News from January 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska -U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that the United States has collected $7 million dollars of Iranian funds that will be allocated to provide compensation to American victims of international state-sponsored terrorism.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced that signup for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program will begin Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Funded by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, this new program provides assistance to producers who suffered eligible crop quality losses due to natural disasters occurring in 2018 and 2019. The deadline to apply for QLA is Friday, March 5, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to distribute and selling oxycodone pills in connection with his role in a drug trafficking ring, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: Spokane - Today, William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced the Indictment of Peter James Yeager, 45, of Grand Coulee, Washington, in connection with arson at the Teamsters Building in Spokane, Washington. The Indictment charges Defendant Yeager with Damage by Fire to a Building Used in Interstate and Foreign Commerce, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(i).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on January 4, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $1.6 million to New York as part of its effort to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, and threat mitigation, and to safeguard the nursery production system. Overall, USDA is providing ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: A man who possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence woman was indicted today by a federal grand jury in connection with her role in a scheme to cash checks obtained through filed fraudulent tax returns.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $3.5 million to Washington State as part of its effort to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, and threat mitigation, and to safeguard the U.S. nursery production system. Overall, ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating almost $1.57 million to Idaho as part of its effort to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, and threat mitigation, and to safeguard the U.S. nursery production system. Overall, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the Boston-based Devon Street Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings") pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Francisco Carrillo-Noriega, 26, was sentenced January 4, 2021, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and distribution of methamphetamine. Senior United States District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon sentenced Carrillo-Noriega...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: Mason, OH - U.S. Marshal Pete Tobin is pleased to announce during the late-afternoon hours of January 5, 2021, the U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) arrested fugitive Jay Harris on an outstanding warrant from Hamilton County for two counts of Murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Bobby L. Christine has been named Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. U.S. Attorney Christine is currently the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, and will remain in that position while assuming the additional role in the Northern District.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Ramsey Prong Road and Greenbrier Road, past the Greenbrier Picnic Area, will be temporarily closed to all motorists and pedestrians beginning Monday, January 11 through Friday, March 26. The picnic area will remain open and accessible throughout the closure period.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition was sentenced on January 4, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Ross Township, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years’ imprisonment followed by 10 years’ supervised release on his conviction of Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that Lois Brotherton, 65, of Charleston, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. She faces up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release when she is sentenced on April 7, 2021. Brotherton has also agreed to pay restitution in the amount of $48,509.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: Stole the Gun and Brought it Back to Iowa, Where it Was Later Stolen from Him.
