News from February 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the Boston-based Devon Street Kings Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings") was sentenced today on racketeering charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Des Moines, IA-On Feb. 10, 2021, Hector Ramon Iglesias Tovar, age 34, of Ottumwa, Iowa, was found guilty by a jury of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in violation of federal law. The verdict came after a two-day trial before United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Post-Enumeration Survey Estimates Number of People and Housing Units Missed in Census.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: As you ponder or participate in the romantic rituals of Valentine's Day, consider that the art of "courting" is something that is also familiar to the insect world. The only difference is that humans often struggle with romantic decisions, but insects are genetically programed to respond to mating opportunities.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - United States Attorney Tim Garrison has submitted to President Biden his resignation as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Western District of Missouri, effective Feb. 28, 2021.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $17.3 million in grants to the state of South Carolina to support disaster recovery and resiliency efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. -A Trenton man has been charged with committing a string of armed carjackings and armed robberies, including the armed robbery of a commercial establishment in Trenton, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: The enhanced federal, state, and local partnership has led to charges against 24 criminal defendants in Salt Lake City.
By State Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), lead Democrat on the East Asia subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), released the following statement upon ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Yakim Paige of Elizabeth City was sentenced today to 90 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture containing fentanyl and a fentanyl precursor, and aiding and abetting that crime, as well as possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Paige had previously been convicted of five state felonies, including firearm, drug, and assault offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Nevada to End Discriminatory Policies Against Inmates with HIV and Inmates with Disabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - Andre McIntosh, 49, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. McIntosh entered his guilty plea today before United States District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk. McIntosh is set to be sentenced on May 13, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - Tymir “Dolla" Wigfall, 27, of New Hanover County, was sentenced yesterday to 120 months imprisonment for: (1) Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of a quantity of Heroin and Fentanyl; (2) Distribution of Fentanyl and Carfentanil (two counts); (3) Distribution...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Tyshaun Williams, 29, of Lancaster, PA, was sentenced to 115 months in prison and three years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Leeson, Jr., for firearms and drug trafficking offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - Brandon Shell, 22, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of armed carjacking and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Shell appeared today before United States District Stephen R. Clark, who set sentencing for May 13, 2021.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Did you know that women make up more than 20 percent of the cybersecurity workforce? While men still outnumber women in cybersecurity by three to one, more women are joining the field - and they’re pursuing top leadership roles.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. -A Trenton man has been charged with committing a string of armed carjackings and armed robberies, including the armed robbery of a commercial establishment in Trenton, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A criminal complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia today charging a Chesapeake man with multiple federal crimes, including attempted murder, related to his alleged attack on a security guard at a Social Security Administration building.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $13.2 million grant to Northern Marianas College (NMC), Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to increase the college’s capacity to support regional economic development. This EDA grant is expected to help create 272 jobs and generate $13.5 million in private investment.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - As part of a long-standing tradition, the DEA Washington Division will take the month of February to honor the contributions and history of our African American community.
