News from November 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Last week, Adan Ramirez, 37, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Marquez to six months in prison and ordered to pay $100,479 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Vancito Gumbs, a former DeKalb County police officer and member of the Gangster Disciples, has been sentenced for racketeering conspiracy involving murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that two men pled guilty to federal drug charges before United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - An Iowa woman was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for her role as the out-of-state heroin and fentanyl supplier for convicted Hampton Roads trafficker Michelle Best.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate its overdue rules for over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids without...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - A 20-year-old Houstonian is set to appear in federal court on charges of aiding and abetting interference with commerce by robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Mihale Leventis, a/k/a “Rookie," a/k/a “Big Mike," age 44, of Montreal, Canada, was sentenced today to time served (nearly 8 years in prison) for importing marijuana into the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - United States Attorney Mike Hurst announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Angela Givens Williams will serve as the new Chief of the Civil Division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi. The change comes in the wake of the departure of former Civil...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - David Campbell, 36, of Nashua, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for drug trafficking on Friday, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: SILT, Colo. - Permits for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management lands are available in Silt at the Colorado River Valley Field Office, 2300 River Frontage Road.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Syracuse Hancock International Airport is now using new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in near real time.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO - United States District Judge Ronnie L. White sentenced Deandre Wings to 168 months in prison today. The 32-year-old St. Louis, Missouri resident pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, three counts of armed robbery and two counts of using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the Senate has passed the bipartisan U.S. Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned three indictments against nine individuals on Thursday, charging the defendants with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Kern County, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: Valentine, Nebraska -Niobrara National Scenic River invites guests to the Nature Creations Virtual Craft and Activity Event, being held Friday, December 4, 2020 through Sunday, December 6, 2020 on the Niobrara National Scenic River Facebook page. Nature Creations brings the unique qualities of the Niobrara...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
Release: Research Aims at Capturing “Live” Cellular Processes
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Todd County, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding was sentenced on Nov. 12, 2020, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
News Release: Hot Springs, Arkansas - David Clay Fowlkes, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced today that Lessie Gallo, age 39, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was sentenced to a total of 300 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON - Before you agree to bring a family favorite food item to contribute to the Thanksgiving holiday table, it’s important to think about how you’re planning to transport it if you are flying to spend the holiday with family or friends. Most foods can be carried through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint, but there are some items that will need to be transported in checked baggage.
