News from July 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging an Akron man with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 24, 2013 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee approved three bills to expand American onshore energy production and create much-needed jobs. These bills are an essential part of the House Republicans’ all-of-the-above energy plan and would remove government hurdles and red-tape that block and delay development of our onshore oil, natural gas and renewable resources.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: Meeker, Colo. - Fire managers reported that minimal fire activity occurred on both the Citadel and East Tschuddi Fires on Tuesday. Crews worked to keep both fires within their respective planning areas. Air resources supporting the fire crews include one heavy, one medium, and two light helicopters.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, woman convicted of intoxicants possessed unlawfully in Indian country was sentenced on July 24, 2013, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Dustin Metz, 30, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to a federal charge of possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., John P. Torres, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Washington, D.C., and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a competition for grants to support new or existing industry-driven consortia to develop research plans that address high-priority challenges impeding the growth of advanced manufacturing in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: Christopher Lee Swartwood, 35, of Cody, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on July 19, 2013, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Swartwood was arrested in Powell, Wyoming. He received 84 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: Timothy Murray, 62, of Novi, pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child pornography and one count of possession child pornography, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. McQuade was joined in the announcement by Acting Special Agent in Charge William Hayes of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Detroit.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today approved H.R. 2748, the Postal Reform Act of 2013, on a vote of 22-17.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: The upper portion of Bonita Canyon Drive and the Bonita Canyon Campground in Chiricahua National Monument (NM) are closed after flooding from heavy rains that passed through the area last night. Nearly three inches of rain fell in parts of the monument in the evening hours of Tuesday, July 24. The heaviest rains occurred between 7:00 and 8:00 pm and the monument was closed around 8:30 pm.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement following the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee markup of the Postal Reform Act of 2013 (H.R. 2748), introduced by Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FRANK POTOLICCHIO, JR., 34, of Norwalk, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to four months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in an illegal sports bookmaking operation. POTOLICCHIO also was ordered to forfeit $100,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: STAMFORD, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Dimitrios Karipidis, 54, a citizen of Greece last residing in Stamford, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Warren W. Eginton in Bridgeport to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging Travis D. Krzysztofiak, age 34, of Boardman, Ohio, with aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Julio Tzip-Yac, aka Bush, age 30, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, charging one count of possession of document-making implements and four counts of fraudulent identification documents, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By State Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed legislation to continue a U.S.-South Korea civilian nuclear energy agreement, reform the Organization of American States, and promote U.S. exports.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: (NEW ORLEANS) - - William Stevenson age 26, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on July 24, 2013 by U. S. District Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr., to 140 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of 1 kilogram or more of heroin and...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced legislation today extending Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), a critical job training and worker assistance program that helps strengthen the American workforce to be better equipped and more competitive. The bipartisan bill extends all TAA programs through 2020.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Oregon and Washington is relocating the state office. The BLM office move is scheduled to occur between Friday, Aug. 2 and Monday, Aug. 5 with the new office opening Tuesday, Aug. 6. The new BLM Oregon/Washington State Office address will be in the Edith Green --...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2013
News Release: PHOENIX - John Rowland Mills, 49, of Glendale, Ariz., a former policy analyst for the Arizona House of Representatives, was found guilty of nine counts of wire fraud by a federal jury in Phoenix. The case was tried before U.S. District Judge James A. Teilborg from July 9 through July 23, 2013. Sentencing is set before Judge Teilborgon Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013.
