News from November 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Kalum McPhedran, 29, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court to eight months in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered McPhedran to serve three years of supervised release and to forfeit the firearm he unlawfully possessed. He pleaded guilty to the charge on Aug. 20, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Thomas DeGrange, 27, formerly of Frederick, Md., pled guilty today to federal charges of traveling interstate to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: The Gettysburg Foundation's offer to purchase the Gettysburg Railroad Station was unanimously accepted by the Borough of Gettysburg at the Borough Council meeting held Nov. 12, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: In El Paso, 45-year-old Alarcon Allen Wiggins (aka “Alarcon Tha Don"), the C.E.O. of 424 Records, 1 Team 1 Family Entertainment, DBD TV and DBD Productions in Baltimore, MD, was sentenced yesterday to 212 months in federal prison for his leadership role in a forced prostitution scheme based in El Paso and Baltimore announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI Special Agent in Charge FBI Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. Lindquist.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: Steven A. Cohen, 53, of Virginia, was charged today by Information with one count of visa fraud, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Cohen had been the Vice-President of Operations at Land Tech, Enterprises, a landscaping company in Bucks County. He made a material misstatement on immigration documents so that the company could improperly obtain visas for workers from Mexico to do landscaping work for the company.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Western District of Louisiana. Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. SHREVEPORT, La - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that David Lamone Moten, 34, of Shreveport, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. to 105 months...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MELVIN DUARTE was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 10 years in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently generate and then steal more than $50 million in federal tax refund checks. DUARTE...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice, the FBI, and the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) remind the public that there is a potential for disaster fraud in the aftermath of a natural disaster. Suspected fraudulent activity pertaining to relief efforts associated with Typhoon Haiyan should be...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on newly introduced House and Senate proposals to create a universal Pre-K program...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today announced that three U.S. organizations will receive the 2013 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest Presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership. All of this year's winners are from the health care and education sectors.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years probation, including one year of home detention, and ordered to file tax returns, including penalties and interest on her conviction of federal income tax evasion, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for attempting to rob Blue Ridge Bank and Trust at gunpoint, after being foiled by a bank guard and a federal agent who was a customer at the bank.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Eric Chambers, age 44, of Harrisburg, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Court Judge William W. Caldwell, following Chambers’ conviction at a jury trial for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is inviting sponsors of congressionally authorized Title XVI projects to request cost-shared funding for planning, design or construction through the Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program funding opportunity posted today. The funding opportunity is part...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) responded to the Department of Health and Human Services’ release today of the health care law’s enrollment figures. The administration writes that “106,185 Americans have selected plans from the state and federal Marketplaces," ...
By State Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - This morning, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing at 10 a.m. to examine ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran. The hearing will coincide with the 100th day of Hassan Rouhani’s presidency in Iran. The hearing is entitled “Examining Nuclear Negotiations: Iran After Rouhani’s First 100 Days.".
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: Today, the House of Representatives voted 221 to 199 to pass H.R. 982, the “Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act (FACT) of 2013." This legislation requires an asbestos trust to file quarterly reports with a bankruptcy court that includes asbestos victim’s personally identifying information. After passage of the bill, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: GALVESTON, Texas - David Paul Roetcisoender, 73, of Pearland, has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of distribution and possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Roetcisoender was convicted by a federal jury on Aug. 28, 2103, following a two-day trial and approximately two hours of deliberation.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Obama administration announced enrollment figures for the health care exchanges...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today continued its examination of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) with a review of S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act. The legislation, authored by Senator David Vitter (R-LA) and the late Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), represents a strong bipartisan effort to modernize the regulation of chemicals in commerce.
