News from July 2015
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held the hearing, "Protecting the Electric Grid from the Potential Threats of Solar Storms and Electromagnetic Pulse." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del), as prepared for delivery...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that NATHAN LEON STANLEY BENALLY-SAM, age 21, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, pled guilty to PROVIDING CONTRABAND IN PRISON, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1791(a)(1).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDWARD PETRUCCI, 58, of Orange, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 57 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for operating a scheme that defrauded a company of more than $2.5 million and forced it to go out of business.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: July 22, 2015 15-047. Julena Campbell or Amy Bartlett. (307)344-2015. e-mail us. A 43-year-old woman from Mississippi received minor injuries Tuesday when she turned her back on a bison to get a photo with it near the Fairy Falls trailhead in Yellowstone National Park. This is the fifth person injured...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: LITTLE ROCK - Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas; David T. Resch, Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Deborah Perry, Regional Director of the United States Department of Labor, Employee Benefits...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: GUATEMALA CITY - A previously deported Guatemalan national, who is wanted for murder in his native country, was turned over Friday to Guatemalan law enforcement officials at La Aurora International Airport by officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Yesterday, Victor Corral, Jr., 36, of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to 235 months’ imprisonment. Corral previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin (greater than 90 kilograms) and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: Peoria, Ill. - Jim Lewis, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois, announced today that a federal grand jury in Peoria has returned an indictment charging Justen W. Troxell, 30, of the 400 block of South Worth Street, Sullivan, Ill., with distribution and possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Derrick Dewayne Cooks, 31, of Mobile, Alabama was sentenced today by United States District Chief Judge William H. Steele to 30 months imprisonment for possession of a firearm by a felon. The judge ordered that...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former registered representative of a broker-dealer offering investment products and services, including variable life insurance and annuities, today admitted using his position to steal more than $650,000 from the company’s clients, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Durand-Wayland Inc. Inspection site: 101 Durand Road, LaGrange, Georgia 30241. Date citations issued: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the employer on July 21, 2015. The inspection was initiated on Jan. 29, 2015, after the agency received a complaint.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON- Today the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a mark up to consider six pieces of legislation along with six postal naming bills. The following actions were taken by the Committee...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Xavier Becerra (D-CA) today responded to the release of the 2015 Medicare Trustees Report and 2015 Social Security Trustees Report.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: On Tuesday, July 21, a large boulder dislodged and rolled over the arm of a hiker/climber, causing severe injury to his limb and prompting a helicopter-assisted rescue by Grand Teton National Park rangers. Tucker Zibilich, 26, of Jackson, Wyoming and his partner were on their descent after making a day trek to the Upper Saddle of the Grand Teton, elevation 13,285 feet, when he was injured by the boulder.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: Chief United States District Court Judge Linda R. Reade, today issued an written order directing that William B. Aossey, Jr., 73, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, be detained without bond pending sentencing in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) today released the 2015 Firearms Commerce in the United States Annual Statistical Update. The report provides comparative data from as far back as 1986 for context, analyses of firearms manufacturing trends over the years, and a broad picture of the state of firearms commerce in the United States today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEVEN SINGH, 37, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stephan R. Underhill in New Haven to 38 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing ammunition and for violating the terms and conditions of his supervised release from a previous federal conviction.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $173,100 civil penalty against Eaton Corporation Aerospace Operations of Irvine, Calif., for allegedly violating drug and alcohol testing regulations.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: Heber City, Utah - The Bureau of Reclamation’s Upper Colorado Regional Office and Provo Area Office is gearing up for the 19th annual Catch a Special Thrill for Kids fishing event in Utah.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2015
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Dorothy Jean Bailey, 52, and Phillip Walker III, 24, of Tampa, Florida, were sentenced to 110 months and 48 months in prison respectively today for conspiracy, wire fraud, theft of government funds, and aggravated identity theft in connection with the filing of false federal income...
