News from September 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Morris County, New Jersey, resident was sentenced today to 94 months in prison for perpetrating a sophisticated computer hacking scheme that targeted two companies in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: Harrisburg, PA - Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Dominque Apprentice Montgomery, a 29-year old man from Williamsburg, South Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Antoine Clark, 31, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, 10 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $1,700 fine by United States District Court Judge Gerald J. Pappert for multiple narcotics offenses related to his role in leading an almost around-the-clock drug delivery service for several years in South Philadelphia.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas tax preparer was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 12 months and one day in federal prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for falsely inflating deductions in his clients’ tax returns and underreporting taxable income (and claiming...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Tuesday the completion of a nationwide, immigration enforcement operation that netted more than 2,000 immigration-related arrests.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - A project at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) has reached an early milestone as crews embark on a new phase to excavate a new utility shaft - an - located west of the WIPP plant.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday the results of recent enforcement actions targeting removable aliens who have been arrested for, or have pending charges or convictions, for crimes involving victims in Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Montana.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Robbery was sentenced on Aug. 31, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - United States Attorney Lawrence Keefe, of the Northern District of Florida, today announced that Colin Fisher, a citizen of the United Kingdom, pleaded guilty to federal charges of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA") and attempted smuggling in relation...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS - Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area’s developed campground reopened Tuesday, Sept. 1, in time for the beginning of its busiest camping season. Cooler temperatures during the fall and winter months make Red Rock Canyon a destination for visitors from around the world.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: DENVER - The Bureau of Reclamation announced the selection of Richard LaFond, P.E., as the director of the Technical Service Center. The Technical Service Center is located in Denver, Colorado, and provides innovative solutions to water and power resource issues. LaFond will be responsible for leading the organization and coordinating Reclamation's technical capabilities.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: The Honorable Stephen Hahn, M.D. Commissioner of Food and Drugs. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 10903 New Hampshire Avenue. Silver Spring, MD 20993. Dear Commissioner Hahn, I am alarmed by your statement to the Financial Times that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is prepared to authorize...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: Elkton Man Pleads Guilty to Making Threatening Interstate Communications.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award more than $1.2 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to 405 airports in 50 states and six U.S. territories.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a criminal complaint charging DAIJON LEWIS MILES, 28, with three counts of Hobbs Act robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. MILES, who was arrested on Aug. 27, 2020, made an appearance today before Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - A former Illinois accountant has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison for misappropriating more than $77 million from individuals and financial institutions.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Ismael Valdez, 37, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court in Las Cruces on Aug. 27 to attempted enticement of a minor.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award more than $1.2 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to 405 airports in 50 states and six U.S. territories.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Clement Robert Mercaldo, Jr., age 61, of Timonium, Maryland and Stepfen Gerard Gaither, age 29, of Randallstown, Maryland, for a murder-for-hire conspiracy, use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Oluremi Akinleye, 40, of Las Vegas, made his initial appearance in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain money from accounts held by members of the Pension Fund of the Christian Church and the Lutheran Church Extension Fund, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich of the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse of the FBI.
