News from November 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Michael Johnson, 43-years old, a former background investigator who did work under contract for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), pled guilty today to a charge stemming from his falsification of work on background investigations of federal employees and contractors, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael R. Sherwin.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, charging Nathaniel O. Cox, 29, of Dallas, Texas, with Hobbs Act robbery, brandishing a Kel-Tec SUB-200 rifle during the commission of a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, and Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan announced the indictment today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that James Vinson, 33, La Crosse, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 11 years in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. This prison term will be followed by 6 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Paterson, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, and distributing a quantity of heroin, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 16 unsealed Indictments charging 16 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. -On Nov. 18, 2020, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a one-count indictment charging Krystal Marie Rivera with false statements made to an agency of the United States, announced United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow. The FBI and the Puerto Rico Police Bureau were in charge of the investigation. Rivera was arrested today without incident.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Paterson, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, and distributing a quantity of heroin, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: GREENVILLE, N.C. - A Mexican national was sentenced today to 180 months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine (Count One); and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, and aiding and abetting (Count Two).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A fifth individual has been indicted for conspiring to commit illegal remunerations in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A Kansas man was sentenced today to 167 months in federal prison for selling heroin mixed with fentanyl to a man who overdosed and died.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The FAA published airworthiness criteria for the proposed certification of 10 different Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or drones as special class aircraft. This is a crucial step to enabling more complex drone operations beyond what is allowed under the small unmanned aircraft rule (Part 107), including package delivery.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) and House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Chairman Mike Quigley (D-IL) released the following statement after the General Services Administration relented and allowed President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to access official transition resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - Three men have been indicted on federal kidnapping charges for allegedly abducting several victims at gunpoint in the Chicago suburbs.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the official launch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) AskUSDA Contact Center program. The AskUSDA Contact Center will serve as the “one front door" for phone, chat, and web inquires, transforming how the public interacts with USDA and providing an enhanced experience for the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - A tax preparer has been charged with preparing a fraudulent joint 2013 tax return for taxpayers, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: Defendant used stolen identification to secure Section 8 and SNAP benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: Maryland Tax Preparer Indicted for Preparing False Returns.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - As part of its mission to manage public lands for multiple uses, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) White River Field Office proposes to remove wild horses from areas inside of the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area (PEDHMA) in northwestern Colorado in order to reduce herd numbers to an Appropriate Management Level (AML).
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: What: The U.S. Census Bureau is set to hold an informational webinar Dec. 3 in advance of the Dec. 10 release of 2015-2019 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. The webinar will show participants how to access the new ACS data and online resources from the release. Attendees will also learn...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: PLANO, Texas -A 48-year-old Allen, Texas man has been indicted on federal wire fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox.
