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April 16, 2021

Jackson Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charges

U.S. Attorney’s Office and Partners Invite the Public to Observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 18-24

Chicago Man Indicted for Allegedly Straw Purchasing Handguns in Suburban Store

Ten Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

Aberdeen Man Indicted on Firearm Charge

Mobridge Man Indicted for Meth Trafficking

Iowa Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

Sioux Falls Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

Colorado Man Indicted for Meth Trafficking

Indictment Unsealed Charging Six Defendants with Conspiracy to Fraudulently Acquire Personal Protective Equipment and Event Tickets

Florida Drug Traffickers Convicted for Large-Scale Cocaine Operation

High-Level Organizer of Notorious Hacking Group Sentenced to Prison for Scheme that Compromised Tens of Millions of Debit and Credit Cards

Hoover Criminal Gang Member Faces Drug and Gun Charges in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

Enrolled member of the Navajo Nation sentenced to six years in federal prison for assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country

GirlsDoPorn Employee Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Conspiracy

Six Individuals Sentenced for Nearly $8 Million Health Care Fraud Involving Northern Virginia Pharmacies

Cedar Rapids Man with Violent History Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Gun

Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Silencers into the United States

Sandusky physician charged with prescribing medically unnecessary controlled substances and health care fraud

Roanoke Rapids Man Who Shot Store Clerk During Armed Robbery Sentenced to More Than 30 Years in Federal Prison

Mineral County attorney admits to fraud charge

Aroostook County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charge

Virginia Beach Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Nearly 1,700 Victims in $1 Million Small Business Loan Scam

Maryland Financial Advisor Facing Federal Charges for Stealing a Client’s Life Savings

Penobscot County Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Money Orders

Thirteen Drug Traffickers Sentenced to More than 235 Years Combined in Federal Prison

Nigerian National Facing Federal Charges for Role in Social Media Elder Scam with Losses of More Than $474,000

Southington Man Charged with Possessing Millions of Child Sex Abuse Images

20 Indicted on Meth Trafficking and Firearms Charges

DOJ and Washington Department of Children, Youth and Family Services settle claims of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations

Former Tribal Employee Sentenced to Serve Five Years of Probation for Embezzlement and Theft

High-level organizer of notorious hacking group FIN7 sentenced to ten years in prison for scheme that compromised tens of millions of debit and credit cards

Former Temple Business School Dean Indicted for Fraud

Ohio man sentenced for role in drug trafficking operation

Cedar Rapids Man Sent to Federal Prison After Receiving Fifty Pounds of Methamphetamine for Resale

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Iowa-Minnesota Meth Conspiracy

Ohio man sentenced for selling cocaine

Greene County man who allegedly shot ODNR officer charged federally with illegal gun possession

Monongalia County man sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking operation

Harrison County man admits to firearms charge

Preston County woman admits to role in drug distribution operation

Hardin woman admits burning down house on Crow Indian Reservation

Tulare County Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Methamphetamine Conspiracy

Two Maple Heights men charged with drug trafficking conspiracy

Saint Paul, Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Scheme

EDVA Reminds Community Partners That the Americans With Disabilities Act Applies to COVID-19 Related Services

Georgia Man Indicted on Conspiracy and Fraud Charges

Camden Man Charged with Sex Trafficking of a Minor

Three Men Charged in Thirteen Count Indictment for Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

Fayetteville Man Sentenced to 12 Years After Second Federal Conviction for Firearms and Drug Distribution

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Tifton, Georgia, bank robber sentenced to prison

Caguas Resident Indicted For Tax Fraud

Jacksonville Man Convicted of Distribution of Heroin Resulting in Death and Other Charges Sentenced to Life Plus Five Years

Convicted Felon Detain on Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges

Winston-Salem NC Pain Management Company to Pay $789,292.95 to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Urine Drug Testing

Dallas Attorney Charged in Narcotics Money Laundering Scheme

Victoria Pease Sentenced for Distributing Heroin

Former Credit Union CEO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling, Failure to File Taxes

NDTX Round Up: April 9 – 15

Massachusetts Drug Trafficker Arraigned for Selling More Than 20,000 Bags of Heroin and Fentanyl

Informational: Federal Court arraignments

U.S. Attorney’s Office Commemorates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 18-24, 2021

