News from June 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: Most were psychologically abused and physically assaulted.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: The Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop VIII will be held July 7-10, 2015, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md. One of the most influential annual meetings on the topic, particularly for government users, it will feature five tracks covering cloud customers, forensics, research, security and standards.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Anthony Delfarno, 53, of East Greenwich, R.I., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to using personal identifying information of his children and other family members, a girlfriend, and from more than a dozen corporations that he created in order to file fraudulent tax returns seeking more than $3.5 million dollars in tax refunds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: POCATELLO - Michael Justin Hoopes, 41, of Rexburg, Idaho, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, including 200 hours of community service, for wire fraud and monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Hoopes to pay $620,000 in restitution. Hoopes pleaded guilty on Feb. 24, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE -Brandon Warford, 32, of Roswell, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 37 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of firearms.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: Berlin, Md. -Starting on July 15, 2015, Assateague Island National Seashore will increase entrance and camping fees for visitors in order to fund important maintenance and improvement projects within the park. In response to public comments, the increase of the Assateague Island National Seashore Annual Entrance Pass will be not implemented until Jan. 1, 2016.
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following statement at a committee hearing on advancing American interests in the United Nations; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power is testifying the committee today...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: Faces Mandatory Minimum 15 Year Prison Term when Sentenced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - This morning on Fox News Sunday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) reiterated the importance of advancing Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and made the case for America leading, rather than retreating, in the global economy. Congressman Ryan also called on the President to convince members of his own party that trade is essential to growing the American economy. Excerpts of Chairman’s Ryan’s responses follow...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: Conspiracy Involved Dr. Jacques Roy of Medistat Group Associates and Others.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: Good morning and welcome. The federal government’s mismanagement of property that it owns and leases is an issue that Ranking Member Carper has been working to address for a long time. As chairman, I’m happy to partner with him on this important issue. Today’s hearing will lay out the reality of the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A former corrections officer was sentenced this morning in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., for conspiring to distribute heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine within the Doña Ana County Detention Center (DACDC). Francisco Balderrama, 27, of El Paso, Texas, was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A Waltham man was convicted today of conspiracy and insider trading in connection with tipping friends and fellow golfers with inside information about the business activities of American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC).
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON -This morning, shortly before the House vote on trade promotion authority (TPA) legislation, House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) went on CNBC’s Squawk Box to make one final push for this crucial bill. With many in the country rightly concerned about the president’s ability to negotiate...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney Kenyen Brown announces that Leroy Eugene Wells, a 33 year old, resident of Grand Bay, was sentenced today to 46 months incarceration followed by three years of supervised release for possession of a Taurus pistol after being convicted of two felonies, namely, Assault 2nd degree and a prior felon in possession crime.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: June 16, 2015 BOS 2015-123. BOSTON - A Tyngsboro company that supplies temporary employees to businesses has agreed to enhanced workplace safety and health protections for workers it places in all those businesses in a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor. The department's Occupational...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has developed new leads in the firearms theft May 2015 from Federal Firearms Licensee Pleasant Grove Gun Supply at 839 Park Drive, Pleasant Grove, Ala. Law enforcement believes the suspect was wearing an Emoji-T shirt similar to the one pictured in the wanted poster.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - On June 15, 2015, PENNY I. AUERBACH (47), former Postmaster Relief at the Westford Post Office in Otsego County, New York, was sentenced in United States District Court after pleading guilty to one count of stealing money orders and cash from the United States Postal Service and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: Anas K. Wilson received more than $400,000 in fraudulent tax refunds from the IRS.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2015
News Release: A Level 2 sex offender from Douglas was charged in U.S. District Court in Worcester yesterday with possession of child pornography.
