News from October 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minneapolis man was sentenced today to 168 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for distributing pound quantities of high-purity methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that a ten-count indictment was unsealed in federal court charging both Rolando Greer (age: 50) and Corey Lee (age: 50) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with: one (1) count of conspiracy to commit money laundering...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Fire restrictions have been lifted for all Bureau of Land Management public lands administered by the High Plains District in Campbell, Converse, Crook, Goshen, Johnson, Natrona, Niobrara, Platte, Sheridan, and Weston counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Jeremy Midkiff, 39, of Huntington, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for escape from a halfway house.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that a federal jury found Corey Donovan, 38, of Wilmot, guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. The verdict was returned on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal jury today convicted a Chicago man of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell addressed the nation’s emergency managers today at the 2021 International Association of Emergency Managers conference in Grand Rapids, Mich. This was her first appearance as the FEMA Administrator at the event since she joined the agency in April of 2021.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing a proactive plan to reduce polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution in the nation’s waters, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), and Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH) issued the following statements...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: Acres: 87,890 acres. Containment: 55%. Start Date: Sept. 10, 2021. Cause: Lightning. Jurisdiction: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks; Sequoia National Forest. Resources: 747 personnel including: 11 crews, 30 engines, 23 water tenders, 7 dozers and 12 helicopters. Cooler temperatures will move in...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Following the publication of multiple reports that directly contradict the sworn testimony of representatives on behalf of Amazon and other statements to Congress about its business practices, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Antitrust Subcommittee Chair David ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: ASHLAND, Ky. - A Columbus, Ga., man, Eric Duane Elmore, 48, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge David L. Bunning, after pleading guilty to attempted online enticement.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARCOS MENDEZ, 31, of Kissimmee, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut through the U.S. Mail.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 12 months and one day of incarceration on her conviction of conspiracy to commit laundering of monetary instruments, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: SAN DIEGO - To address an increase in violent crime, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and its law enforcement partners in the Southern District of California have launched an effort to strategically prosecute the region’s most violent and prolific offenders who are believed to be most responsible for the spike, including those with criminal history and criminal gang affiliation who commit gun crimes.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The National Park Service (NPS) encourages public comment on a proposal to suspend one component of the adaptive monitoring plan for winter use, which was initially put in place to evaluate effects to resources in relation to snowmobiles and Oversnow Vehicles (OSV) use. Starting...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man pled guilty today to a charge of retaliating against a federal employee by filing a false lien, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Mississippi Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - Alex Nain Saab Moran (Saab), 49, a Colombian citizen, will make his initial appearance in federal court in Miami, Florida, today after being extradited from the Republic of Cabo Verde. Saab is charged in an indictment with laundering the proceeds of violations of the Foreign Corrupt...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: Engaged in a Series of Complicated Financial Transactions to Conceal the Nature and Ownership of the Proceeds Generated by the Fraud Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A former member of the Tribal Council for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for wire fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2021
News Release: Garment Manufacturer and Its Owner Admit to Repeatedly Underreporting the Value of Garments They Imported into the United States.
