News from October 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted making corrupt payments to a public official of the City of Orange Township, New Jersey, as a reward for that public official’s favorable treatment in connection with an Orange municipal project, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH - Today U.S. Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced $4,039,479 in Department of Justice grants to the Eastern District of North Carolina to fund crime laboratories, decrease DNA backlogs, support basic and applied forensic research, and help law enforcement identify missing persons. The grants, awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs, are part of $192 million in funding to advance forensic science nationwide.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Today U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger provided an update on the status of Project Guardian, our strategic effort to reduce violent crime and further enforce federal firearms laws across the Eastern District of Virginia, including here in Richmond.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 28-year-old resident of Los Fresnos has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for large-scale meth trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: BISMARCK - United States Attorney Drew Wrigley announced that a federal grand jury has indicted Leoncio Amuia Bald Eagle, age 28, Fort Yates, ND, for False Statement in Connection with Acquisition of a Firearm. The Indictment was unsealed today alleging that on March 12, 2019, Bald Eagle unlawfully acquired...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement regarding President Trump’s Executive Order on “Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure". The EO establishes a Water Subcabinet, co-chaired by the Secretary of the Interior...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Yeison Lopez-Martinez, 19, a native of Guatemala living in Trenton, New Jersey, with enticing a minor to travel and transportation of a minor to engage in sexual activity. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: Miami, Fl. -- South Florida federal prosecutors have charged 21-year-old Mario F. Perez, of Spring, Texas, with cyberstalking by making repeated threats on social media to kill a young woman.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - On Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, Rashead Gerard, 23, of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon, Jr., to attempted coercion and enticement for illegal sexual activity, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that on October 7, 2020, Kuiny Gach, 21, a known Trip Set gang member, was sentenced by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. to 120 months in the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons after pleading guilty to a four-count indictment...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme in which he and others opened bank accounts to function as conduits for stolen funds, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: Rapid and Strategic Prosecution (RASP) Initiative Uses Data-Driven Analysis to Identify Individuals and Organizations Responsible for Violent Crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Bigfork man convicted of methamphetamine trafficking in the Havre area was sentenced today to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Joe Kelly announced today $2,008,282 in Department of Justice grants to Nebraska to fund crime laboratories, decrease DNA backlogs, support basic and applied forensic research, and help law enforcement identify missing persons. The grants, awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP), are part of $192 million in funding to advance forensic science nationwide.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas -A 30-year-old Plano, Texas man has been convicted of federal violations related to a bank fraud and money laundering conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: This week, the Department of Justice announced it has charged more than 14,200 defendants with firearms-related crimes during Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, despite the challenges of COVID 19 and its impact on the criminal justice process. These cases have been a Department priority since November 2019 when...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 30-year-old Zapata man has been sentenced after admitting to conspiracy to transport aliens within the country, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today released Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) records recently provided by DOJ relating to the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation, including...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agricultural producers can now make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2021 crop year. The signup period opened Tuesday, Oct. 13. These key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety-net programs help producers weather...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow today announced $844,543 in Department of Justice grants to the Puerto Rico Forensic Sciences Institute (Instituto de Ciencias Forenses) to fund crime laboratories, decrease DNA backlogs, support basic and applied forensic research, and help law...
