19 to 25 months in prison for bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and harboring a fugitive.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A New Jersey resident and citizen of the Dominican Republic pleaded guilty today to helping arrange the straw purchase of multiple handguns.
By Homeland Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Criminal Analyst Kim Reece was named as a finalist for the prestigious Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal. Ms. Reece, alongside cross-agency partners Christopher M. Janczewski, Internal Revenue Service...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man who stole several firearms and other items from a police vehicle has been sentenced in federal court for possessing stolen firearms.
By Homeland Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - On May 27, officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removed two Romanian men wanted for crimes in their home country. The two men were turned over to Romanian law enforcement authorities upon their arrival in Romania without incident.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The National Park Service (NPS) seeks additional comments from the public about the impacts a Wi-Fi proposal may have on Yellowstone National Park’s historic properties or other cultural resources. The proposal from AccessParks includes the installation of indoor Wi-Fi networks and associated equipment for park visitors and employees at select park lodging facilities and employee housing.
By Commerce Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after learning of the passing of former Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), who previously chaired the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a Sanford man with Fraud and Money Laundering. The charges were unsealed yesterday.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former Department of Energy subcontractor has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release on his conviction of theft of government funds, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By USDA Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: A common obstacle to bountiful wheat harvests in the Central Plains is more pervasive than many growers realize, but a study led by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) spells out how it can be readily overcome.