Luzerne County Man Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking

Wareham Woman Indicted for Stealing Social Security Benefits

Shreveport Man Convicted of Firearms Charge Sentenced in Federal Court

Brockton Man Charged with Aggravated Identity Theft

Drug Conspiracy Defendant Sentenced to 16 + Years in Federal Prison

Former Member of "Head Shot Mafia" Drug Crew Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution

Keithville Man Sentenced to Federal Prison on Child Pornography Charges

Wareham Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Pension Contribution Reports

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

Man Sentenced For Impersonating A Federal Officer

79th defendant linked to SWGA meth distribution ring is sentenced to prison

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>Jacksonville Man Convicted of Distribution of Heroin Resulting in Death and Other Charges Sentenced to Life Plus Five Years

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Eastern District of North Carolina

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Friday, April 16, 2021

Jacksonville Man Convicted of Distribution of Heroin Resulting in Death and Other Charges Sentenced to Life Plus Five Years

RALEIGH, N.C. – A Jacksonville man previously convicted of distribution of heroin resulting in death, two counts of possessing a firearm while a felon, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, three counts of distribution of heroin and/or crack, and three counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and crack was sentenced to life plus five years in prison today.

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Randon Austin Jenkins, a/k/a Jerz, 36, provided heroin to a victim who died shortly thereafter of a heroin overdose. After the victim was discovered, detectives located bags of heroin marked with a unique stamp in the victim’s bedroom. Detectives utilized informants, cell phone evidence, and other evidence to connect Jenkins to those stamped heroin bags. They were able to search Jenkins house just two weeks later and located those same stamped heroin bags in his house. Detectives also located guns and other drugs in the house as well as conducted multiple controlled purchases of drugs from the defendant over the course of the ensuing months.

G. Norman Acker, III, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement after sentencing by United States District Judge James C. Dever III. Jacksonville Police Department, Onslow County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation assisted in this investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura Howard prosecuted the case.

Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No 7:18-CR-0006-D.

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>20 Indicted on Meth Trafficking and Firearms Charges

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Western District of Texas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, April 16, 2021

20 Indicted on Meth Trafficking and Firearms Charges

Twenty central Texas residents face federal drug trafficking and firearms charges stemming from five separate, but related, federal grand jury indictments unsealed today in Waco, announced U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff; FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division; Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steven McCraw; Temple Police Chief Shawn Reynolds; Killeen Police Chief Charles Kimble; and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division.

Indictment #1 – U.S. v. Gutierrez, et al.

This federal grand jury indictment charges the following defendants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine:

Anthony Gutierrez, aka Cuzzo, age 34 of San Juan;

Jose Francisco Gutierrez, age 33 of Killeen;

Sarah Elizabeth Crigger, age 30 of Nolanville;

Bobby Quinton Gentile, age 43 of Holland;

Ashley Nicole Sutton, age 31 of Belton;

Wesley Warrick, age 50 of Cameron;

Carlos Avila, age 38 of Buckholts;

Joe David Beck, age 50 of Temple;

Lesleigh Arianne Bittner, age 33 of Belton;

Aleah Freitag, age 29 of Rockdale;

Kimberly Lee, age 26 of Gatesville;

Colton Lane Lewis, age 30 of Temple;

Angela Loy, age 32 of Temple;

Frank Medina Jr, age 43 of Temple;

Timothy Neal Nyquist, age 36 of Temple; and

Trisha Ann Sanchez, age 40 of Temple.

The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired since January 2020 to distribute multiple kilogram quantities of methamphetamine in Bell County and surrounding areas.

OVer the past two days, federal, state and local authorities arrested 13 of the above defendants. Jose Gutierrez, Crigger and Lewis were already in custody prior to yesterday. During this investigation authorities seized approximately four kilograms of cocaine, approximately seven kilograms of methamphetaine and a half a dozen firearms.

Anthony Gutierrez, Jose Gutierrez, Crigger, Gentile, Sutton and Warrick face between 10 years and life in federal prison upon conviction because the quantity level charged is at least 500 grams. The remaining defendants face between five years and 40 years in federal prison upon conviction because the quantity level charged is at least 50 grams.

Indictment #2 – U.S. v. Cory Joe Barton

This federal grand jury indictment charges 35-year-old Cory Joe Barton of Gatesville with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The indictment alleges that on November 11, 2020, he possessed at least 500 grams of methamphetamine. If convicted, Barton faces btween 10 years and life in federal prison. Barton was previously arrested.

