News from November 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging ADITYA RAJ SHARMA, 47, with wire fraud. SHARMA, who was arrested on Nov. 13, 2020, made his initial appearance today before Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) is collaborating with Gunnison County, Colorado, to connect more domestic residences with private water wells within the groundwater contamination boundary at the former Gunnison uranium mill site to a municipal water supply.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI- United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Jason Lee Current, 43, of St. Croix, appeared before Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon for an Initial Appearance after his arrest by Homeland Security Investigations Special Agents on the charges of Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute and Attempted Possession of Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. -The United States Secret Service, United States Attorney Russell Coleman, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, and the leadership of other Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force agencies announced the culmination of “Operation Gabbi Doolin" today. This joint federal, state, and local operation was aimed at exposing child predators in Kentucky communities.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management has opted to not hold the yearly Holiday on the Homestead event at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NHTIC), due to safety concerns caused by the Coronavirus.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Pablo G. Rivera, 36, of Fresno, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to two years and six months in prison for assault on federal officer or employee, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania man has been indicted in the Western District of Pennsylvania for violating the Lacey Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Meredith Dawn Dunkin, age 47, of Hartshorne, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Theft Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 666(a)(1)(A), punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Two men were sentenced today in United States District Court after an investigation into drug trafficking activities in the Ville Platte area, Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced. Judge Robert R. Summerhays sentenced the two defendants as follows...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Box Elder, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Nov. 12, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Lawrence L. Piersol.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jake Alexander Cruse, age 33, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to serve 125 months in prison for distributing, transporting and receiving child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that Elizabeth Leighton Mullins, 46, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on Nov. 12, 2020, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: CONCORD, NH - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that James M. Nesbitt, 44, of Rochester, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on Friday for participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) launched a new “Travel With Ease" campaign to urge airline passengers to enroll in TSA PreCheck® prior to their holiday travel.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: Calling all drone enthusiasts!. Join the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for virtual events during its second annual National Drone Safety Awareness Week from Nov. 16-22, 2020. Learn about the latest drone technology and how the FAA is working to safely integrate drones into the National Airspace ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An Ocean County, New Jersey, man has been arrested on charges that he distributed and possessed images and videos depicting child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - James M. Nesbitt, 44, of Rochester, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on Friday for participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies last week teamed together in the Shiprock, New Mexico, area to conduct a marijuana eradication operation that yielded tremendous results.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Honolulu County, Hawaii, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
