News from October 2020
By USDA Wire | Oct 26, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Oct 26, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jeremiah Elijah Jim, 40, of Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, was arraigned in federal court on Oct. 6 on an indictment charging him with aggravated sexual abuse of a minor and abusive sexual contact of a minor in Indian Country. His co-defendant, Bryan Bull, 39, of Shiprock, New Mexico, appeared in federal court on Sept. 21 for arraignment on the same charges. Both men are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: Federal Arrest Warrant Announced for Taylor Plainbull.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold its second annual National Drone Safety Awareness Week, Nov. 16 to 22, 2020. The FAA is committed to ensuring the safety of the National Airspace System as we continue to integrate drones and other new technologies. Drone Safety Awareness Week is an opportunity for others to share their commitment to drone safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of narcotics trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: Founder Claimed He had Cured Himself of Cancer and Awarded $2 Million from Vanderbilt for Research.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Javier Felix Bayardo, a resident of Sinaloa, Mexico who was living in the San Diego area, was sentenced in federal court today to 17 years in custody for his role as the organizer of drug and money- laundering conspiracies and for possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the Marshals Service Task Force is seeking information leading to the capture of Timmie Cooperwood for First Degree Murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: Sacramento FBI Encourages Business Community to Guard Against and Report Business Email Compromise.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that a Hillsboro, Oregon, resident has been charged with assaulting a federally deputized Portland Police officer with the pointed end of an umbrella and interfering with law enforcement officers performing their official duties during a civil disorder event.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Larry Casper (619) 546-6734 and Victor White (619) 546-8439.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - United States Attorney Andrew Lelling announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Eugenia Carris will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 3, 2020, general election.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: HONOLULU, Hawaii -Anthony T. Williams, 49, of Pineville, Louisiana was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi to 240 months’ imprisonment for wire fraud and mail fraud in connection with a fraudulent mortgage relief scheme. A federal jury convicted Williams on March 3, 2020 of 32 counts of wire fraud and mail fraud after a four week trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Amy Campos, 37, of Bakersfield, charging her with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERT WINSTON, also known as “Bobbo," 35, of New London, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 28 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: Great costumes are an important part of Halloween. But, researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) believe that treehoppers have the most extravagant, bizarre costumes in the insect world. This is mainly because the pronotum (the covering of the first part of the thorax) is usually expanded up and over the body in ways that challenge one's imagination-and helps it to hide from predators.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: “We were saddened to hear of the passing of Judge Juan R. Torruella today. Judge Torruella had a long and impressive career on the First Circuit Court of Appeals. A Reagan appointee, he was a strong advocate for the rights of Puerto Ricans and spent his career advocating for their equal rights as U.S. citizens. His insight and passion for the law will be missed.".
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorneys Allan Urgent, Mark McCarren and Gabriel Vidoni will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Hercules-Vimas Joint Venture, LLC has agreed to pay the United States $310,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it participated in a fraudulent scheme designed to take advantage of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program in connection with its work on the federally-funded George C. Platt Memorial Bridge painting project.