Indictment #3 – U.S. v. Lori Oliphint

This federal grand jury indictment charges 43-year-old Lori Oliphint of Temple with possession with intent to distribute under 50 grams of methamphetamine on August 19, 2020. If convicted, Oliphint faces up to 20 years in federal prison. Authorities arrested Oliphint yesterday.

Indictment #4 – U.S. v. Kayli Marie Guthrie

This federal grand jury indictment charges 21-year-old Kayli Marie Guthrie of Temple with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The indictment alleges that on May 21, 2020, Guthrie was in possession of a Colt .45 caliber handgun. According to the indictment, Guthrie was convicted on March 27, 2020, in Bell County, for possession of a controlled substance less than one gram and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Authorities arrested Guthrie last night.

Indictment #5 – U.S. v. Annie Rose Lewis

This federal grand jury indictment charges 31-year-old Annie Rose Lewis of Temple with one count of convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment alleges that on December 21, 2020, Lewis possessed a .380 caliber pistol. Lewis has a 2011 federal conviction for manufacturing counterfeit currency. If convicted, Lewis faces up to 10 years in federal prison. Authorities arrested Lewis earlier today.

The FBI, Temple Police Department, Killeen Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety Narcotics Division and Drug Enforcement Administration conducted this investigation. The U.S. Marshals Service provided valuable assistance with the arrests. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Smith-Burris is prosecuting these cases.

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>Ten Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Southern District of Mississippi

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, April 16, 2021

Ten Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

Jackson, Miss. –Ten individuals have been arrested pursuant to federal indictments unsealed today as part of an ongoing Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation fighting drug trafficking in the Southern District of Mississippi, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca, Brad L. Byerley, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Jack P. Stanton, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans, Colonel Steven Maxwell, Director of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and Scott County Sheriff Mike Lee.

OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.

John Moore, 53, of Lawrence, MS, is charged with one count of conspiracy and three counts of possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. He he faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison and a $5,000,000 fine.

Michael Ledbetter, 41, of Lake, MS, is charged with two counts of conspiracy and four counts of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. He faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and a $10,000,000 fine.

Danielle Ledbetter, 47, and Shameika Johnson, 29, both of Lake, MS, are each charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and each faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and a $10,000,000 fine.

Nicholas Smith, 26, of Forest, MS, and John Purvis, Jr., 51, of Morton, MS, are each charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine. They each face a maximum sentence of 40 years imprisonment and a $5,000,000 fine.

Malinda Pope, 42, of Forest, MS, is charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Pope faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and a $10,000,000 fine.

Lorenzo Sutton, 41, of Jackson, MS, is charged with one count of conspiracy and two counts of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Sutton faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and a $10,000,000 fine.

Jermaine Gray, 39, of Forest, MS, is charged with one count of using a telephone in causing and facilitating a drug crime. Gray faces a maximum sentence of four years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.

Erica Rhodes, 32, currently in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, is charged with one count of conspiracy, one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and one count of possession with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Rhodes faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and a $10,000,000 fine.

John Moore, Michael Ledbetter, Danielle Ledbetter, Shameika Johnson, Nicholas Smith, John Purvis, Jr., and Malinda Pope are scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball on Monday, April 19, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. for arraignment.

Lorenzo Sutton and Jermaine Gray are scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge LaKeysha Greer Isaac on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. for arraignment. The arraignment date for Erica Rhodes has not been set as of the time of this release.

These cases are prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Carla J. Clark. The cases were investigated as part of an ongoing OCDETF partnership between the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, the Department of Public Safety including both the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and the Mississippi Highway Patrol, and the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Jackson High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (HIDTA), Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office, Forest Police Department, Pelahatchie Police Department, the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office, the Jackson Police Department, the State of Mississippi District Attorney’s Offices for the Eighth and Twentieth Judicial Districts, and the Drug Court for the Eighth Judicial District.

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>Florida Drug Traffickers Convicted for Large-Scale Cocaine Operation

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Eastern District of Texas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, April 16, 2021

Florida Drug Traffickers Convicted for Large-Scale Cocaine Operation

PLANO, Texas – A jury in Plano, Texas has convicted two Florida men of drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.

Omar Daniel Garcia-Agosto and Steven Thomas Mathis were found guilty by a jury for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine following a week-long trial before U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan.

