News from November 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - After deliberating approximately four hours, a federal jury found Nicole Murphy guilty of deprivation of rights under color of law, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Trevoen Renel Parkins, age 23, of Buffalo, New York was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to 120 months’ imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release and a $1,000 fine after pleading guilty to the offense of Transportation of Minor With Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity on July 13, 2014.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee continued its oversight of the ongoing Ebola outbreak this week with two hearings. The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), held a hearing to review the U.S. public health response to the Ebola outbreak and...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2014
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Acting U.S. Attorney Carlie Christensen announced Wednesday that the District of Utah collected $4,335,105.35 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 related to criminal and civil actions in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2014. Of this amount, $1,593,778.34 was collected in criminal actions and $2,741,327.01...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann sentenced Catherine Maione, age 29, of New Hampton, New York, to one year probation along with a $350 fine and Anthony Webb, age 28, an inmate at the Allenwood facility, to 6 months’ imprisonment consecutive to any other sentence for providing and possessing contraband consisting of balloons containing marijuana.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today again resoundingly approved bipartisan legislation that ensures 1.5 million satellite television subscribers continue to receive service and makes a number of changes to improve the video marketplace for consumers. H.R. 5728, the STELA Reauthorization...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Lawrence County and current resident of McKees Rocks, Pa., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 18, 2014
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson today made the following statement after it was announced that Rep. K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, will succeed Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., to chair the House Agriculture Committee during the 114th Congress.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2014
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Kan., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that resulted in the shooting deaths of three persons during a home invasion in Independence, Mo., and the shooting of a 12-year-old boy in the home.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Shantelle P. Kitchen, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations Division (“IRS-CI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment against...
By State Newswire | Nov 18, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the below statement in response to the terror attack in a Jerusalem synagogue that killed four rabbis, including three Israeli-American citizens.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced the launch of its official Flickr account. On Flickr, DHS will share images from the Office of the Secretary and across the Department’s components to showcase the important work carried out every day by the Department’s 240,000 employees.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2014
News Release: The Advisory Committee of the Attorney General’s Task Force on American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence released policy recommendations to the Justice Department today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2014
News Release: The Department of Justice and United States Attorney’s Office reached a settlement agreement today with the DeKalb County, Georgia, school district to resolve the department’s inquiry into the district’s ability to prevent and effectively respond to peer-on-peer harassment based on national origin and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2014
News Release: The former chief operating officer of a Miami-area hospital pleaded guilty today for his role in a mental health care fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $67 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare by a state-licensed psychiatric hospital located in Hollywood, Florida, that purported ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2014
News Release: U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for the Southern District of New York and Acting Special Agent in Charge Shantelle P. Kitchen of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) New York Field Office announced today the unsealing of an indictment against Peter Canale, a U.S. citizen and resident ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 18, 2014
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today proposed clarifications to the revised regulatory capital rules adopted by the agencies in July 2013.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 18, 2014
News Release: On Nov. 17, 2014, the Federal Reserve conducted a fixed-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered six-day term deposits at an interest rate of 0.28000 percent. Following are the results of the operation: TDF Operation ID: F52 Total Amount Awarded: $316,020,510,000 ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 18, 2014
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday published a new report, based on its 2013 Survey of Young Workers, that provides insight into numerous labor market topics, including the educational attainment, work experience, and expectations of adults aged 18 to 30.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 18, 2014
News Release: Summit Offers Global Investors Information on How to Grow Their Businesses in Communities Nationwide U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced today that registration is now open for the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit , to be held March 23-24, in the Washington, D.C. area. The Summit will ...
