News from October 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: Indiana Man Charged with Sexual Assault of Teenager Aboard a Plane.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: MONROE, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Ashton A’qumartez Thomas, 21, of West Monroe, Louisiana, was sentenced today. United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced Thomas to 30 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for possession of stolen firearms. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $14,306.89. Thomas pled guilty on June 15, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Granby man was convicted today by a federal jury in Springfield of child exploitation offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: Defendant conspired to fake her own death to avoid federal fraud sentence found hiding in her own closet.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: Two ‘Beatles’ charged with hostage-taking of American, British, and Japanese citizens in Syria, including beheadings of James Wright Foley, Steven Joel Sotloff, Peter Edward Kassig, and others, and the death of Kayla Jean Mueller.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Logan Nedo, 34, of Irondequoit, NY, who was convicted of producing child pornography, was sentenced to serve 30 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A Riverside County man who allegedly wore medical masks over his face during a month-long robbery spree of Inland Empire pharmacies was indicted today on federal criminal charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Edward Ray Loretto, 39, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Jemez, made an initial appearance in court on Oct. 1 pursuant to a two-count federal indictment charging one count of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of sexual abuse of a minor.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
Release: On October 5, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) wildlife damage management program, Wildlife Services (WS), posted its annual Program Data Reports (PDR) for fiscal year 2019. The reports are available on the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) webpage, representing the 24th year that WS has shared this information about its wildlife damage management activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: Florida Recording Artist Accused of Buying Ferrari with Relief Money.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two Chinese nationals involved in a $1.1 million fraud scheme involving gift cards, have both pleaded guilty and one has been sentenced for their respective roles in the conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: 300% increase in cases charged under domestic violence firearms enforcement in Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sachin Aji Bhaskar, 24, of India, who was convicted of sexual enticement of a minor, was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William J. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Chinese company’s Arcadia subsidiary, established to redevelop a downtown Los Angeles hotel, has agreed to pay $1,050,000 to resolve an investigation into the company’s conduct with public officials in the City of Los Angeles, including bribery, honest services fraud, and foreign and conduit campaign contributions.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: DENVER - National Park Service Regional Director Mike Reynolds announced the selection of Christine Jacobs as Superintendent of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, which is also part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site preserving...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Plainfield, New Jersey man was sentenced to 48 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess With Intent to Distribute 4-Fluroisobutyryl Fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - Two Massachusetts men were arrested today in connection with a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by falsely inflating taxpayer’s federal income tax refunds and diverting a portion of those refunds to accounts they and their co-conspirators controlled.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: Awards Are Part of Over $1.8 Billion in Justice Department Funding Announced by Attorney General Barr.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two Chinese nationals involved in a $1.1 million fraud scheme involving gift cards, have both pleaded guilty and one has been sentenced for their respective roles in the conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: Seizure documents describe Iranian government’s efforts to use domains as part of global disinformation campaign.
