News from December 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: BOISE - Virginia Burcham, 43, of Caldwell, Idaho, was sentenced on December 7, 2015, to four years of probation and 200 hours of community service for misappropriating postal funds, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald E. Bush also ordered Burcham to pay full restitution to the United States Postal Service in the amount of $6,397.07. Burcham pleaded guilty on Sept. 29, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A U.S. Magistrate Judge has appointed a receiver for High Plains Livestock, LLC (HPL), a livestock auction business located in Portales, N.M. The receiver will be responsible for conducting a review of HPL’s viability and, if viable, will take over all aspects of HPL’s operations.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: Overwhelming bipartisan support in Senate and House sends legislation to president’s desk
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose announced today that the Western District of North Carolina (WDNC) collected $129,598,713.70 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2015 (FY 2015). Of this amount, $12,327,951.04 was collected in criminal actions and $117,270,762.66 was collected in civil actions.*.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: A Pembroke, Mass., man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with failing to pay taxes on more than $1.1 million he earned as a carpenter from 1998 to 2006.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent letters to the departments of Homeland Security and State on Wednesday requesting documents and information on the K-1 visa program following the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, Calif. One of the suspected terrorists, Tashfeen Malik, entered the United States under a “fiancé visa" in July 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that DEREK ALLEN CLELL HORNEY, age 30, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 63 months imprisonment and 5 years supervised release for POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A)(viii).
By State Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - At a hearing today to examine reform of United Nations (U.N.) peacekeeping operations, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, advocated for greater accountability and effectiveness in peacekeeping missions with an emphasis on preventing instances ...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following statement during the meeting of the Conference Committee for the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEVEN SANTUCCI, 39, of Waterbury, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids and one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON - A total of five Houston residents have been charged in a seven-count indictment alleging their involvement in a marriage fraud scheme involving Nigerian nationals, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Brian M. Moskowitz, special agent in charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla. --- From deserts to oceans, mountains to valleys, giant statues to ancient dwellings, national parks protect the very best of America’s nature, history and recreational opportunities. On Sunday, December 13 from 1- 4 pm, Biscayne National Park will kick off the 16th season of the award-winning...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced that Cedric Cobbs, 34, of Little Rock, pled guilty today to using a communication device to facilitate a drug offense before U.S. District Court Judge D.P. Marshall, Jr. Cobbs is a former Arkansas Razorback star running back who went on to play in the NFL with the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JACOBI BOYD, age 24, of New Orleans, was sentenced today for his participation in a drug conspiracy and a conspiracy to possess and use firearms in connection with the drug trafficking activities of a local gang known as the “Young Melph Mafia" or “YMM.".
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Lawrence woman appeared in federal court in Kansas City, Kan., today on federal charges of fleeing to Europe in an effort to avoid losing custody of her two daughters, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark, New Jersey, man with at least six felony convictions in New Jersey courts was arrested today after federal law enforcement officers found four handguns, a 12-guage shotgun and more than 500 grams of cocaine at his residence, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.) sponsored legislation to defeat ISIS abroad while enhancing efforts to protect Americans from terrorism at home. The first measure, S.2377, introduced by Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: McComb, Miss - Dr. Lawrence Edsel Stewart, 59, of McComb, has been charged in a 27-count federal indictment with violations of Title 21 USC 841(a)(1) - knowingly and intentionally distributing and dispensing schedule II, III, and IV controlled substances outside the scope of professional medical practice...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: KREMMLING, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management will begin its annual winter restrictions on motorized travel north of Kremmling in the Wolford Mountain Travel Management Area on Dec. 15. The restrictions, which will remain in effect until April 15 in most areas, help reduce stress on wintering big game herds.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 9, 2015
News Release: Good morning. Today our committee will be holding its eighth business meeting of the year. I’d like to take a minute to highlight one of my bills on the agenda, the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2015. The bill honors the late Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick, a psychologist at the Department...