“Today’s guilty verdict sends a clear message to drug traffickers,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. “The Eastern District is dedicated to dismantling their organizations—from top to bottom—and disrupting the flow of illegal drugs through the State of Texas. We appreciate the hard work of the DEA as well as our state and local partners in putting this case together.”

According to evidence presented in court, from at least January 2019, and continuing until their arrests in December 2019, Garcia-Agosto, 46, of Deltona, FL, and Mathis, 34, of Orlando, FL, were involved in a drug trafficking operation that was responsible for distributing hundreds of kilograms of cocaine through the United States, including the North Texas area. Supplied by members of the Cartel Del Noreste in Mexico, the cocaine was sent to Laredo, Dallas, and Houston, Texas. From there, couriers transported the multi-kilogram shipments by car to Florida and locations in New York. The defendants then purchased and distributed cocaine throughout the United States. The investigation included the seizure of approximately 30 kilograms of cocaine and more than $300,000 in currency.

Following their conviction at trial, each defendant faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life in federal prison. The maximum statutory sentence prescribed by Congress is provided here for information purposes, as the sentencing will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the U.S. Probation Office.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Rockwall Police Department, the Mesquite Police Department, Lewisville Police Department, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office and the North Texas Criminal Interdiction Unit. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Ernest Gonzalez and Colleen Bloss and Special Assistant United States Attorney Bethany R. Pickett.

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>Thirteen Drug Traffickers Sentenced to More than 235 Years Combined in Federal Prison

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Northern District of Texas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, April 16, 2021

Thirteen Drug Traffickers Sentenced to More than 235 Years Combined in Federal Prison

Thirteen individuals with ties to a Mexican drug cartel have been sentenced to federal prison following an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah.

The thirteenth defendant, 30-year-old Jorge Llanas of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to a total of 28 years confinement on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.

Each defendant charged has pleaded guilty and sentenced to their respective roles in a drug distribution conspiracy and money laundering scheme that operated in North Texas, Mexico, and elsewhere from March of 2018 to August of 2018. These defendants were associates or members of a Dallas based drug trafficking organization with ties to a cartel in Mexico associated with the Zeta Cartel.

During the investigation, agents seized more than 55 kilos of cocaine with a wholesale value of $1,457,500, 92 kilos of methamphetamine with a wholesale value of $570,400, and 822.8 pounds of marijuana. Cash seizures in this case totaled $145,229.

According to court documents, some defendant’s in this case imported the cocaine and methamphetamine from a Mexican based drug cartel with prior ties to Los Zetas. Large quantities of methamphetamine and marijuana were then stored at an apartment located in the Dallas Design District. The defendants would sell drugs locally throughout the Dallas area before transporting the drug proceeds to other areas of the country. The money from the sale of these controlled substances was then sent back to cocaine and methamphetamine suppliers in Mexico.

“For years, Los Zetas, and its successor, El Cártel del Noreste, have tried to use the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex as a hub to distribute drugs throughout the United States,” stated DEA Dallas Special Agent in Charge, Eduardo A. Chávez. “These convictions and prison terms should send a strong message to others that drug trafficking and its related violent crimes are not welcome here. DEA Dallas and our partners at the Texoma HIDTA as well as the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, will continue to identify, disrupt, and destroy, these criminal organizations that choose to distribute drugs to our streets.”

The defendants sentenced in connection with this case are as follows:

Chrystian Hernandez, 23, Dallas, Texas

Sentenced on October 8, 2020 to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiring to launder monetary instruments.

Veronica Angeles, 51, Fort Worth, Texas

Sentenced on September 28, 2020 to 97 months in federal prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

Jose Sanchez, 36, of Little Elm, Texas

Sentenced on June 25, 2020 to 151 months in federal prison for conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

Cesar Ortiz, 40, Chihuahua, Mexico

Sentenced on September 8, 2020 to 46 months in federal prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiring to launder monetary instruments.

Jakovan Lewis, 39, Desoto, Texas

Sentenced on September 2, 2020 to 70 months in federal prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

Roberto Rodriguez Salinas, 39, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Sentenced on June 12, 2020 to 57 months in federal prison for conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and conspiring to possess with intent to distribute.

Marcus Morones, 58, Dallas, Texas

Sentenced 0n May 6, 2020 to 41 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.

