News from October 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Joseph Falcone, who formerly operated a wine and liquor distribution business known as 3G’S VINO LLC, was sentenced by United States District Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein to 24 months’ imprisonment for wire fraud in connection with his scheme to defraud investors. As part of the sentence, Falcone was ordered to pay $1.8 million in restitution to seven of 3G’S investors. Falcone pleaded guilty in June 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: Federal authorities have obtained a civil injunction against 39-year-old El Paso resident Hugo Chico in an effort to combat alleged fraud related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash; Acting Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Erik P. Breitzke, El Paso Division; and, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven C. McCraw.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur today announced awards of $9,380,000 in Department of Justice grants to support mentoring services for youth and to protect children from abuse, exploitation and threats such as sex trafficking. The awards were made by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Office for Victims of Crime, part of the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: DAYTON - Kavonte Knolton, 21, pleaded guilty to two crimes related to armed robbery today in federal court. Knolton will face at least seven years and up to life in prison for brandishing a firearm during a crime violence, and up to 20 years in prison for robbery. Any sentence imposed for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence must be served consecutively to any other punishment.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: Owner of Food Service Firm Operating in Government Buildings Throughout the D.C. Area Sentenced to Prison for Payroll Tax Fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: Church Creek, MD - The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom accepted 13 new listings from its 40th round of applications, representing sites and programs in eight states across the United States. These new listings, which join 650+ sites, facilities, and programs in the Network, were accepted in the final days of September, which represented International Underground Railroad Month in 11 states.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: RENO, Nev. - In keeping with the Administration’s goal of promoting American energy security, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to offer 20 parcels for lease totaling 24,940.037 acres at its December 2020 oil and gas lease sale. The proposed parcels are located in Nye county. The BLM will hold the lease sale online at www.energynet.com on Tuesday, December 8. The protest period begins October 9, 2020 and ends November 8, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: A Pooler man who led a drug trafficking organization that transported and distributed significant amounts of cocaine and other drugs into the coastal Georgia area awaits sentencing after admitting guilt.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: TOWSON, MD - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hampton National Historic Site’s annual Harvest Day event will be virtual this year. The public is encouraged to join the park for a series of online programs hosted on the park’s Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages on October 17 and 18.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich today announced a Department of Justice grant of nearly $500,000 to reduce recidivism among adults and juvenile offenders returning to their communities in Nevada after confinement. The grant, awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs, is part of more than $92 million in funding to support reentry efforts throughout the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - An Arizona resident pleaded guilty yesterday to sexually assaulting a woman on the Fort Mohave Indian Reservation in Laughlin, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Devone Jefferys was sentenced by United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto to 224 months’ imprisonment for Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy, attempted Hobbs Act robbery of heroin and cash, and the unlawful use and possession of a firearm. Jefferys was found guilty at a jury trial in October 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: ALAMOGORDO, NM - Through the muddy shore of what was once Lake Otero, a female (or adolescent male) and child walked along, not knowing that evidence of their journey, through their footprints, would linger for more than 10,000 years. A new paper published in Quaternary Science Reviews documents the world's longest fossilized human trackway discovered at White Sands National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: PAICINES, CA- Most trails and climbing routes in Pinnacles National Park and the Pinnacles Parkway to Bear Gulch will re-open today. Since predicted fire danger remains high all other fire restrictions remain in place. These restrictions include.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: For Production of Child Pornography. SOUTH BEND -Jonathan Kassay, 50, of Granger, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty upon his plea of guilty to production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Mr. Kassay was sentenced to 360 months in prison...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
Release: Harrisburg, PA, October 9, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award $10 million in grants to strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training programs (SNAP E&T), which help participants gain...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: Houston-Area Physician and Anesthesiologist Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Role in Health Care Benefit Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO -A suburban Chicago businessman has been indicted on federal criminal charges for allegedly illegally exporting gun parts and other defense articles from the United States to a company in Ukraine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - A man has been arrested on a federal criminal charge for allegedly using an explosive device to damage a suburban Chicago restaurant.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) selected five start-ups to receive Phase 1 Awards under the re-release of its Preventing Forgery & Counterfeiting of Certificates and Licenses solicitation. The solicitation seeks out standards-based technologies to continue DHS’s efforts in utilizing blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) to modernize operations.