News from September 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Isaias Herrera-Ortiz, 29, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and production of false identification documents, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - Fred Lee Williams, 37, has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: FBI Releases 2019 Crime Statistics. For the third consecutive year, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation decreased when compared with the previous year’s statistics, according to FBI figures released today. In 2019, violent crime was down 0.5% from the 2018 number. Property crimes also...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that two companies have entered resolutions with the government requiring the payment of a combined $4.3 million in monetary penalties, and an enhanced environmental compliance program, for their involvement in Clean Air Act violations.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - Christopher Juneau, 36, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to fentanyl trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $530,748 grant to the city of Nebraska City, Nebraska, to improve roadway infrastructure and protect businesses operating in a key industrial corridor from the impact of severe weather. The EDA grant will be matched with $132,687 in local investment.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Officers Seized 176 Firearms. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison, at a joint press conference with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith, announced today that 518 arrests have been made by local and federal law enforcement officers in Operation LeGend. “On...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury has indicted two Iranian men with participating in a conspiracy to procure and illegally send export-controlled computer servers to Iran.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A member of a Traviesos street gang in Kansas City was sentenced today to 27 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - Fred Lee Williams, 37, has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Alieu Crayton, of Silver Spring, Maryland, has admitted to a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Supply chains are expansive, complex, and are comprised of a multitude of interdependencies between one another that can affect our critical infrastructure, public health, and the economy. A key attribute of our public health and economic stability is the ability to identify and mitigate threats to our...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Democrats today released an updated version of The Heroes Act, addressing needs that have developed since the House passed an earlier iteration and reflecting negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Owner of Bitcoin Exchange Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy for Laundering Millions of Dollars in International Cyber Fraud Scheme.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
Release: EAU CLAIRE, WI - Residents of the Chippewa Valley area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck™ application program inside Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) from Monday, Oct. 5 through Friday, Oct. 9.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) hosted its 18th Disability and Multicultural Coalition Conference today and presented the Disability Coalition Partner Award to the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) and Multicultural Coalition Partner Award to the Native American Church of North America (NACNA).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that three Portland, Oregon residents have been charged with crimes during civil disorder events.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: (BUTTE, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office is preparing its Helena-area recreation sites for the change in seasons.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - An Olathe man was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison for embezzlement, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: The former director of a daycare in Tama County, Iowa, was sentenced today to eight months of imprisonment.
