News from April 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, District of New Mexico, on the Albuquerque Police Department Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - James H. Clark, Jr., 61, of Las Cruces, N.M., pleaded guilty this afternoon to an indictment charging him with possession with intent to use forged and counterfeited postage meter stamps under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Lawrence Leo Hawkins, Jr., 35, of Norfolk, Va., was convicted today by a federal jury of possession with intent to distribute cocaine; possession of heroin; possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking; and felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles-area doctor surrendered this morning to federal authorities after being indicted on federal drug trafficking charges for allegedly illegally distributing drugs, including powerful and addictive painkillers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - The results of the April 2014 Federal Grand Jury were announced today by Danny C. Williams Sr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - With prescription drug overdose death rates in the United States more than tripling since 1990 and prescription opioid abuse an ever-growing problem, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN) today announced the establishment of the HELP Committee Prescription Drug Abuse Working Group.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: “I have just informed Attorney General Holder and Senators Hatch and Lee that I have decided to conclude my service as United States Attorney this summer and return to private practice at Sidley Austin LLP. I am making this announcement in advance of my departure so that President Obama and Senators Hatch and Lee will be able to begin the process of selecting and vetting our next U.S. Attorney.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A drug distribution operation that involved inmates and a correction officer has been dismantled and six people have been arrested due to the joint efforts of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the Alabama Department of Corrections, announced Keith Brown, DEA Special Agent in Charge of...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury in Fresno returned two indictments today charging three men in two separate cases with aiming green laser pointers at law enforcement aircraft, announced U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Monica Miller, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Sacramento Field Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: In preparation for the busy summer in Gettysburg, the staff of the Eisenhower National Historic Site and the Adams County Office for Aging invites active, older citizens to participate in the Volunteer Senior Ranger Corps. On May 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.volunteers are needed for the annual cleaning...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to Lydia Wegman, former Director of the Air Quality Strategy and Standards Division at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding her role in developing and implementing the 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone and particulate matter, specifically in conjunction with John Beale, former senior EPA official and convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Kathryn Keneally, the Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division of the Department of Justice, and Richard Weber, Chief, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI"), announced that NICK A. JODHA, a/k/a...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: I was among the first to call for Lois Lerner to resign and for her to be relieved from her duties.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -BLAKE LYNN SELF, 19, of Moore, Oklahoma, was sentenced today to serve three months in prison, 60 days in a halfway house, and 90 days home confinement for committing disaster benefits fraud in connection with the May 2013 tornados in Moore, announced Sanford C. Coats, United...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Gene Porter, Deputy United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, presented the Crystal Kipper & Ali Kemp Memorial Award today to Kansas City Police Detective Maggie McGuire for her work on behalf of protecting children, most notably her investigation of convicted Roman Catholic priest Shawn Ratigan and Bishop Robert Finn.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—This morning, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with the members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to reiterate the Administration’s commitment to working with Congress on commonsense immigration reform, engage in a dialogue on a wide range of immigration issues, and discuss his ongoing review of current immigration enforcement policies.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 9, 2014—As the 2014 wildfire season approaches, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, and Council on Environmental Quality Acting Chair Mike Boots today released the Administration's National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. This strategy, ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: USDA to Help Provide Healthy Meals, Teacher Training and more in 10 Developing Countries NEW YORK, April 9, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide $183 million in U.S. agricultural commodities and support to benefit an estimated ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: With the annual tax filing deadline approaching on Apr. 15, today the Justice Department announced highlights of its work during the past year to enforce the nation’s tax laws. The Tax Division has worked with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to carry out their combined tax enforcement missions in ...
