News from June 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that MALCOLM BOLDEN, age 20, NOEL JONES, age 27, and TERRELL DYER, age 29, all of New Orleans, were sentenced today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin in the New Orleans area. BOLDEN was also sentenced for one count of distribution of heroin resulting in an overdose death.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: Project Safe Childhood. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for sexually exploiting two children to produce child pornography. Ronald Mazza, 34, of Springfield, was...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The Justice Department announced that it has sought court approval today of a comprehensive modified consent decree in the landmark case of Lau v. Nichols, in which the Supreme Court held that public schools must provide meaningful access to their educational programs for English Learner...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 160, the Protect Medical Innovation Act, legislation introduced by Ways and Means member Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) that repeals the 2.3% excise tax put in place by Obamacare levied against life-saving medical devices like pacemakers and operating-room monitors. Upon passage, Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke at TEDxPennsylvania Avenue about how to rethink the War on Poverty. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Joseph Tigano, Sr., 77, who was convicted of manufacturing 50 or more marijuana plants, was sentenced to time served and three years supervised release, by U.S District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that Olivia Dixon, 31, of Midway, West Virginia was sentenced today in federal court in Beckley to eight months in federal prison, followed by a one year term of supervised release. Dixon previously pled guilty in March of 2015, to acquiring...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago resident was charged yesterday with wire fraud after fraudulently obtaining approximately $9 million from approximately 50 investors by making false and misleading representations to the investors, which resulted in a loss to investors of approximately $4 million, according to the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Gilberto Ray Hinojos, 22, of Big Spring, Texas, appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy M. Koenig and pleaded guilty to a federal child pornography offense, announced John R. Parker, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Amadeo Cruz Torres, 24, of Lubbock, Texas, appeared this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy M. Koenig and pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography, announced John R. Parker, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: Washington, DC -Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to yesterday's court decision upholding the Department of Education’s gainful employment regulation...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Former Lowndes County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Stacks, 29, was sentenced today to serve 21 months in prison and two years supervised release for his role in a civil rights conspiracy aimed at stealing money from Hispanic motorists, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: U.S. Requires Arizona and New Mexico Plant Owners to Reduce Emissions at Navajo Nation Four Corners Power Plant.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: Olympic National Park has instituted a ban on all open fires in the park's wilderness backcountry, including all locations along the wilderness coast.
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-As ISIS terrorists destroy more historic shrines and other sites in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, Representative Eliot L. Engel, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today renewed his call for Congressional action on his bipartisan legislation to crack down...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: ATLANTA - DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc., the largest provider of dialysis services in the United States, has agreed to pay $450 million to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly creating unnecessary waste in administering the drugs Zemplar and Venofer to dialysis patients...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that LAVERNE ROSE, age 69, of New Orleans, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information for theft of government funds.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. -- Based upon the analysis of the environmental impacts described in the Programmatic Environmental Assessment, the Bureau of Reclamation has released a Finding of No Significant Impact and Decision Notice for the Rehabilitation and Improvement of the Crow Irrigation Project, located on the Crow Indian Reservation in Big Horn County, Montana.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Gilberto Galvan-Gonzalez, 37, a Mexican national illegally in the United States, made his initial appearance today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., on a criminal complaint charging him with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Galvan-Gonzalez remains in federal custody pending a preliminary hearing and a detention hearing which have yet to be scheduled.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today issued the following statement following the passage in the Senate of Trade Promotion Authority...
