News from May 2014
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. B Three former longshoremen admitted today that they conspired to extort others in Local 1235 of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) for Christmastime tribute payments, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and Eastern District of New York U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Charleston, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that David Burgess, 27, and his brother, Jesse Burgess, 26, both of Hernshaw, West Virginia, pled guilty to federal gun charges. Both men were charged in connection with the theft of firearms from two local businesses.
By Commerce Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2014 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) issued the following statement today on President Obama’s use of the Antiquities Act to unilaterally designate nearly 500,000 acres in New Mexico as the Organ Mountain-Desert Peak National Monument.
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First, I would like to thank Mr. Latham and Mr. Pastor for including language in the manager’s amendment that designates some unexpended funds at the FRA for activities related to improving the rail transport of energy products like crude oil. I appreciate the efforts of the...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Trenton, N.J. men have been charged with a series of armed robberies committed in Burlington and Mercer counties, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: The United States and private plaintiffs announced today that it has reached an agreement with the state of Ohio, under which the State Department of Youth Services (DYS) will dramatically reduce, and eventually eliminate, its use of seclusion on young people in its custody. DYS will also ensure that...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Vienna man who had heroin and two handguns in his residence pleaded guilty today to a federal firearms charge, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Robert Lamar Bates Porter, 26, pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. Porter entered his guilty plea before United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr., in Charleston.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - A Cape Cod man was sentenced yesterday for trafficking counterfeit Viagra on Craigslist.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Contact: Public Information Officer. Number: (313) 234-4310. CINCINNATI - The owner of three southern Ohio pain clinics, Tracy Bias, 49, of West Portsmouth, Ohio, was sentenced to spend 168 months in prison, serve another ten years under court supervision, and ordered to forfeit $6,348,000.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: McALLEN, Texas ‐ Rafael Cruz, 25, and Roberto Cruz, 27, both of Mission, have been ordered to federal prison to serve lengthy sentences as a result of their convictions for conspiracy to commit hostage taking, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Both defendants, who are brothers, pleaded guilty Feb. 4, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A former bank officer was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for accepting bribes of more than $50,000 in return for his assistance in corrupt financial transactions as well as bank fraud, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By State Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing TODAY to examine the Administration’s response to Boko Haram, particularly the terrorist organization’s recent kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian girls. The hearing entitled, “Boko Haram: The Growing Threat to Schoolgirls, Nigeria, and Beyond" will begin at 9:45 a.m.
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Hearing on “Using New Ocean Technologies: Promoting Efficient Maritime Transportation and Improving Maritime Domain Awareness and Response Capability". May 21, 2014. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Today we...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Benjamin James Brekke, age 23, of Moses Lake, Washington, was sentenced today after having previously pleaded guilty in February of 2014 to Distribution of Child Pornography. United States District...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI), and Scott Israel, Sheriff, Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO), announce that Thomas Edler, 49, of...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. - Juan Figueroa Garcia was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick.
By DOL Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers announced that they have reached a deal to improve the nation’s workforce development system through new legislation, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The bill, which will now be considered by both the House and Senate, ...
By Commerce Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: I do not believe a Select Committee is called for after eight reports, dozens of witness interviews, and a review of more than 25,000 pages of documents.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: FARGO - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on May 21, 2014, Jared Tyler Allen, 28, Fargo, N.D., was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to 9 ½ years for receipt and possession of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors. Allen was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release, ordered to pay $1000 in restitution and a $200 special assessment to the Crime Victims Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Christopher Walters, 28, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and the distribution of, oxycodone, was sentenced to 12 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara.
