News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Carlos Perez, 45, of Fresno, charging him with assault on a federal contractor, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina --- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Abraham Jenkins, 26, of Charleston, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to civil disorders related to the violence and destruction in downtown Charleston on May 30, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Keith A. Penn, 41, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced on July 8, to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and firearm charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: Cryptocurrency Fraudster Sentenced for Money Laundering and Securities Fraud in Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - Fort Pulaski National Monument has resumed normal operations after little damage was suffered from the passing of Tropical Storm Elsa. Park grounds and the visitor center are open daily from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. The last entry into the park is at 4:30 pm. Historic Fort Pulaski is open daily from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico - To date, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated nearly $299 million to the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP, by its Spanish acronym) to repair damage and optimize state roads and bridges. This includes nearly $92 million approved during 2021 to address infrastructure in nearly 30 municipalities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Court Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. accepted a plea of guilty from Edward Wingo, Jr., on today’s date, for the crime of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Immediately after the guilty plea, Wingo, a 46-year-old St. Louis resident, was sentenced to a 37-month term of imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Crystal Hughes, age 37, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to one year of probation for making false statements in order to purchase a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer.
By State Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement ahead of the United Nations Security Council’s vote on humanitarian access to the Syrian people...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: EMINENCE, Mo. - Ozark National Scenic Riverways will host a stargazing event at Alley Spring on July 17 from 8:30-10 p.m. This free event will be held in front of Storys Creek School.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that GORDON FREEDMAN, a doctor who practiced in New York, New York, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 121 months in prison for participating in a scheme to receive bribes and kickbacks in...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: PLANO, Texas - A Gainesville convicted felon has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - The owner of trucking companies in the Inland Empire and elsewhere in California, who was out on bond awaiting trial in a separate federal criminal case, was arrested today on a criminal complaint alleging he fraudulently obtained more than $667,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) COVID-19 pandemic relief funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - St. Jude Medical, Inc. (St. Jude) has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that, between November 2014 and October 2016, it knowingly sold defective heart devices to health care facilities that, in turn, implanted the devices into patients insured by federal healthcare programs. St. Jude was acquired by Abbott Laboratories in January 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a seven-count indictment today against Regino Garcia Jr., 20, and Anthony Martinez, 24, both of Tulare County, charging them with dealing firearms without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm, distribution of methamphetamine and possession of auto-sear devices, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By State Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A White Earth man was sentenced yesterday to 205 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for sexually abusing a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Lashannon Bland, 41, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine and the possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. United States District Judge Brian C.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: MISSOULA -A former lawyer who also was a licensed realtor and ran a construction company today admitted charges in which he defrauded investors, losing more than $1 million in the futures market, and filed false income tax returns, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: Fort Monroe, Virginia - The National Park Service (NPS) at Fort Monroe National Monument has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for adaptive use of the beach club. The RFP allows interested parties to submit their concept(s) of potential future adaptive use, considering the park’s purpose. The building...
