News from November 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A Joliet financial advisor has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly swindling several clients out of nearly $800,000.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - Although the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at the Main Branch of the New Orleans Public Library has closed, FEMA specialists will be available at this location to help survivors. The former DRC is now a U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Outreach Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Brooklyn man who is a previously convicted felon was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for possessing a machinegun, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a $90.2 million investment in 203 projects to strengthen and explore new market opportunities for local and regional food businesses. The funding is made possible through grant programs administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - This holiday season, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) hopes online shoppers will do their part help spread a cup of cyber cheer. Today, CISA launched a series of resources aimed at helping Americans protect themselves when shopping online. Remember that hackers...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: Drugs and a knife found with Lang after traffic stop.
By Bob Martin | Nov 23, 2021
Two Bronx men were recently arrested for allegedly having over 25 pounds of heroin, three guns, and ammunition, the Drug Enforcement Agency said in a release.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on Nov. 16, 2021, a federal grand jury indicted David O. Braeger (age: 54), of Fox Point, Wisconsin, for three counts of Wire Fraud, three counts of Bank Fraud, one count of Mail Fraud, and and two counts of Engaging in Unlawful Monetary Transactions, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343, 1344, and 1957.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Minor was sentenced on Nov. 22, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: Defendant Falsified Over 100 H-1B Visa Applications And Obtained More Than $1.5 Million In Fraud Proceeds.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - All FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Louisiana will close for the entire Thanksgiving holiday weekend, from Thursday, Nov. 25 through Sunday, Nov. 28. All centers will reopen at their regular hours Monday, Nov. 29.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was convicted yesterday by a federal jury of distributing fentanyl.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: Winter holidays and the spring months are the busiest times of the year at Joshua Tree National Park. Crowded conditions create limited parking, full campgrounds, and lines at park entrances.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, PA - A resident of Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 3 years of imprisonment on his conviction for possession with intent to distribute multiple Schedule I and II controlled substances, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PERNELL ANTHONY JONES, JR., age 31, of Kenner, Louisiana, pled guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349 and Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The holiday shopping season is underway and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) is launching a new holiday shopping toolkit to help consumers protect themselves from substandard or even hazardous counterfeit toys, electronics, cosmetics and other products.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Nov. 22, 2021, Damian Smith-Birge, age 26, of Neosho, Missouri, was charged by criminal complaint with interstate threats and taken into custody by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Lawrence Berry, age 28, of Marathon, New York was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge David N. Hurd to 30 years’ imprisonment for sexual exploitation of a child. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Will Ensure Cases Are Current and Complete.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A former Norwell youth football coach was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for sexually exploiting children.
