News from July 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Colin Knight (54, Kissimmee) yesterday pleaded guilty to dealing in firearms without a license. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. Knight has also agreed to forfeit 32 firearms that he possessed or acquired during the commission of the offense. A sentencing date has not been set.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), has scheduled a hearing for Friday, July 24, at 9:00 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “E-manifest: An Update on Implementation"
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A 50-count indictment, unsealed today in federal court, has charged Cathedral Henderson, 50, a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee and the former Chief of Fee Basis over non-VA Care at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, with crimes related to his alleged...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: POCATELLO - Gerardo Botello, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to distribution of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Convicted Sex Offender Arrested After Robbery in Southeast Washington.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith announced that a federal Grand Jury has returned a five-count indictment against Tony Aoude, 44, of Derry, New Hampshire that charges him with various offenses related to the sales of synthetic cannabinoid products.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: The historic Elwha Ranger Station will close this week for the remainder of the summer to allow interior upgrades, an upgraded and accessible public restroom and accessible entry ramps into the building. The work will be completed by park staff and is estimated to take several months.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Prosecution Brought Under Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative and Project Safe Childhood.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of July 20.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: “As this case demonstrates, high potency and highly dangerous prescription drugs can enter the stream of illegal commerce in a number of ways, including from those in the healing professions," said U.S. Attorney Hochul. “This Office will continue to prosecute all who traffic in such sometimes lethal substances, regardless of title or position.".
By EPA Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today requested Planned Parenthood Federation of America make Dr. Deborah Nucatola available to brief the committee. Dr. Nucatola, Planned Parenthood’s Senior Director of Medical Services, appeared in a recently released video discussing the sale of fetal body parts. Committee leaders launched an investigation on Wednesday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Gary Williamson Faces Five Year Minimum Sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Guerra, who handled the case, stated that the defendant was employed as a clerk in the Licensing Department of the City of Buffalo between July 2013 and Aug. 25, 2014. As part of her duties as a clerk, Collier was responsible for collecting payments in cash and by...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Friday, July 24, at 9:15 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “An Overdue Checkup: Examining the ACA’s State Insurance Marketplaces." Subcommittee members will hear testimony from a handful of states about their experiences implementing the president’s law.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs with the community and visitors in August. All programs are free, but park entrance fees apply. Programs are co-sponsored by the Hawai‘i Pacific Parks Association, and your $2 donation helps support park programs. Mark the calendar for these upcoming events.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), a former Naval Flight Officer and retired U.S. Navy Captain, issued the following statement on yesterday’s tragic shooting at a U.S. Army recruiting center and Navy and Marine Corps reserve center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - A federal indictment was unsealed today charging TONYA GUM, TRUNG DUONG, WILLIAM BAKER, RUSSELL EHRENS, and CURTIS ANTHONY with child sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit child sex trafficking, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Washington - Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, will introduce legislation calling for the termination of regulations that prohibit members of the Armed Forces from carrying certain firearms on military installations. Johnson made these comments regarding his initiative...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Orlando, FL - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Joseph Michael Price (30, Orlando) to nine years and nine months in federal prison for aiding and abetting the robbery of a retail store, and aiding and abetting the use and carrying of a firearm during and in relation to that robbery. He was also ordered to serve a three-year term of supervision following his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: A Martin County resident was sentenced to 90 months in prison for manufacturing hash oil in his apartment laboratory and possessing a firearm.
