News from April 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - A man who previously had been found guilty in December 2014 by a federal jury of Possessing with the Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine; Possessing a Gun in Furtherance of his Drug Dealing; and being a Felon in Possession of a Gun, was sentenced to a term of incarceration in U. S.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) introduced H.R. 2135, the Promoting Opportunity for Disability Benefit Applicants Act. The bill would authorize the Commissioner of Social Security to provide information on employment support services to individuals who are not awarded disability benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: Royce E. Mortiz, 46, of Gillette, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on April 30, 2015, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and for conspiracy to launder money. Mortiz was arrested in Gillette, Wyoming. He received 120 months imprisonment...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a significant NextGen milestone with the completion of En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM), a highly advanced computer system used by air traffic controllers to safely manage high-altitude traffic.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Maryland Attorney General announced they had filed proposed consent orders in federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: In El Paso, 34-year-old Curtis Joshua Cooper (aka “Kelvin Afanador-Rodriguez") and 30-year-old Brandie Malfavon were sentenced to 29 months and eight months in federal prison, respectively, for their roles in an identity theft and fraudulent tax refund scheme announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge William Cotter.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today held a hearing to learn about efforts to improve higher education access and completion for low-income and first-generation students. Members discussed possible reforms to existing federal programs and how efforts at the institutional level can positively affect educational outcomes for disadvantaged students.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on April 30, 2015, Kim T. Collins, 38, formerly an inmate at the Federal Correctional Center in Forrest City, Arkansas (FCC-Forrest City), pled guilty to an Indictment charging him with Escape. Collins...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: A Total of 11 who Fled U.S. Face Charges that include Obstruction of Justice, Lying on Visa Applications, and Violating ‘Material Witness’ Court Orders.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON -Today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said the Obama Administration’s failure to recognize the threat of India’s intellectual property (IP) abuse in the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s 2015 Special 301 Report is a “major step back" in the United States’ efforts to put an end to the India’s ongoing unfair trade practices that are harmful to American job creators.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A woman from Puerto Rico today admitted trying to smuggle 2.9 kilograms of cocaine through Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that RONNIE P. VEDROS, 52, of Grand Isle, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to one count of mail fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned two separate indictments today charging a total of six defendants with methamphetamine trafficking offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that six defendants have pleaded guilty in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and to illegally possessing a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: Book Reading and Whale Talks in Honor of Mother's Day on Saturday, May 9.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Horace E. Green, age 25, of North Charleston, South Carolina was sentenced today in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina, for discharging of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). United States District Judge Richard M. Gergel of Charleston sentenced Green to 15 years imprisonment, to be followed by 4 years supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County corrections officer today admitted accepting bribes in exchange for smuggling contraband, including cell phones and tobacco, into the Essex County Jail, a federal pretrial detention facility, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced bipartisan legislation to help ensure well-organized and effectual transitions from one presidential administration to another.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on April 27, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) issued the following statement in response to the long-awaited rail tank car safety rule released today.
