News from January 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Francisco-based company has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve a federal criminal investigation that focused on the company’s relationship with former Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar, who voted to approve its 35-story project in the Arts District.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - United States Attorney David M. DeVillers reiterated today that his office, in coordination with the Cincinnati Division of the FBI, will investigate any potential violations of federal crime at the United States Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021 committed by individuals from the Southern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Troy Cote, 52, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to fentanyl trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: A Cedar Rapids man who illegally possessed a loaded firearm was sentenced on January 6, 2021, to more than three years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Paul Bernard, a/k/a “PJ," 21, of Lafayette, Louisiana, was sentenced today by Judge Robert R. Summerhays. Bernard was sentenced to 42 months (3 years, 6 months) in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: STATESBORO, GA: A former Bulloch County sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to prison for possession of child pornography.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Dermot Shea, Police Commissioner of the City of New York (“NYPD"), and Russell W. Cunningham, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Washington Field Office (“DOJ-OIG")...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A New Hampshire man was sentenced today in connection with engaging in a complex scheme to conduct fraudulent financial transactions using stolen account information and other personally identifiable information (PII) of victims in Massachusetts and elsewhere throughout the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: The Boeing Company has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve a criminal charge related to a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG) in connection with the FAA AEG’s evaluation of Boeing’s 737 MAX airplane.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the third phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey. Data collection began November 9, 2020. Results will be released weekly starting Nov. 19, 2020, through Jan. 14, 2021. No changes were made to the questionnaire for this phase.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Washington counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Douglas, Lincoln and Okanogan counties who suffered losses caused by a wildfire that occurred from Sept. 7 through Oct. 1, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) issued a letter of intent for the development of a lease for the historic Sleeping Bear Inn and Garage in Glen Haven, Michigan, to Balancing Environment and Rehabilitation (BEAR) on November 5, 2020. BEAR is a nonprofit dedicated to keeping the history and heritage of Glen Haven, Michigan sustainable.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A local man pleaded guilty in federal court in Columbus this morning to participating in a racketeering conspiracy on behalf of the transnational criminal organization MS-13.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five Florida counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson and Washington counties who suffered losses caused by Hurricane Sally, high winds, excessive rains and flooding that occurred from Sept. 14 through Sept. 19, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Courtney Matthias was sentenced today on his conviction for transporting an illegal alien, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Jason Benton Barcus, of Ellamore, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 87 months of incarceration for methamphetamine distribution, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Defendant was on federal supervised release at time of crime.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: CLAXTON, Ga., Jan. 7, 2021 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $4.6 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Georgia. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and distributing fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
