News from April 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 43-year-old Laredo native has been ordered to federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute a large quantity of meth, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that CHARLES HUSTIS, a former town trustee and substitute teacher in Cold Spring, New York, was sentenced to five years in prison for attempted receipt of child pornography from a former student. CHARLES HUSTIS previously pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel, who imposed today’s sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago tax preparer has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly fraudulently assisting customers in obtaining millions of dollars in loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $1,407,649 to the Internal Revenue Service on charges of tax fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Jamie Clemons, age 36 of Pasadena, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to malicious destruction of a property by fire, in connection with the fire on July 28, 2017, at Coconut Charlie’s, a bar in Pasadena. As a result of the arson, Coconut Charlie’s sustained over $500,000 in damage; the building was razed and the business was forced to permanently close.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: Three defendants have pleaded guilty to methamphetamine charges that resulted from an investigation conducted by the Tulsa Housing Authority Community Enhancement Unit and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
By State Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Several people were indicted today by a Grand Jury sitting in Wheeling, West Virginia, on firearms charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield in connection with on an extension of credit by extortionate means.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - FEMA has awarded grants totaling $42,559,595 for the State of Florida to reimburse applicants for debris removal, administrative costs and repairs following Hurricane Irma in 2017.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to ChairRaúlGrijalva (D-Ariz.) requesting that the committee conduct a fair and transparent budgetary process. In part, Westerman wrote.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Raheem Taylor, 28, of Manchester, has been charged in federal court with unlawfully possessing firearms, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte today sentenced Santos Nicolas Obando-Flores, age 48, of Brentwood, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for possession of child pornography. Judge Messitte also ordered that, upon his release from...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Edgar Ivulans, 43, of Latvia, was sentenced today to five years and five months in prison, and was ordered to pay $12,754 in restitution, to forfeit $12,754, and to further pay a $4,000 special assessment by United...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: DALLAS - Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Dallas special agents seized $1.3 million in counterfeit goods April 2, during the First Monday Trade Days market in Canton, Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, April 17, at 2 pm, a park ranger will conduct a 30- minute virtual children’s program about the natural resources within the park and their relationship to the park’s history. In addition to its rich historical and cultural significance, the park also hosts a diverse...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) at Colonial National Historical Park and non-profit partner BikeWalk Williamsburg invite the community to celebrateNational Park Week by biking, walking or running on a seven-mile portion of the Colonial Parkway for three days, April 23-25. Park staff will close the Colonial Parkway to vehicle access between Hwy 199/Kingspoint and Rt. 359 at Jamestown beginning at 7:00 am on Friday, April 23 and ending at 8:00 pm on Sunday, April 25.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GEORGE DRAGUSIN, also known as “Georgio Anderini" and “Einstein," 65, a citizen of Romania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 33 months of imprisonment for his participation in an extensive ATM skimming scheme that defrauded banks from coast to coast.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Nathaniel Gates, Jr, 47, of Fredonia, NY, who was convicted of possessing with intent to distribute, and distributing, 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, was sentenced to serve 84 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) established its Aviation Program in 2020 to accommodate the growing use of small unmanned aircraft systems for performing long-term surveillance and maintenance at LM sites.
