News from September 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: MACON, Ga. - A registered child sex offender living in Perry, Georgia was sentenced to ten years in prison today after an international investigation found he was uploading child pornography on a popular instant messaging app, said Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man was sentenced today to 115 months for driving the getaway car in a series of commercial robberies, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - Courtney Freeman, 31, has pleaded guilty in federal court to armed carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the guilty plea today.

By DOL Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urges response crews and residents in areas affected by Hurricane Laura to be aware of hazards created by flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees and storm debris.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Portland couple with previous fraud convictions was sentenced to federal prison today for defrauding a local elderly couple of approximately $1.6 million in a scheme lasting more than two years, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: Las Vegas Man Indicted for Falsifying Auto Collision Centers’ Tax Returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: WINSTON-SALEM, NC - A man who pleaded guilty to transportation of child pornography was sentenced today, announced Matthew G.T. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: Homestead, Fla. - The Trump Administration today announced the contract has been awarded to allow for the second and final phase of the Tamiami Trail Next Steps Project to begin. The Florida Department of Transportation, in coordination with Everglades National Park, will oversee this critical project...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - An Ohio resident has been sentenced in federal court to time served, three years supervised release and restitution of conspiracy to commit identity theft, and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: Dinosaur, CO & JENSEN, UT - With hunting season now occurring on lands surrounding Dinosaur National Monument, hunters are reminded that hunting is not permitted in the monument. Although most of the monument boundary is well marked, hunters are responsible for ensuring they do not hunt within the monument. By knowing and understanding the rules and regulations applicable in the national monument, hunters will be better prepared to enjoy their trips.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Hyde Park man was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Boston for the December 2019 armed robbery of a bank in Hyde Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that MARC A. VICTORIANO (VICTORIANO), age 46, of Covington, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today to one-count of theft from a program receiving federal funds before United States District Court Judge Lance M. Africk.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: Allegedly conspired to claim more than $11 million in false deductions.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: Orlando, FL - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces today that Home Health Care of Florida, LLC has agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve allegations that it engaged in a kickback scheme related to the referral of Medicare patients for home health services.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - A 34-year-old resident of Houston has been ordered to prison for a second time following his conviction of illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Hyde Park man was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Boston for the December 2019 armed robbery of a bank in Hyde Park.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - Sept. 1, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Jesse Herman Bates, 38, of Seattle, Washington, has been charged by criminal complaint with civil disorder after shooting a firefighter with a ball bearing during a protest in Portland on July 13, 2020, announced Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: Operation LeGend. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man was charged in federal court today with illegally possessing a firearm during a shooting incident in which two women were wounded by gunfire, one of whom died as a result. Darius D. Shaw, 30, was charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Michelle Peterson O’Connor, 31, of Portland, has been charged by criminal complaint with civil disorder after throwing a helmet at an officer making an arrest during an unlawful assembly in Portland on Aug. 24, 2020.