News from October 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: Washington - U.S. Marshals in Georgia today arrested a Maryland man suspected of a murder in connection with an armed robbery in Waldorf, Maryland, Oct. 1.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that a Huntington man was sentenced to prison for a federal child pornography offense. Jeremiah Taylor, 32, was sentenced to 90 months in prison for distributing child pornography. Taylor was also ordered to complete 15 years of supervised release after prison, as well as to pay a substantial amount of restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Murdo, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on Oct. 19, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur today announced $10,199,380 in Department of Justice grants to benefit law enforcement officers in the District of Maryland. The grants, awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs, are part of over $54 million in funding nationwide to provide...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) released the following statements regarding the Trump Administration’s increased trade cooperation with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: DENVER -- United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn today announced that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Rebecca Weber will lead the efforts of the Colorado U.S. Attorney’s Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 3, 2020, general...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Peter Deegan announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Daniel Tvedt will lead the efforts of his office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 3, 2020, general election. AUSA Tvedt has been appointed...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A Riverside County man who led a crew that committed at least 15 armed robberies of Inland Empire AutoZone stores, sometimes using an AR-15-style rifle, was sentenced today to 108 months in federal prison.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: WEST UNION, W.Va., Oct. 19, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing nearly $8 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in West Virginia. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
Release: LYNCHBURG, Va.-Residents of the southwestern region of Virginia will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck™ application program inside Lynchburg Regional Airport from Nov. 9 to 13, where officials will host a temporary “pop-up" enrollment center.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joshua Armstrong, of Terra Alta, West Virginia, has admitted to having child pornography, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that a Huntington man was sentenced to prison for a federal child pornography offense. Jeremiah Taylor, 32, was sentenced to 90 months in prison for distributing child pornography. Taylor was also ordered to complete 15 years of supervised release after prison, as well as to pay a substantial amount of restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: St John, USVI---On Oct. 11, 2020, Ms. Sabrina Diaz began a 6-month assignment as Deputy Superintendent of Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument. Before arriving on St. John, Sabrina served on the leadership team at Yosemite National Park where her portfolio included...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that a former postal employee who participated in a scheme to ship and distribute marijuana which was mailed from California to Huntington pled guilty in federal court. Carl Andrew Varnum, 49, entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK CITY - DEA is holding its 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24 at locations across the country. The nationwide event aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: FBI’s Complex Financial Crimes Task Force in Rhode Island Seeks Fugitive Allen Bien-Aime.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: BRASILIA, Brazil - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Brazil assists Brazil Federal Police in the capture of a dual Egyptian-Lebanese national for the smuggling of nine Yemenis nationals. The Brazil Federal Police received an anonymous tip on the whereabouts...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MARC LAWRENCE pled guilty to securities fraud and wire fraud in connection with his role as a senior executive of a number of corporate entities (collectively referred to as “Downing") that were...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: FBI Louisville Issues Public Guidance on 2020 Election Security.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: TYLER, Texas - U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox announced that the United States has seized 6 websites that were unlawfully used as part of a telemarketing/online advertising scheme to deceive Amazon customers into purchasing unnecessary services to set up their Amazon Echo devices.
