News from October 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - 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: Robert R. Wells Named Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man today admitted to being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Genovevo Alvarez-Ronquillo, 55, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison on Oct. 13 for fraudulently purchasing firearms in the United States and smuggling them to Mexico for resale. In December 2019, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against Alvarez-Ronquillo, a citizen of Mexico with legal residence in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, a former Montgomery, Alabama physician, Richard A. Stehl, 60, received a 15-year prison sentence, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr., DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Sean Stephen, HHS-OIG Special Agent in Charge Derrick L.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Venetia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute quantities of fentanyl, heroin, and other controlled substances, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on Oct. 19, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 19, 2020 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that low-income Oregon residents enduring the ongoing wildfires could be eligible for much needed assistance from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Tyndall, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of Child Pornography was sentenced on Oct. 13, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Lawrence L. Piersol.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: An indictment and a complaint were unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn variously charging 10 defendants with transportation of stolen property, failure to file export information, illegal exportation of electronic devices and conspiracy to commit these offenses. The defendants allegedly participated...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Two brothers made their initial appearances in federal court on Friday for allegedly transporting 100 pounds of methamphetamine from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: By U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme, District of Montana.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - U.S. Attorney Robert M. Duncan, Jr., announced on Monday the awarding of $2,011,078 in Department of Justice grants, to fight drug abuse and addiction in eastern Kentucky. The grants were awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and are part of more than $341 million going to communities nationwide.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, has awarded five grants totaling $3,817,765 to Erie and Monroe Counties, The Seneca Nation of Indians, and the City of Buffalo, to address substance abuse and mental health issues in the community.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - 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: WASHINGTON - 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: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that a methamphetamine dealer was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison. Joshua David Ramey, 29, previously pled guilty to a single count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: Anchorage - U.S. Attorney Schroder announced awards of $3,204,331 in Department of Justice grants to fight drug abuse and addiction in Alaska. The grants were awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and are part of more than $341 million going to communities nationwide.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Donnie Lee Jackson, 31, of Rochester, NY, a registered sex offender and New York State parolee, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possession of child pornography, including prepubescent images. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a fine of $250,000.