Jose Guadalupe Silva, 32, Dallas, Texas

Sentenced on August 23, 2019, to 210 months in federal prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

Moris Franco, 34, Dallas, Texas

Sentenced on March 3, 2021 to 135 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

Daniel Don Juan, 30, Cleburne, Texas

Sentenced on March 16, 2021 to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.

Tomas Salinas, 51, Dallas, Texas

Sentenced on March 17, 2021 to 210 months in federal prison for conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

Pete Torres, 31, Dallas, Texas

Sentenced on March 25, 2021 to 46 months in federal prison for conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.

SERIOUS INC

@SeriousInc

I wonder who has a drier pussy: Barbara Bush or Roberta Mccain?

2:30 AM · Jul 30, 2011

https://twitter.com/SeriousInc/status/97237610543587328

WASHINGTON, DC – Professor Jonathan Turley, a top national legal expert on government investigations, commented on Thursday about Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to bring in U.S. Attorney John Huber. Turley called it “brilliant”to combine all the powers of the U.S. Department of Justice’s inspector general with a prosecutor who can bring charges, seek indictments, and get results for President Trump far more quickly than a second special counsel.

Turley is a law professor at George Washington University, who attained national fame during the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton as a top legal authority on special counsels and congressional investigations of government wrongdoing, including criminal wrongdoing. His reputation has only grown during the intervening 20 years, as he has weighed in on scandals and investigations of public officials from both political parties.

Sessions sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC), and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), informing them that Huber is conducting a full-fledged criminal investigation into all the matters Republicans are calling for a special counsel to investigate. Huber has been investigating these possible crimes for five months, since November 13, 2017.

During an interview on Lou Dobbs’s Fox Business Network show, Turley explained to guest host Stuart Varney that the media are wrongly reporting that Sessions will not appoint a second special counsel. “He did not foreclose the possibility of a special counsel,” he insisted.

Instead, Turley explained that Sessions has ordered Huber to “team up with the inspector general (IG) within the Justice Department to investigate these matters.”

Sessions informed Congress in his letter that all the matters recommended for investigation by Goodlatte, Gowdy, and Grassley are “fully within the scope of [Huber’s] existing mandate.” He also informed the chairmen that Inspector General Michael Horowitz, who is working with Huber, has a staff of 470 investigators, giving Huber access to enormous investigative firepower that far exceeds the staff of any special counsel.

That point is critical because as Sessions’ March 29 letter explains, the inspector general’s jurisdiction to conduct civil and criminal investigations includes “actions taken by former employees after they have left government service.” Then Huber can act on any of those matters.

As a U.S. attorney, Huber has full authority to empanel a grand jury and to file criminal charges. A grand jury can be empaneled anywhere, which means that it could be a group of citizens from deep-red Utah – in the heart of Trump country – instead of the D.C. Swamp that decides whether to hand down indictments for felony prosecution.

“The Inspector General’s jurisdiction extends not only to allegations of legal violations, but also to allegations that Department employees violated established practices as well,” Sessions added in his letter, which means that the IG’s report can hold people accountable even for actions that do not violate a specific statute.

“I think [Sessions] did the right thing here,” said Turley. “I think the president should listen to General Sessions on this one.”

Sessions “can always appoint a special counsel,” Turley explained, but that should not even be necessary because Huber “has the ability to prosecute cases.”

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“Do these prosecutors have the same power to investigate and get to the bottom of things that a special counsel would have?” Varney asked.

“Actually, yes,” Turley answered. “I think people are missing what could be a brilliant move here by Sessions. What he did is he essentially combined the powers of the inspector general with the powers of a line prosecutor.”

“This prosecutor does have not just the experience and training to look for a criminal case; he has the ability to move a case of that kind” in court, Turley emphasized.

Not only that, but if Sessions believes crimes were committed, but Huber for some reason does not bring charges, “Sessions has reserved the right to go ahead and appoint a special counsel,” said Turley.

“That’s a powerful combination,” he observed.

When Varney asked if Huber and Horowitz’s status as “Obama holdovers” creates a possible problem for Sessions and President Trump, Turley said no, observing that each man has a great reputation as a “dogged investigator.”

Breitbart News has separately confirmed that Utah Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee, both of whom are Republicans who support aggressive investigations of these scandals, enthusiastically supported Huber to be reappointed by President Trump as his U.S. attorney in Utah. The Senate confirmed Huber in 2017 for a second term.

