News published on Federal Newswire in November 2015

Murkowski, Upton, Whitfield Call on FERC to Update Electricity Market Policies

By DOE Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Reps. Fred Upton, R-Mich., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., chairman of the House Energy and Power Subcommittee, sent a letter to the Federal Energy ...

Norfolk Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Tax Fraud Scheme

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Ronald Chisholm, 53, of Norfolk, was sentenced today to 218 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release for his convictions on 19 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to defraud the IRS.

Engel Marks the 77th Anniversary of Kristallnacht

By State Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: BERLIN, GERMANY-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today released the following statement on the 77th anniversary of Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass...

Guilty Verdict Against Essex County, New Jersey, Man For Possessing Firearm As A Previously Convicted Felon

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark, New Jersey, man was convicted today by a federal jury of possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

St. Croix Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Possession of Prison Contraband and Possession of Firearm While under Indictment

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: St. Croix, USVI - District Court Chief Judge Wilma A. Lewis on November 5, 2015, sentenced Jahseen Simmonds, 23, to 21 months in prison for possession of prison contraband and possession of a firearm while under indictment, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent-in-Charge Carlos Cases announced today.

NOAA Fisheries alerts boaters that right whales are migrating near the coast

By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: Marine biologists with NOAA Fisheries, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission remind boaters, anglers, and coastal residents that North Atlantic right whale calving season begins in mid-November and runs through mid-April and boaters should stay alert and keep their distance.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Three Individuals For Participating In Large-Scale Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Tax Scheme

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Shantelle P. Kitchen, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division (“IRS-CI"), announced today the unsealing of a criminal complaint charging three...

Two Individuals Sentenced for Endorsing and Cashing Stolen and Fraudulently Obtained United States Treasury Checks

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: Two individuals from the Southern District of Florida were sentenced for endorsing and cashing stolen and fraudulently obtained United States Treasury checks.

U.S. Attorney Alicia Limtiaco Attends 2015 Ninth Circuit Corrections Summit

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: ALICIA A.G. LIMTIACO, U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI), was invited to attend the 2015 Ninth Circuit Corrections Summit, which was held on November 4-6, 2015, in Sacramento, California.

Lakeland Teacher Pleads Guilty To Attempted Child Enticement

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Alecia Kay Dotson (46, Lakeland) has pleaded guilty to attempted child enticement. She faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison.

Registered Sex Offender in Kearny County Gets 20 Years on Child Porn Charge

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A registered sex offender living in Kearny County was sentenced Monday to 20 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Chairman Upton: “The Charade is Officially Over”

By DOE Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s formal rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline...

USDA Selects 18 States to Participate in 2015 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program

By USDA Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced that 18 state departments of agriculture have been selected to participate in the 2015 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP). Created by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Farm Bill), this competitive grant program makes approximately $3 million available to help develop solutions to problems affecting the specialty crop industry across state boundaries.

Oxnard, California Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Counterfeit Access Devices

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that MALIK AIULU ANDREWS, age 19, of Oxnard, California, pled guilty to POSSESSION OF FIFTEEN OR MORE COUNTERFEIT ACCESS DEVICES, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1029(a)(3) and 2, punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment, up to a $250,000.00 fine or both.

Bremerton, Washington, Man Sentenced for Anti-Gay Hate Crime on Seattle’s Capitol Hill

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Bremerton, Washington, man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison following his conviction of a federal hate crime, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, and U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes of the Western District of Washington.

Congressional Roundtable in New Orleans to Focus on Ports, Waterways, Flood Control, & Other Water Resources Infrastructure

By US DOT Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: A Congressional roundtable in New Orleans Friday will examine issues related to the next Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), legislation that authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out navigation, flood control, shoreline protection, hydropower, dam safety, water supply, recreation, environmental restoration and protection, and disaster response and recovery activities throughout the Nation.

Jasper Pain Clinic Physician Pleads Guilty to Illegally Dispensing Narcotics

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2015

News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- A Vestavia Hills physician and owner of a Jasper neurology and pain clinic pleaded guilty today in federal court to illegal drug distribution charges for dispensing narcotic painkillers without a legitimate medical reason, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay A. Morris.