News from May 2014
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - The former city clerk of Auburn, Kan., was charged in federal court here Tuesday with embezzling from the city, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Saleh H. Fakhoury, age 48, formerly of Lutherville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to his participation in a scheme to destroy his Maryland home by fire to collect $3 million in insurance proceeds. Hassan Hammoud, age 60, of Dundalk, Maryland pleaded guilty on May 16, 2014 to his participation in the conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. yesterday sentenced Sirrico Lewis (42, Orlando) to 8 years in federal prison for access device fraud. Lewis was also ordered to pay $754,864.55 in restitution and to serve a 3-year term of supervision, following his release from prison. Lewis pleaded guilty to an Information in December 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Two members of an alleged international cybercrime, identity theft and credit card fraud conspiracy today admitted their roles in a scheme to use information hacked from customer accounts at more than a dozen banks, brokerage firms, payroll processing companies and government agencies to attempt to steal $15 million from customers, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today responded to USDA’s decision to provide schools greater flexibility in meeting guidelines ...
By EPA Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today continued its oversight of the Federal Communications Commission. Hearing from FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, members addressed a number of issues before the commission, including the upcoming incentive auction, the commission’s work on net neutrality rules, broadcast sharing agreements, and FCC process reform.
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the below statement following the markup of the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee’s 2015 spending bill.
By DOL Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: “America’s working women have made incredible strides in the workplace. And as women succeed, America succeeds and our economy succeeds. But huge challenges remain. Too many working women are stuck in poor-quality, low-wage jobs, living in or near poverty, struggling to make ends meet.
By EPA Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today held a hearing in the 21st Century Cures initiative to review the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Report on Drug Innovation. The hearing built on a recent white paper soliciting input on the...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jeffrey Turner, 24, of Cheektowaga, N.Y., who was convicted of bank robbery, was sentenced to 33 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The defendant was also ordered to pay $4,639 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: The 27th annual Nebraska Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (LECC) Criminal Justice and County Attorney’s Conference is being held in Kearney, Nebraska May 21-23, 2014 with more than 300 local, state, and federal law enforcement officials and prosecutors attending.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today held a hearing in the 21st Century Cures initiative to review the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Report on Drug Innovation. The hearing built on a recent white paper soliciting input on the...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The owner of a general contracting company in West New York, N.J., was arrested at home in North Bergen, N.J., this morning by special agents of the FBI and charged with bribing a fire official to eliminate more than $8 million in outstanding fines on buildings with fire code violations, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter, the lead Senate Republican negotiator for the Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA), said the overwhelming support in the U.S. House of Representatives signals smooth passage in the Senate too. A vote is expected in the Senate later this week.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, stated that on May 19, 2014, Thomas J. Rougier, Jr., 23, of Rutland, Vermont, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for possessing stolen firearms. United States District Judge J. Garvan Murtha, sitting in Brattleboro, Vermont also ordered Rougier to serve two years of supervised release following his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Shady Spring man pleads guilty to separate drug offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Peoria, Ill. - Following a two-day bench trial before Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid, Brian A. Miller, 36, of Varna, Ill., was convicted today of 22 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Judge Shadid scheduled sentencing for Miller on Sept. 16, 2014.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Mr. Chairman: I believe that today’s hearing is about serving the greater good. In recent years, hospitals have been asked to do more with less. We have slowed the rate of growth of their payments, and asked them to work harder to improve quality and decrease unnecessary readmissions. Furthermore,...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the guilty plea of DINESH D’SOUZA to violating the federal election campaign law by making illegal contributions to a United States Senate campaign in the names of others. D’SOUZA, whose trial was scheduled to start today, pled guilty this morning in Manhattan federal court before U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Automated guided vehicles-or AGVs-are robotic versions of draft animals, hauling heavy loads and navigating their way in factories, distribution centers, ports and other facilities. These modern beasts of burden are evolving so rapidly in capabilities and electronic intelligence that the need for the equivalent of standardized performance testing has become apriority for the fast-growing AGV industry and its customers.
