News from December 2015
By Commerce News Now | Dec 21, 2015
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 21, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fines BMW $40 million for failing to meet safety requirements
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former administrator of a Los Angeles law firm was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $3.3 million from her employer.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - BONNIE CHARLENE DORAN, of Newalla, Oklahoma, was sentenced today to a year and a day in prison for embezzlement and signing a false federal income tax return, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 22 months in jail on his conviction of failure to register under SORNA, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Garret Strathearn, 68, of Sea Girt, NJ, was charged today by information with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Until earlier this year, Strathearn was the Finance Director for the City of Allentown, PA.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: ROANOKE, VIRGINIA - In a short ceremony Monday morning, John P. Fishwick Jr. was sworn in as United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to regulations released by the U.S. Treasury Department on country-by-country reporting.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: America’s Job Creators Express Strong Support for PATH Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Hudson County, New Jersey, men appeared in federal court today to face charges that they conspired to kill a gang member who was suspected of cooperating with law enforcement, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following statement during debate of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644).
By Interior Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: Las Vegas - At Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, the 13-Mile Scenic Drive and all associated trails, Red Spring Picnic Area and Red Rock Overlook on State Route 159 will remain open during traditional hours of 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the upcoming holidays. On Dec. 24, the visitor center and gift shop will close at 12 p.m. and reopen at 12 p.m. on December 25.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Senecca Keily Freeman, 35, of Grand Rapids was sentenced today to more than twenty-two years in federal prison for possessing a firearm to protect a lethal drug trafficking operation, U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles announced. In addition to the 270-month prison term, Chief U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker imposed a five-year term of supervised release that will commence once Freeman is released from imprisonment and ordered him to pay a $2,500 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Last week, a federal grand jury indicted eight individuals on heroin trafficking and money laundering charges based on a DEA-led investigation into an organization that allegedly distributed heroin in Taos County, N.M., announced U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez and Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy of DEA’s El Paso Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Richard Barksdale, age 45, of Baltimore, today to eight years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Barksdale was convicted by a federal jury on Aug. 25, 2015, and has been detained since his arrest.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: Defendant Illegally received over $190,000 in tax refunds.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: Two individuals were sentenced on aggravated identity theft and related charges, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: PLANO, Texas - A Denton County, Texas, nurse has been convicted of 9 counts of health care fraud in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 21, 2015
News Release: Bipartisan Members Introduce Legislative Proposals to Protect Working Families Saving for Retirement.
