News from September 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook, along with Caddo Parish District Attorney James E. Stewart, Shreveport Police Chief Ben Raymond and Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator, and agents from the ATF, FBI and DEA, held a press conference today to discuss their efforts to increase the investigation and prosecution of cases against violent criminals in the City of Shreveport.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Porcupine, South Dakota, man convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter was sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: Two Alleged Hackers Charged with Defacing Websites Following Killing of Qasem Soleimani.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: Today, U.S. Attorney Trent Shores, Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Assistant Director of Field Operations Thomas Chittum announced the launch of the “2150 Initiative" in memory of Tulsa Police Sergeant Craig Johnson who was killed in...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse, and Sexual Abuse of a Minor.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Houston, Texas, removed an illegal alien Friday wanted for aggravated homicide in El Salvador.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Hanford Site ’s distinct history and ecosystem are positioned to stand the test of time thanks to the preservation and conservation efforts of the EM Richland Operations Office (RL) site stewardship division and contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the Boston-based Devon Street Kings Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings") pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges. The defendant admitted to shooting in the direction of another Latin Kings member in June 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: MISSOULA - A Eureka man today admitted a drug trafficking crime after law enforcement found methamphetamine, heroin and firearms at his residence, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Members of an FBI-led task force this morning arrested 18 individuals named in a series of federal indictments that allege narcotics trafficking and firearms offenses, including the illegal sale of five AR-15-style “ghost guns.".
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Kanawha County woman has pled guilty to fraud charges, according to United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Holly Urlahs, also known as Holly Anderson, 32, of Elkview, pled guilty to bank fraud and forging a judge’s signature.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced today for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Robert J. Bell, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge, Chicago Division, and United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler, announced the dismantling of a drug trafficking organization that brought large quantities of illegal drugs into southwest Indiana. Eleven defendants were indicted by a grand jury in Evansville with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) praised the U.S. Trade Representative’s announcement on U.S.-Brazil trade in ethanol. Brazil will extend the tariff rate quota for U.S. ethanol for 90 days during which broader negotiations on market access between the two countries will occur.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria, Ill., man, David D. Major, 51, of the 1400 block of East Forrest Hill, has been sentenced to the maximum 20-year sentence for conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl and with possession of heroin and fentanyl with the intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: HAMMOND-Lafayette Caldwell, 32, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by Judge Philip P. Simon to 120 months of imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release following his guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute 280 grams of crack cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Committee, called the college sports industry a system of exploitation and urged Congress to finally protect the rights of college athletes.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: Vermont Man Charged with Hiring Person to Kidnap and Kill a Man in a Foreign Country, and Producing and Receiving Child Pornography.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: Dear Mr. DeJoy: In your three months as U.S. Postmaster General, you have made detrimental operational and structural changes to the U.S. Postal Service. After facing criticism from members of Congress, states, and the public as well as lawsuits from multiple state attorneys general you announced the...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Disaster Fraud.
