News from January 2021
By State Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: Dear Mr. President: We are deeply concerned about the poisoning of leading Russian political activist Alexey Navalny on Aug. 20, 2020, with a Novichok chemical nerve agent and that the United States has yet to hold those responsible accountable. As such, we formally request the executive branch investigate,...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - The Department of Justice and the United States Attorney Office for the Eastern District of New York, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced three settlements resolving alleged violations of the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act. These are the first enforcement actions that the Department and the FTC have brought under the BOTS Act.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s Acquisition Services is hosting a Small Business Virtual Industry Engagement Day on Jan. 26, 2021. Small business community members will learn about critical programs, contracting opportunities, and initiatives. Reclamation staff will be available to answer questions during this free event.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Polish citizen, who was employed as a federal contractor for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, was sentenced today to five years in prison for receiving images of child sexual abuse.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: Don’t Exploit Pandemic to Enact Liberal Laundry List.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Roxbury man, who was previously convicted of cocaine distribution, pleaded guilty today to illegal possession of a semiautomatic pistol and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: Assailants Attacked Law Enforcement with Bats and Batons In Effort To Halt Certification of Presidential Election.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Jontae Carlos Sandifer was sentenced today to 138 months in prison for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, possession with the intent to distribute heroin, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced United States Attorney David ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: BILLINGS - A former Rocky Mountain Bank loan officer who admitted to approving loans to a bank customer while at the same time profiting from private, undisclosed loans to the customer was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison followed by three years of supervised release and fined $50,000, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Jade Good, 34, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime. United States District Judge...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: A Tulsa woman today pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of murder, assault, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced today Derek Robert Seely, 32, of Waxhaw, N.C. to 30 years in prison for production of child pornography, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Bell also ordered Seely to serve a lifetime of supervised release and to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A New Jersey resident and citizen of the Dominican Republic was sentenced today to almost five years in prison for participating in the illegal straw purchase of at least 25 firearms, which he shipped to the Dominican Republic.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Committee’s formal organizational meeting for the 117th Congress will take place remotely on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at 1 pm (EST).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN-U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Justin Mychal Smith, 28, of Muncie, Indiana, was sentenced to serve 17 years in the Federal Bureau of Prisons for participating in armed bank robbery and the brandishing of a pistol during the robbery. U.S. District Judge Janet T.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that DARREL FITZPATRICK, aged 30, pleaded guilty on Jan. 21, 2021 to Conspiracy to Commit Bribery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 201(b)(1). The Honorable Carl J. Barbier set sentencing for April 29, 2021. FITZPATRICK faces up to five years imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and a mandatory special assessment of $100.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - Two Malaysian nationals pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to conspiring to illegally export firearm parts from the United States to Hong Kong.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Camp Springs, Maryland man was sentenced today to 140 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, which led to the seizure of over $1 million in cash, approximately 45 kilograms of cocaine, over $240,000 worth of jewelry, four firearms, and body armor-piercing ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A Charlotte federal jury has convicted Marcus Isaiah Curry, 37, of Gastonia, N.C., on drug trafficking and firearms charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. presided over the two-day trial, which ended late yesterday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A man who recently moved to an apartment only blocks from the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center was arrested this morning on a federal stalking charge that alleges a longtime harassment campaign targeting two female doctors at the hospital, as well as three other victims who work at the VA’s Loma Linda facility.
