News from January 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARQUES MILTON, also known as “Biz," 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possession of a firearm.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, incoming Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) joined House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03), incoming Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07) to introduce legislation gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: CINCINNATI - The pastor of a Sharonville church was sentenced via video conference in U.S. District Court today to 120 months in prison for sexually coercing a minor female.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: HELENA - A man who admitted pawning a firearm after having been convicted of a felony was sentenced today to 26 months in prison and three years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: Pecos, NM- Pecos National Historical Park is planning to implement a prescribed burn project that may begin as soon as Wednesday, January 27th. The pile burn project, encompassing approximately 10 acres, is located along Highway 63 between the park entrance road and the Village of Pecos within areas...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: STATESBORO, GA: A tax preparer has been sentenced to probation after she admitted preparing fraudulent federal income tax returns that resulted in illegally excessive refunds for multiple clients.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Paris, Ky., man, Johnathan Scott Mason, 27, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, before U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, to the production of child pornography.
By State Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
Release: Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lövin, Sweden: This is also the year when we welcome old friends back in the game. Last week, we were all pleased to hear that the United States will be rejoining the Paris Agreement. And it’s my great, great pleasure to introduce an old friend to the ocean, our special...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
Release: DUBUQUE, Iowa - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the main security checkpoint and the alternative checkpoint at Dubuque Regional Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: ESTHERVILLE, IOWA - An Estherville, Iowa, police officer is being honored by the United States Attorney’s Offices for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for his commitment to reducing drug abuse. The recipient of the Enrique S. Camarena Award is Captain Nathaniel Dunlavy of the Estherville Police Department.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: The Defendant Continued to Communicate Online with an Underage Female While on Pretrial Release on Federal Charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A Sherman, Texas, man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Richmond International Airport caught a Richmond, Virginia, man with a loaded handgun in his back pocket at the security checkpoint on Monday, Jan. 25, becoming the second traveler to get caught with a firearm at the airport this month.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Wild Horse Holding Facility will kick off BLM Wyoming’s 2021 adoption schedule with an event Feb.19-20, from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The BLM will offer approximately 80 wild horses during this adoption, including mares and geldings, in...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its contractor UCOR have found a way to reuse mercury collected from a cleanup project for Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) research instead of disposing of it, once again drawing from innovation to achieve significant cost savings.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Jonathan Santiago-Perez, 35, of Claremont, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for drug trafficking on Monday, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS MARTINEZ, also known as “Macho," 55, of Stratford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson to 63 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and ammunition possession offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TYRESE STANLEY, also known as “Scoot," 30, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to 21 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his role in a New Haven-based drug trafficking ring. Judge Chatigny ordered Stanley to serve the first three months of his supervised release in home confinement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Travis Clitso, 25, of Pinon, Arizona, was sentenced in federal court on Jan. 22 to three years and one month in prison for assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2021
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - January is Human Trafficking Awareness month. Each year, law enforcement and service providers reaffirm their commitment to eradicating human trafficking in all forms. Acting United States Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei is issuing a number of messages to educate the public about human trafficking and, importantly, to dispel many myths and misconceptions about trafficking.
