News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Ricardo Barraza, age 41 of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Barraza to 151 months’ imprisonment. After completing his term of imprisonment...
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Victor Davis, age 41, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty on May 4, 2021, to conspiracy to distribute and posses with the intent to distribute cocaine base (crack cocaine). As part of his plea agreement, Davis admitted that during his participation in the conspiracy the members of the drug conspiracy distributed between 28 grams and 112 grams of crack cocaine.
By Homeland Newswire | May 5, 2021
Release: MOSCOW, Idaho - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that local residents can make an appointment now to enroll in TSA PreCheck® at a temporary enrollment center in Moscow, Idaho, that will be open for five consecutive days starting Monday, May 24, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: A Tulsa man was sentenced today in federal court for cutting his girlfriend’s throat and for illegally possessing a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Eddie Quinones Santiago (38, Kissimmee) to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, possession of 100 grams or more of heroin with intent to distribute, and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A St. Paul man was sentenced yesterday to 41 months in prison for his role in the arsons at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct building.
By Commerce Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Mike Thompson announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Funding Our Nation's Priorities: Reforming the Tax Code's Advantageous Treatment of the Wealthy" on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m EST.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Matthew Burgess, Jr., 33, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced Friday to ten years imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Yesterday, a federal jury convicted JASON ALAN VILLEGAS, 28, of El Paso, Texas, of conspiring to distribute cocaine and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By State Newswire | May 5, 2021
Release: “The United States stands firmly behind the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine."
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: MACON, Ga.- The leader of Macon’s “Get Dat Money" (GDM) methamphetamine drug trafficking organization was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison as the result of a lengthy investigation into the network’s illegal activities throughout Middle Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: Defendants Allegedly Bilked Owner of a Hilton Hotel of More Than $1.5 Million As Part of Kickback Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. signed a proclamation designating today, May 5, 2021, as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. The proclamation reaffirms our country’s commitment to solving missing and murdered Indigenous persons cases and addressing the underlying causes of these crimes, including sexual violence, violent crime, economic disparities, and substance use and addiction.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two New York men were arrested today for their participation in a scheme to steal and alter checks from the mail and engage in bank fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Commerce Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from phase 3.1 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey. Phase 3.1 includes substantial revisions to the questionnaire. Additional questions address the following new topics: disability, child health access, telehealth and child care. Also included are...
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Tyrone Kareem Thomas, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has admitted to his role in a drug distribution enterprise, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Pedro man was sentenced today to 132 months in federal prison for being the gunman in a violent, takeover-style robbery of a Gardena credit union, where an employee helped with the planning and execution of the heist.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man was indicted today for illegal possession of ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the follow activity.
By Homeland Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: PENSACOLA, Fla -- FEMA has approved grants totaling $11,476,932 to reimburse recovery expenses in Florida for Hurricane Michael in 2018.
