News from September 2020
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Guatemalan man was sentenced Thursday to 21 months in prison for illegal reentry after a felony conviction following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A U.S. Army major assigned to the U.S. Army Cyber Command at Fort Gordon, Ga., has admitted to producing child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: Greensboro, N.C. - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Guilford Courthouse National Military Park is increasing access and hours to its park visitor center. The National Park Service (NPS) is working...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Last week, UCXtra Umbrella, LLC, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi and ordered to pay $12,500,000 in restitution. UCXtra Umbrella, LLC, had previously pleaded guilty to health care fraud and engaging in monetary transactions derived from unlawful activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Seven men have been indicted on federal narcotics and firearms charges as part of an ongoing investigation into drug and firearms trafficking in Southeast Washington, D.C.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: Big South Fork NRRA is pleased to announce the featured storytellers for the 28th annual "Haunting in the Hills" Storytelling Festival.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “The Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act: Considerations for Renewal" on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, at 2:00 PM EDT.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK - Jacob Gorman, age 39, of Waverly, New York, was arrested and charged with attempting to entice a child. Following his initial appearance in court on Friday, a detention hearing was held today and United States Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric ordered that Gorman be detained pending trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment against one company and four individuals for their roles in a long-running conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate markets for ready-mix concrete in the greater Savannah, Georgia area, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A North Carolina man was sentenced today to five years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Kenneth R. Dieffenbach, Special Agent in Charge of the Fraud Detection Office of the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (“DOJ-OIG"), announced today the unsealing of a Complaint charging a disbarred...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, attorney was arrested today and charged with fraudulently obtaining approximately $9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito and Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: Honest Answers Would Have Revealed His Membership in Iranian-Backed Shiite Militia and Paramilitary Organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Denzel Robinson, a/k/a Sparks, 26, of Buffalo, NY, with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday charging ASANTE GAINES, 23, of Bridgeport, with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: New Jersey Attorney Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining $9 Million in Loans Meant to Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following statement demanding the Department of Defense (DOD) provide information and documents in response to their June 15, 2020, request for information about how DOD is working to address racial disparities in the U.S. Military Justice System...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Rondrekus Soileau a/k/a “Drake," aka “D," 28, of Ville Platte, Louisiana, was sentenced today. United States District Judge Michael J. Juneau sentenced Soileau to 74 months (6 years, 2 months) in prison followed by 4 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Soileau pleaded guilty on Dec. 12, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Kristopher Michael Donnelly, 26, of Kelso, Washington, has been charged by criminal complaint with civil disorder after assaulting a local police officer and being arrested during East Portland riots on August 5 and 8, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: Millions in gold, silver, jewels, cash, and illegally traded wildlife seized after multiple nationwide search warrants.
