News from March 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Richard Georgelos pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute at least 500 grams of cocaine between 2017 and 2019, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: Pea Ridge National Military Park will conduct prescribed fire operations sometime during the next several weeks, subject to weather conditions falling within the parameters of prescribed fire prescriptions. To assure visitor safety, some areas inside the park and trails may be closed while fire operations are taking place and for a short period after completion.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: Wilkens was involved in distributing at least 3 pounds of meth in Sioux City.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: OWENSBORO, Ky. - Fifteen defendants involved in an Owensboro based Drug Trafficking Organization have been charged by a federal Grand Jury for engaging in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl, among other charges, announced Acting United States Attorney Michael A. Bennett.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former police officer with the North Brunswick police department today admitted his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme that defrauded state health benefits programs through the submission of medically unnecessary prescriptions for compounded medications, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 5, 2021, Jimmy Carter, age 56, of Erie, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 216 months’ imprisonment followed by a three-year term of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann for discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Richmond man today for possessing with the intent to distribute a mixture of heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl.
By State Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
Release: A growing body of evidence shows that the meaningful participation of women in peace operations and conflict resolution, especially in leadership positions, makes for stronger, more effective peacebuilding. On International Women’s Day, we are proud to recognize the growing leadership of women in preventing...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Polly Anne Sanders, age 37, of Tulsa, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon in Indian Country, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 113(a)(3), 1151 and 1153, punishable by not more than 10 years imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - Nicholas J. Ganjei, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, issued the following statement following the passing of attorney Clyde M. Siebman.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A woman has been indicted on federal firearm charges for allegedly straw purchasing handguns in a Chicago suburb on behalf of another individual.
By State Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
Release: Every year on March 8th, the United States joins the world in recognizing International Women’s Day by celebrating the leadership, strength, and courage of women and girls. The United States recognizes the reality that the equitable participation of women in social, political, and economic life is critical to the peace and prosperity of our collective community.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are jointly announcing the final two research and development (R&D) awards for the newly launched Secure and Resilient Mobile Network Infrastructure (SRMNI) project.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: Couple Pleads Guilty to $1.1 Million COVID-Relief Fraud After Falsely Claiming to Be Farmers.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Derrick Leron Jordan, age 49, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment, and 5 years of supervised release for Failure to Register as Sex Offender, in violation of Title...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian L. Hazen (619) 546-6695.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -Laser strikes against pilots increased in 2020 even with the overall decrease in air traffic operations. In 2020, pilots reported 6,852 laser strikes to the FAA. This is an increase from 6,136 laser strikes reported in 2019 and is the highest number reported to the agency since 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas E. Walsh II, Rockland County District Attorney, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Raymond McCullagh, Chief of the...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging two Providence men with allegedly running a so-called “grandparent scam" in two states, fraudulently obtaining or attempting to obtain thousands of dollars in cash from at least nine elderly victims by claiming the money was needed immediately to assist a relative, typically the victim’s grandchild or child, who had purportedly been arrested or jailed.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: Law enforcement seize 24 pounds of pure meth from vehicle.
