News from November 2020
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: At 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24, Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a Chimney Tops overlook along Newfound Gap Road after receiving a report that a man fell approximately 50 feet below the embankment. Wesley Brandon Stedham, age 48, of Warrior, AL fell after stepping down a steep slope below the overlook for a photograph. Stedham suffered severe head trauma and passed away as a result of these injuries.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tony Kirik, a/k/a Anatoliy Kirik, 39, of Rochester, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with making false statements to the Federal Motor Commission Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, and conspiring to do the same. The charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse was sentenced on Nov. 23, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On Nov. 24, 2020, U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Lovell Patterson, age 40, of Baltimore, to 123 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, after Patterson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and with violating his supervised release from a previous federal felony drug conviction by committing these crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assault With a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on Nov. 23, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that four men in the Toledo area were indicted on charges of making false statements during the purchase of a firearm. These defendants are all accused of knowingly making a false or fictitious statement intended to deceive a licensed firearms dealer as to the lawfulness of the transaction.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned a four-count indictment charging Quentin D. Watson, age 34, of Akron with the distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the overdose death of an Akron woman. This charge carries a potential sentencing enhancement...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: The Contracting Company’s Accountant was also Indicted for Tax Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Nov. 24, 2020, a federal criminal complaint against John Yang (age: 32) of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was issued stemming from an arrest on Nov. 23, 2020, in the 700 block of West Walnut Street, in the City of Green Bay.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: Due to increased security measures, portions of Catoctin Mountain Park will be closed at approximately 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. Closures are scheduled to continue through approximately 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: Ordered to pay $265,131 in restitution.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today the resumption of normal enforcement operations in Mississippi's Hancock and Harrison counties following Hurricane Zeta.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Grand Junction Field Office is accepting public comments on ten Special Recreation Permit applications for fiscal year 2021. The BLM uses a permit system to manage economic aspects of recreation and ensure sustainable and diverse recreational opportunities for all visitors.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: Venezuelan Business Executive Charged in Connection with International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: Sussex County Woman Charged with Concealing Terrorist Financing to Syrian Al-Nusra Front, a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing focusing on President Trump’s tax filings. In yet another display of blatant partisanship, Democrats on the subcommittee spent their time on wild speculation and baseless accusations while ignoring the fact...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: VAN BUREN, MO - Ozark National Scenic Riverways asks for assistance from the public to identify those responsible for recent deer poaching in Carter County.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - Rosemarie Cote, 45, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to fentanyl trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Denver, Colorado, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.