Huber is a Utah lawyer, not a D.C lawyer. “That distance between him and Washington is very important,” Turley explained, because Huber is not part of the Deep State, that is, not cozy buddies with the cocktail party scene that is suspected of perpetrating all of these actions against President Trump and his administration.

Turley said President Trump should be very happy that Sessions chose this route of appointing Huber, who has the power to seek indictments and prosecute cases, and teamed him up with Horowitz, who has 470 investigators at his disposal, if the president wants to see swift and decisive action.

“If a special counsel were appointed, there would be a great deal of delay,” Turley stated, versus the team of Huber and Horowitz, who are already five months into this investigation.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/03/31/turley-sessions-using-utah-federal-prosecutor-much-better-trump-2nd-special-counsel/

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One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America

1st Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Sunday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty one

S. 578

AN ACT

To improve the health and safety of Americans living with food allergies and related disorders, including potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and for other purposes.

1.Short title

This Act may be cited as the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021 or the FASTER Act of 2021.

2.Food allergy safety

(a)In general

Section 201(qq)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(qq)(1)) is amended by striking and soybeans and inserting soybeans, and sesame.

(b)Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any food that is introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce on or after January 1, 2023.

3.Report to Congress

(a)Report

Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary) shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that includes—

(1)descriptions of ongoing Federal activities related to—

(A)the surveillance and collection of data on the prevalence of food allergies and severity of allergic reactions for specific food or food ingredients, including the identification of any gaps in such activities;

(B)the development of effective food allergy diagnostics;

(C)the prevention of the onset of food allergies;

(D)the reduction of risks related to living with food allergies; and

(E)the development of new therapeutics to prevent, treat, cure, and manage food allergies; and

(2)specific recommendations and strategies to expand, enhance, or improve activities described in paragraph (1), including—

(A)strategies to improve the accuracy of food allergy prevalence data by expanding and intensifying current collection methods, including support for research that includes the identification of biomarkers and tests to validate survey data and the investigation of the use of identified biomarkers and tests in national surveys;

(B)strategies to overcome gaps in surveillance and data collection activities related to food allergies and specific food allergens; and

(C)recommendations for the development and implementation of a regulatory process and framework that would allow for the timely, transparent, and evidence-based modification of the definition of major food allergen included in section 201(qq) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(qq)), including with respect to—

(i)the scientific criteria for defining a food or food ingredient as a major food allergen pursuant to such process, including recommendations pertaining to evidence of the prevalence and severity of allergic reactions to a food or food ingredient that would be required in order to establish that such food or food ingredient is an allergen of public health concern appropriate for such process; and

(ii)opportunities for stakeholder engagement and comment, as appropriate, in considering any such modification to such definition.

(b)Publication

The Secretary shall make the report under subsection (a) available on the internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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>(1)descriptions of ongoing Federal activities related to— A)the surveillance and collection of data

May 8-20, 2017 – Rod Rosenstein’s communications with Eric Holder, John Huber, other senior Obama officials and the media, at the same time he appoints Mueller

In Email Timeline Post-Election 2016, Email/Dossier Investigations, Featured Timeline Entries by Katie WeddingtonMay 8, 2017

“Judicial Watch announced today it received 382 pages of documents showing former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s communications with former Obama officials, including Eric Holder and information sharing with the media in the days immediately surrounding the inception of the Mueller investigation.

These documents were obtained in response to a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Justice for all records of communications of Rosenstein between May 8 and May 17, 2017 (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:19-cv-00481)).

On May 15, 2017, Public Affairs Specialist Marsha Murphy sends Rosenstein an email with the subject line “Eric Holder just called for you.” The message says: “Please call him.”

On May 16, 2017, U.S. Attorney John Huber wrote to Rosenstein: “Rod, We’re proud of you.” Later that year, Huber was chosen by then-Attorney General Sessions to head up the Clinton Foundation investigation.

(On May 17, 2017, Robert Mueller was appointed by Rosenstein as special counsel.)

The documents revealed that Rosenstein had communications with Washington Post reporter Sari Horwitz that included multiple off-the-record calls, information sharing, and smoothing over arguments with the DOJ press office.

In an email exchange on May 12, 2017, with the subject line “Off the record” Horwitz complains to Rosenstein about then-DOJ spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores yelling at her and the Washington Post’s national security editor and calling a story of theirs “bullshit.” Rosenstein replies, “I will talk to Sarah.” Horwitz adds that she is “around all night if [Rosenstein wants] to talk off the record.”

