News from October 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Anthony Hernandez, 43, of Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to six months in federal prison after having pled guilty to making false statements relating to health care matters and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Coordinated Narcotics Deliveries from within an Oklahoma Federal Prison Using Contraband Cell Phones.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 39-year-old Corpus Christi man who initiated a sexual relationship with a child after Hurricane Harvey displaced her family has been sentenced for producing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 28, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1.8 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Iowa. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Franklin, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: LEXINGTON, KY- A Cynthiana, Kentucky, man, William Michael Fields, Jr., 37, was sentenced to 420 months on Wednesday by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, for the production of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Daniel LeBron, 47, of Cross City, Florida, was sentenced on Oct. 26, 2020, to a total of 21 and a half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams methamphetamine, possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the sentence.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.2 million grant to the Town of Cortlandt, New York, to prepare a municipally-owned, 99-acre parcel of land for private development. The EDA grant, to be matched with $43.2 million in local funds, is expected to generate $17 million in private investment.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Faizal Bhimani, age 43, and Nazim Hassam, age 64, both of Bartonsville, Pennsylvania, Om Sri Sai, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, and the Pocono Plaza Inn hotel, formerly known as the Quality Inn, located in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania were convicted on Oct. 23, 2020, of sex trafficking and drug trafficking charges after a two-week jury trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Canadian man who was stopped on a Kansas Highway with 99 pounds of cocaine pleaded guilty today to federal charges, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
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: BILLINGS - A Rosebud man who admitted shooting a man he believed had shorted him in a $20 methamphetamine deal was sentenced today to five years in prison and three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Otero County, New Mexico, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: Alabama Salesman Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: Ongoing Investigation into Violent White Supremacist Gang Results in Rico Indictment and Additional Charges against Members and Associates.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is launching a prize competition seeking innovative, affordable and environmentally sound solutions to improve inland purification processes for brackish water. The new techniques should produce more usable water while reducing salt byproducts that require additional treatment and disposal.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont - Reclamation has announced the selection of Brian Hollis to fill a vacant Deputy Regional Director position for the Missouri Basin & Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf Region, headquartered in Billings, Montana.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Nevada counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Esmeralda and Mineral 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 DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Angela Munoz will lead local efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 3, 2020, general election. AUSA Munoz has been appointed to...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Delon Joseph Adams (48, Palmetto) with four counts of interference with commerce by robbery, four counts of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and one count of possessing...
