News published on Federal Newswire in May 2015

News from May 2015


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Terrance Williams, 25, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of counterfeit money before District Court Judge David G. Larimer. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000fine.


Americold warehouse in Green Bay cited for refrigeration system violations

News Release: Employer name: Americold, Atlanta, Georgia. Inspection site: Americold, 1731 Morrow Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Date investigation initiated and what prompted inspection: On Dec. 9, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Appleton Area Office initiated an...


News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a grand jury sitting in Scranton, Pennsylvania has returned an indictment charging Roberto Sanchez, age 37, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, with conspiracy to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin and more...


News Release: Las Vegas -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Red Rock/Sloan Field Office will host an open house on the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Implementation Management Strategy as well as initiate scoping on projects proposed to be completed by the end of the year. The open house will be held on May 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Levi Strauss & Co. located at 501 Executive Airport Drive in Henderson.


Murray Statement on Updated FDA Guidance on Blood Donation for Gay Men

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on the updated recommendations from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding gay men and blood donation.


Twenty-three Defendants Charged in Heroin Distribution Organization

News Release: United States Attorney James L. Santelle announced today that the following twenty-three (23) defendants have been charged in a criminal complaint with drug trafficking offenses related to the distribution of heroin.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Bruce Silver, 55, of Neffs Ohio, was convicted in federal court today after he admitted to using his position as a commercial truck driver to steal merchandise, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


U.S. Attorney Recognizes National Police Week 2015: Honoring And Remembering Our Fallen Law Enforcement Officers

News Release: Again this year, communities across the United States will come together during National Police Week-May 10-16-to honor and remember those law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice, as well as the family members, friends, and fellow officers they left behind.


News Release: Contact Person: Beth Drake (803) 929-3000.


Sen. Orrin Hatch: Trade authority gives Americans a voice

News Release: Last week, our nation celebrated the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. The end of World War II also signaled the beginning of an era of unparalleled American economic leadership.



News Release: A Broward County resident was charged in an identity theft fraud scheme, involving 734 unauthorized tax returns.


News Release: Terry Lynn Little Prosecuted as Part of “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.


Dominican Man Guilty of Illegally Reentering the United States

News Release: Concord, NH - Jose Luis Diaz-Pena, 34, of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to illegally reentering the United States after having been previously deported, announced Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith.


News Release: BOISE - Rashine Kale, 38, and Jean Estinville, 26, both of Lawrenceville, Georgia, each pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for their roles in a credit card fraud scheme that targeted local retailers in October of 2014, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.


Broken Arrow Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Nearly $300,000 From Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

News Release: TULSA, Okla. - Milton Islam, 46, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and the owner of Apache Food Mart in Tulsa, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty today to stealing approximately $282,912 from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, announced Danny C. Williams Sr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma.



Corker Opening Statement at Hearing on Renewal of U.S.-China Civil Nuclear Agreement

News Release: Today we begin the exercise of our statutory responsibility - a responsibility Congress requested - to review agreements between the United States and foreign nations related to cooperation on civil nuclear programs.


***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Department of Interior Official to Testify on Native American Schools

News Release: On Thursday, May 14 at 10:30 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Examining the Federal Government’s Mismanagement of Native American Schools." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. sentenced Aaron Valley yesterday to 30 months in federal prison for aiding in the preparation of false tax returns. As part of his sentence, he was also ordered to pay $265,000 in restitution to the IRS. Valley pleaded guilty on Feb. 19, 2015.