News from January 2015
By DOL Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Dollar General store employees in Wolcott could not exit* the store swiftly during a fire or emergency because of a locked emergency door in the store's back room, an Oct. 24, 2014, inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found. In 2010, OSHA cited the retail chain for the same hazard at a store in Buffalo.
By State Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding the terrorist attack in Paris...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced Lomachael Antonio Grice, 32, of New Bern to 108 months imprisonment, followed by 4 years of supervised release.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: ATLANTA, Ga. - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $90,000 civil penalty against Pearl Paint North America of Harvey, Ill., for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials Regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - A Joliet area tax preparer pleaded guilty today to filing hundreds of false federal income tax returns for clients, causing the Internal Revenue Service to lose more than $5.3 million. The defendant, JEFFREY SHELBY, JR., 31, of Joliet, pleaded guilty at his arraignment after being charged last week in U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: An Indictment Is A Formal Accusation Of Criminal Conduct, Not Evidence.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: The holidays are over, and the annual New Year's resolutions to get more exercise have begun. Now, as explained in this month's issue of Agricultural Research magazine, the elderly have more reasons than ever to join the ranks of those determined to get moving. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded scientists in Boston and co-investigators have reported that elders with relatively little muscle mass can benefit from preventive exercise.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr., announced today that Tyrelis Austin, 23, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted of robbing three Tops Marketplace stores in 2012, 2013 and 2014, was sentenced to 54 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The defendant was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $6,030.
By State Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) issued the following statement upon being named chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the 114th Congress. Corker's appointment will be confirmed Thursday during a meeting of Senate Republicans and is expected to be ratified when the Senate passes a resolution officially organizing committees in the coming days.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: The Obama administration this week wasted little time in voicing its opposition to jobs and secure energy. Less than 90 minutes into the start of the new Congress, the White House Tuesday signaled a veto threat on H.R. 3, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act, despite overwhelming bipartisan support for the measure...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Rudell Jackson, 26, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, was sentenced to 60 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The defendant was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $1,600.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - Daniel Erickson, 39, of Keene, was sentenced in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 3 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- FBI agents today arrested five of six Jefferson County men indicted by a federal grand jury in November on charges they operated an illegal organization trafficking heroin, cocaine, prescription painkillers and other drugs in the western part of the county. The sixth defendant already was in custody in Jefferson County on state charges related to the drug-trafficking organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: In Midland, three former Permian Basin business owners and a title company executive were sentenced this afternoon for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved approximately 800 real estate properties and about $45 million in loans announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. Lindquist, El Paso Division.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced the committee will conduct its formal organizational meeting for the 114th Congress this Friday, January 9, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The meeting will include the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Joseph Lee Church, 36, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for possession of multiple controlled substances with intent to distribute by United States District Court Judge Thomas E. Johnston in Charleston.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a former union financial secretary was sentenced in federal court in Juneau for embezzling funds from Carpenters Local Union 2247.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: Lookout Mountain, TN:Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is pleased to announce the waiver of entrance fees to enter Point Park on top of Lookout Mountain, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015.Experience the majestic views from Chattanooga's surrounding landscapes found in our Nation's first National Military Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: Former HUD Employee Sentenced to 26 Months in Prison for Theft of Over $843,000 of Government Money.
