News from September 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. for the Eastern District of North Carolina today announced that the First Fruit Ministries received a $500,000 grant from the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, through its component, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). In addition...
By State Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Washington - Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs today released the following statement on the eruption of fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijan forces in Nagorno-Karabakh...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Alfred David Villasenor, 36, of Chico, pleaded guilty on Monday to being a prohibited person in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Kerri Marie Hamrick-Satterfield, of Elkins, West Virginia, has admitted to methamphetamine distribution, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Richard Tingler, age 56, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the federal charges of armed bank robbery and brandishing of a firearm during a crime of violence.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay Sept. 13 - Sept. 19, 2020. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available. The weekly release will occur 10 days after the end of the weekly period.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: CANTON, Ohio - U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that Ronald E. Holt, age 54, of East Sparta, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge John R. Adams to 115 months imprisonment, three years supervised release and ordered to pay $8,180 in restitution after Holt pleaded guilty to bank robbery on Sept. 1, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Defendant Engaged in Unauthorized Trading in Customers’ Account and Generated Over $2 Million in Commissions and Fees for Brokerage Firm.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: The unpaved section of the Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park will be temporarily closed for road grading operations beginning at 4 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, and will reopen by 12 p.m. the same day.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Garner man was charged with fraudulently seeking over $6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Robert J. Higdon Jr. of the Eastern District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Other Executives Charged and Sentenced in Same Construction Kickback Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - A Shreveport business owner was sentenced today to 40 months (3 years, 4 months) in prison for filing false tax returns, announced Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A man who trafficked methamphetamine in the metro Kansas City area was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: South Florida Lawyer Charged with Fraud Related to 1 Global Capital Investment Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Todd County, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Sept. 28, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Joshua Turney, formerly a registered broker at Global Arena Capital Corp. (“Global"), a now defunct brokerage firm located in New York City, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Eric N. Vitaliano to conspiracy to commit securities fraud for engaging in unauthorized trading in his customers’ accounts. When sentenced, Turney faces up to five years in prison, as well as restitution, criminal forfeiture and a fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Kornaker, 50, of North Tonawanda, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with wire fraud in relation to a national emergency, and aggravated identity theft. The charges carry a minimum penalty of two years in prison, a maximum penalty of 30 years, and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The start of operations of the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) represents a leap forward in DOE’s ability to tackle tank waste, one of the most challenging environmental risks, Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar said during a Sept. 24 ceremony marking the facility coming online.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Garner man was charged with fraudulently seeking over $6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Robert J. Higdon Jr. of the Eastern District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Jesus Soto-Martinez (41, Michoacan, Mexico) to 21 years and 3 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine while onboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, forcibly interfering with a lawful boarding, and knowingly using fire to commit a felony offense.
