News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Roanoke, Va. - A Roanoke City man, who federal authorities allege distributed heroin and fentanyl, and possessed a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities, was arrested yesterday on a federal criminal complaint. United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen made the announcement today following the unsealing of the criminal complaint.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Lake Powell boaters are advised that the Antelope Point breakwater was damaged by high winds on May 20. Due to infrastructure failure the breakwater and courtesy dock are no longer available to tie up to.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, BRENDA JOYCE HALL, 51, of Godwin, NC, had an initial appearance on an indictment charging her with, among other things, Conspiracy to Commit Student Loan Fraud and Wire Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Oxford, Miss. - A United States Magistrate Judge has ordered that an Arkansas woman be held without bond following her arrest last Friday for aiding and abetting the attempted murder of a Deputy U.S. Marshal who was acting in the line of duty.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Ten residents of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, have been charged in three separate, but related, Indictments with violations of the federal narcotics and firearms laws, following a months-long investigation into narcotics trafficking in the City of Pittsburgh and greater Allegheny...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday charging FABIO VARGAS-GONZALEZ, 44, of Wethersfield, with trafficking fentanyl.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - (May 21, 2020) - Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s Los Alamos Field Office (NA-LA), and the National Park Service (NPS) work together to preserve and share the nationally significant historic sites, stories, and...
By State Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement urging the Chinese Communist Party not to impose legislation that would further stifle freedom in Hong Kong and reiterating United States’ support for Hong Kongers’ fight for democracy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: PENSACOLA, Fla. - Samuel Gomez, 30, was sentenced to a 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug and weapons charges related to drug trafficking. Gomez pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO - With Memorial Day weekend approaching the Bureau of Land Management is working with local, state, and federal partners and will use a phased approach to expand access to closed areas in California on a case-by-case basis. The safety of visitors to public lands remains our top priority.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A California man admitted to a drug distribution charge today after investigators found almost two pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a peanut butter jar and a piñata that were bound for the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By State Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul, Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called on the Maduro regime to release six American Citgo employees who were unjustly detained two and a half years ago today while on a business trip in Venezuela. The cases are considered forced disappearances.
By USDA Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today announced additional progress in the implementation of the agriculture-related provisions of the U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement (The Agreement), which entered into force...
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Contact: Tracy Fortmann, Superintendent, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, (360) 816-6205.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Shortly After Defendant Purchased a Firearm, Convicted Drug Dealer Found in Possession of Weapon.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joshua Figueras, 35, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, 28 grams or more of crack cocaine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $8,000,000.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Nicholas Pilchak (619) 546-9709.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Twenty national park units across the American South and Caribbean have teamed up for the effort, which kicks-off on Facebook on Saturday, May 23 at 3:00 p.m. The weekend series features a range of videos, activities and livestreams suitable for all ages covering topics from history to nature and recreation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-John Philip Stirling, 66, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced today to 40 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (MDLEA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: A Cedar Rapids teenager who was arrested for possessing a firearm for the fourth time in little more than two years, and while on state court probation for possessing a firearm as a felon, was sentenced on May 18, 2020 to five years in federal prison.