In an email exchange between May 13-16, 2017, Horwitz requests that they speak off the record again. Rosenstein replied by sending her a link to a story about him in The Baltimore Sun.

On May 18, 2017, Horwitz emails Rosenstein with the subject line, “Urgent” to ask him about President Trump being the focus of an FBI investigation: “The Washington Post has been told by very good sources that President Trump is now a focus of the FBI investigation Can I please talk to you as soon as possible on deep background?”

On May 15, 2017, Rosenstein received an email from Katherine Davis, likely the 60 Minutes producer. In it, she states: “I hope you’re handling all of this craziness this week. Am sure you are. Much to discuss. FBI finalists. And whether you are considering recusing (hoping not but lmk) Lmk when I can come and visit. Next week? You know where to reach me in the meantime.”

In the days surrounding the appointment of Robert Mueller as Special Counsel, Rosenstein received calls from multiple emails of support from former senior Obama administration officials.

On May 12, 2017, Rosenstein received an email from former Obama Special Counsel Jonathan Su: Hi Rod: I know there’s a lot going on right now, but I wanted to send you a note of support. If there’ s anything I can do to be of help, please let me know. Hope you hang in there.”

On May 13, 2017, he received a similar supportive email from former Obama White House Deputy Associate Counsel Mike Leotta with the subject line “Thinking of you and your family.” The message says: “I hope you’re hanging in there, [redacted] despite all the press attention, attacks, and contradictory claims.”

On May 14, 2017, Rosenstein emailed Judge Brett Kavanaugh for Senior D.C. District Court Judge John D. Bates’ cell phone number, three days before the appointment of Robert Mueller.

On May 16, 2017, Rosenstein received a supportive email from former Obama Deputy Attorney General, James Cole: “You have the right approach. I always found that if you concentrated on doing your job (protecting the constitution) your reputation takes care of itself.”

On May 16, 2017, the day before Mueller was appointed, scheduling emails indicate that Rosenstein spoke with both Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and then-Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI).

The day after the special counsel appointment, on May 18, 2017, Judge Bates sent an email to Rosenstein with the subject line “Great move” and the message “Well done.”

On May 20, 2017, Rosenstein requests a phone call with Obama’s former Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Neal Katyal, who was also Al Gore’s co-counsel in Bush v. Gore and recently published the book, Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump.

“These astonishing emails show that Rod Rosenstein had many Obama/Clinton and media friends supporting him around the time he infamously appointed Robert Mueller,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.” (Read more: Judicial Watch, 2/11/2020) (Archive)

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>On May 16, 2017, U.S. Attorney John Huber wrote to Rosenstein: “Rod, We’re proud of you.” Later that year, Huber was chosen by then-Attorney General Sessions to head up the Clinton Foundation investigation.

John Huber

May 8-20, 2017 – Rod Rosenstein’s communications with Eric Holder, John Huber, other senior Obama officials and the media, at the same time he appoints Mueller

August 11, 2017 – Evidence is assembled by a private firm, FBH Analytics LLC, who are ex-federal criminal investigators alleging the Clinton Foundation engaged in illegal activities

November 22, 2017 – Jeff Sessions orders further scrutiny of Uranium One and the Clinton Foundation

March 29, 2018 – Excerpts of Sessions letter to Congress reveals his assignment of prosecutor John W. Huber and his work with IG Horowitz

April 11, 2018 – A former Defense Intelligence Agency official, Ezra Cohen-Watnick resurfaces in AG Jeff Sessions top staff

April 19, 2018 – Criminal Referral Issued For Comey, Clinton, Lynch And McCabe; Rosenstein Recusal Demanded

June 19, 2018 – Opinion: The IG report on FBI’s Clinton probe reveals this saga may be just getting started

November 20, 2018 – House GOP to hold hearing into DOJ’s probe of Clinton Foundation

December 13, 2018 – Critical testimony on the Clinton Foundation from whistleblowers/financial analysts

May 31, 2019 – AG William Barr gives a clear explanation of the various “investigations of the investigators” carried out by the Justice Department

July 29, 2019 – Former acting AG Matt Whitaker says U.S. Attorney Huber is reviewing “anything related to Comey’s memos and the like”

April 28, 2020 – DOJ releases communications regarding Russian interference in 2016 election

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