News from November 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: GREENVILLE, N.C. - Calixto Rodriguez-Betancourt, 26, of Mexico, illegally present in the United States and residing in Wilson County, North Carolina, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Frey Cattle Company Inc. and Alan Halfmann (FCC and Halfmann) of Ballinger, Texas, on Oct. 13, 2020, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: Dr. Dominick Piacente to Pay $150,000 to Resolve Kickback and Fraudulent Billing Allegations.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - November 9, 2020 - A Nashville man with a lengthy criminal history spanning two decades was sentenced last week to 17 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Nava K. Nawaz, M.D. of Mechanicsburg, PA has agreed to pay the United States $850,000 to resolve allegations that she submitted fraudulent travel claims to the Medicare program. As part of the settlement, Dr. Nawaz has also agreed not to seek or be an owner or operator of a laboratory for the next 18-months.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jerry J. Roneker, Jr., 43, of Correy, PA, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $10,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the guilty pleas of TERRY LYNN CHRISTENSEN, 73, TODD ALLEN HUGHES, 47, and JESSICA MARIE PRINCE, 40, for their roles in a $300 million telemarketing fraud scheme. The defendants were indicted on Oct. 27, 2020, and entered their guilty pleas before Chief Judge John R. Tunheim in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man who admitted sexually assaulting a minor girl after he lied about his age was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and to 15 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: Allison had a history of drug-related convictions.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: El Dorado, Arkansas - David Clay Fowlkes, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Marcus Damon Howard, 42, of El Dorado, Arkansas, was sentenced on November 6, 2020, to 120 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced Senior United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Bataillon sentenced Alex Kellum today to 120 months in federal prison for distributing crack cocaine. His sentence was enhanced due to his previous serious drug felony conviction. There is no parole in the federal prison system. Kellum, age 39, of Omaha, Nebraska, will serve an eight-year term of supervised release following his release from the Bureau of Prisons.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: El Dorado, Arkansas - David Clay Fowlkes, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Marcus Damon Howard, 42, of El Dorado, Arkansas, was sentenced on November 6, 2020, to 120 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced federal carjacking charges against DELANEY NICHOLAS HARRIS, 19, JOSHOAMEI DEANGELO RICHARDSON, 19, and JAMES BROCK WILLIAMS, JR., 19. HARRIS was charged with aiding and abetting carjacking and, in a separate indictment, RICHARDSON and WILLIAMS ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
Release: NEW YORK-Transportation Security Administration officers spotted a suspicious device in a carry-on bag at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday, Nov. 8, as the baggage was being screened at the security checkpoint.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley, announce that NOLBERTO ORTEGA, 54, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to 390 months in prison on October 28th for distribution of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. U.S. District Judge Liles C. Burke imposed the sentence.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today announced data collection is underway for the third phase of the experimental Household Pulse Survey. The Office of Management and Budget last month approved the Census Bureau’s request to continue the survey. No changes were made to the questionnaire for this phase. Data will be released on a biweekly basis from Nov. 18, 2020, through Jan. 6, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: In addition, Sanchez, a convicted felon and drug user, illegally possessed a gun.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 80 months in prison for three felony charges in connection with his possession of firearms and ammunition on three different days in April and May of 2019, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: Jackson, TN - Walter Griffin, 43, of Benton County, TN., has been sentenced to 220 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of actual methamphetamine. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: Two Burke County men have been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges for operating an illegal pill factory.
