News from September 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: Raleigh, N.C. - Manuel Rodriguez-Mendoza, 41, of Mexico, illegally present in the United States and residing in Wake County, North Carolina, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and an additional 18 months in federal prison for violating his supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury today has indicted Charles Couser, age 27, of Baltimore, Maryland, on the federal charges of carjacking, using and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and for being a felon in possession of a firearm and/or ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Katherine Decker, 49, of Fresno, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to three years and seven months in prison for a disability benefits fraud and identity theft scheme, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AR) today commended U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and the Administration for establishing greater clarity and transparency in how the agency produces guidance documents.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - The owner of a chain of nursing homes and the company’s executive vice president have been charged with fraud for allegedly orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that raised millions of dollars from investors.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that Andrew Kmon WILLIAMS, age 23, of Youngstown, was charged in federal court via criminal complaint as a felon in possession of firearms. WILLIAMS was charged as a firearms offender under Operation Red-Zone, a combined federal, state and local partnership to reduce gun violence over the Labor Day weekend.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - With the sentencing of three Houston men today, all four convicted for their roles in the robberies/attempted robberies of six local banks are now headed to federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: Leader gets 47 years. HOUSTON - With the sentencing of three Houston men today, all four convicted for their roles in the robberies/attempted robberies of six local banks are now headed to federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Gregory Babers, 30, Julien Francis, 29, and Jarrick Hoskins...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: SAFFORD, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Safford Field Office is planning a road improvement project this fall that will improve public access to the 2,000-acre BLM-managed Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area, an extremely popular off-road, utility vehicle riding area. The road work will begin as early as Sept.16 and continue through Nov. 12. The work will improve the condition of Haekel Road, the main route in and out of the Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A La Crescenta man was sentenced today to 42 months in federal prison for attempting to obtain ricin from an online source that he admitted was intended to be used as a weapon.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) opened today’s hearing on the continuation of the Democrats’ conspiracy theory about the Postal Service by calling out the Democrats for continuing to ignore the facts.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Robert Lee Pauley, Jr., of Mount Storm, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 360 months incarceration for methamphetamine distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-author of the bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2020, today released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at lowering prescription drug pricing and sharing the cost of investment in the development of critical drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man pled guilty to a child pornography offense, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Trent S. Davis, 29, pled guilty to possession of child pornography involving minors.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA: All six sites of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve as well as New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park will close beginning Sept. 13, 2020 at 5PM CST, due to the threat of Tropical Storm Sally. No decision has been reached as to a reopening date.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced Birmingham woman on charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and intimidating a witness, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and IRS-Criminal Investigations Atlanta Field Division Special Agent in Charge James Dorsey.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: ICYMI - Last Friday, a group of 73 stakeholder groups and companies - including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Environmental Defense Fund, National Association of Manufacturers, and The Nature Conservancy - sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging passage of the American Energy Innovation Act (AEIA) before the year is over.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: Severely injured two women in oncoming vehicle.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: On Sept. 11, 2020, an Iowa farmer was sentenced for his role in a scheme to defraud financial institutions.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas man was sentenced Monday to five years on probation for importing and selling misbranded pharmaceutical-grade erectile dysfunction drugs from China and marketing them as herbal remedies for men, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
