News from October 2020
By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding communities, farmers, ranchers and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Zeta that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in the regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Jordan K. Milleson, age 21, of Timonium, Maryland, and Kyell A. Bryan, age 19, of Kingston, Pennsylvania, on the federal charges of Wire Fraud, Unauthorized Access to Protected Computers in Furtherance of Fraud, Intentional Damage to Protected Computers...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MANUEL A. GOMEZ, 31, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Missoula man today admitted he aimed a laser beam at an airplane as it was approaching the Great Falls airport, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Henderson man was sentenced today to 189 months in prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Included in this sentence is 24 months in prison for violating the terms of his federal supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Union City, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) concerning their oversight procedures for the organ procurement...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Aaron Reed, 30, of Grants, New Mexico, was sentenced Oct. 22 to six years and four months in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempting to possess contraband in prison.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
Release: The Government of Kenya has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of fresh dill for consumption into the United States. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with the commodity.APHIS shares draft pest ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: Statement by Anchorage Special Agent in Charge Robert Britt Regarding Charges Against White Supremacist Gang.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Michael Duran, 33, of Española, New Mexico, and a member of the Ohkay Owingeh tribe, was sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque on Oct. 21 to 16 years and six months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of robbery, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: FBI Working to Protect Oregon Voters and Votes Ahead of the Election: Resources Available at www.fbi.gov/elections.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five Rhode Island counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence and Washington counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray, D-Wash., today demanded that the Trump health department restore diversity and inclusion trainings for its employees, contractors and grantees.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Marco Antonio Flores, 28, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to serve 108 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Flores previously pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Salvadorian man with multiple previous convictions and removals pleaded guilty today to illegally reentering the United States subsequent to a conviction of an aggravated felony.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - Demetrius Lay, 41, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: A complaint and arrest warrants were unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging eight defendants with conspiring to act in the United States as illegal agents of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Six defendants also face related charges of conspiring to commit interstate and international...
