News from October 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: A local meth dealer has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for drug conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: Defendant Falsely Claimed that He Owned a Car Wash and Stole Emergency Relief Funds Earmarked for Small Businesses Suffering Economic Effects of the Pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GERARD SENIOR, 21, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing cocaine, crack and heroin.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: US Park Rangers of Lake Mead National Recreation Area are seeking tips from the public to aid an investigation for an incident that occurred in July 2020 within park boundaries.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 43-year-old Mexican national has been ordered to federal prison after he admitted to conspiring with others to import approximately 25 kilograms of 100% pure meth from Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO - United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced Hammed Akande to 63 months in prison. Akande, a 30-year-old resident of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty in March to a conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud relative to his role in a romance scam targeting 24 people.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Tuesday, October 6, 2020, John Frederick Wheeler, a 29-year-old man from Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. There is no parole in the federal system.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: ST. LOUIS - This week the Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Marshals Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department arrested 15 people in several states linked to an organized multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy.
By State Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: Dear Mr. Bulatao: With less than thirty days before the United States’ presidential election, I write to urge to you to ensure the Department is taking all possible steps to support the return of overseas American citizens’ election ballots. American citizens living overseas have long had the opportunity...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is seeking additional information from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding the manufacturing practices of Lockheed Martin’s C-130J aircraft after whistleblower reports stated that the program has resulted in significant health and safety concerns after utilizing an adhesion promoter, PR-148, as an aerosol.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: Defendant Also Misappropriated More than $5 Million from the Company.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich today announced $886,256 in Department of Justice grants to develop and improve systems to register and track sex offenders in the District of Nevada. Awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs, these grants help states, U.S. territories...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- Grand Canyon National Park’s North Rim will begin day-use operations on Oct. 19, 2020. At this time, the Grand Canyon Lodge will close and no overnight accommodations, including camping, will be available to visitors at the North Rim.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: Plans to improve visitor safety through enhanced parking and foot traffic access are moving forward in the Mossy Cave area of Bryce Canyon National Park. Construction work to prepare a site for an overflow parking lot and pedestrian access trail along State Route 12 (SR-12) is scheduled to begin early...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: Defendant one of 25 individuals sentenced for their role in a drug conspiracy involving fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 42-year-old Mexican national has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to import, and for importing, 8.8 kilograms of cocaine into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Aubrey Frett, 31, was sentenced today on his conviction for possession of marijuana and crack cocaine with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: FBI Richmond Task Force Offers $5,000 Reward for Information Regarding Emporia Juvenile’s Homicide.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: MASON CITY, Iowa, Oct. 8, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested $22 million out of the up to $100 million in grants available to increase American ethanol and biodiesel sales. These funds were made available through...
