News from June 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: LEXINGTON - Dongping “Daniel" Tao, a former mining engineering professor at the University of Kentucky, who previously admitted to defrauding the University and a private company out of tens of thousands of dollars, has been sentenced to one year in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a prisoner at the U.S. Penitentiary in Pollock, La., was sentenced to 135 months in prison for his role in the strangling death of a fellow inmate.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: Woodrow Rutherford, 72, from Houston, Texas, pled guilty in federal district court, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to one count of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance and one count of Interstate Travel in Aid of Racketeering, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., today introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure farmers and ranchers are protected from a reinterpretation of a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulation that allows for sufficient time to send payments to their Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) and to repeal a requirement that impedes international data sharing.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Francisco Mejia, 43, of Roswell, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to violating federal narcotics trafficking laws. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Mejia will be sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: “The FCC plays a vital role protecting consumers in the 21st century economy. Millions of Americans have made their voices heard and called on the FCC to enact strong net neutrality protections. Instead of listening to the will of the people, Republican appropriators are playing politics with the FCC's...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: “I am pleased that the court has rejected attempts to delay the strong net neutrality rules put in place by the FCC. The importance of these protections cannot be overstated, and I am glad that consumers across the country will benefit from them as soon as possible."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina----United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated that a Federal Grand Jury in Charleston, South Carolina, returned Indictment(s) against the following.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Robert D. Kulick, acting OSHA regional administrator in Philadelphia, issued the following statement about roofing company owner James J. McCullagh being charged by indictment today in connection with the fatal fall of an employee.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 11, 2015 - Today, the Committee on Natural Resources approved six bills during a Full Committee markup on H.R. 387, H.R. 521, H.R. 1289, H.R. 1992, H.R. 2295, H.R. 2358, and H.R. 2647.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A Corpus Christi man has been handed a significant sentence following his conviction of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. John Eric Garcia, 27, entered a plea of guilty Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After a nine-day trial, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts for two defendants in a firearm straw-buyer scheme involving firearms that are not on California’s roster of approved handguns, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: A man who sexually exploited a child and possessed child pornography was sentenced June 10, 2015 to 40 years in federal prison.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to discuss bipartisan legislation to reauthorize crucial programs to help 9/11 victims and families. H.R. 1786, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, would provide important resources and certainty to programs that support those affected by the September 11th attacks, including the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: Romero Prosecuted Pursuant to Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - An Alabama man was sentenced to 140 years in federal prison Tuesday on multiple charges of producing, possessing and distributing child pornography, some of which he created by placing hidden cameras in the bathrooms of three Huntsville-area businesses. The sentencing follows an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Alabama State Bureau of Investigations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that an Alabama man was sentenced to 168 months in prison and a Caddo Parish woman was sentenced to 120 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: Driver Under Influence of Alcohol Crashed, Killing Front Seat Passenger.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: Dear Secretary Lew: As the leaders of the Congressional tax-writing committees, we are writing to you about the need for the Treasury Department to remain engaged with Congress as you and your colleagues negotiate and develop proposals with member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 On June 11, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will travel to Sterling, Va., to meet with the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) to discuss the Department’s ongoing efforts to expand partnerships with community organizations and state and local officials on civil rights and civil liberties to safeguard local communities.
