News published on Federal Newswire in November 2015

News from November 2015


Corker Disappointed in Obama Administration’s Rejection of Completing Keystone Pipeline

News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today made the following statement after President Barack Obama announced his administration’s decision to reject completion of the Keystone XL pipeline.


President Obama Rejects Keystone XL

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) responded to President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline.


Former Employee of Albuquerque Half-Way House Arrested on Federal Sexual Abuse Charges

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez and Special Agent in Charge Monte A. Cason of the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General, Dallas Field Office, announced the arrest of Eric Trujillo, 35, of Albuquerque, N.M., on federal sexual abuse charges.


Harrison Man Sentenced to Three Years for Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Wayne Pike, 38, of Harrison, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to three years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for possession of child pornography. He also was ordered to pay $10,320 in restitution to victims of the offense. He pleaded guilty to the charges on May 28, 2015.


Transcript: Bosnia's Path Forward, Twenty Years After Dayton

News Release: dangerous for Bosnia, the Balkans, and the rest of Europe. If the status quo represents a potential disaster, the second scenario is dousing the fire with gasoline.


McLaughlin Man Sentenced for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Failure to Appear

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Failure to Appear was sentenced on Nov. 2, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


Mobridge Man Sentenced for Distribution of Methamphetamine

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mobridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Nov. 2, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


News Release: Medical Director and Three Therapists Sentenced for Their Roles in $63 Million Miami Health Care Fraud Scheme.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact of a Minor was sentenced on Nov. 2, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today commending President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline...


News Release: Devante J. Hodges, 22, was sentenced to 9 ½ years in prison on a three-count indictment charging him with Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery, Interference with Commerce by Robbery, and Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern...


Valley Forge National Historical Park Celebrates American Military Veterans

News Release: KING OF PRUSSIA, PA -Valley Forge National Historical Park invites everyone to commemorate Veterans Day and celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on November 11 at the National Memorial Arch in Valley Forge to honor all of America's military, past and present.


Indiana Man Sentenced for Role in 10-Defendant Marijuana Conspiracy

News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Delton Hinderliter, 37 of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been sentenced to 112 months in federal prison for his role in a 10-defendant marijuana conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Hinderliter pleaded guilty in May 2014 to conspiracy with intent to distribute a quantity exceeding 1000 kilograms of marijuana.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - William Sylvia, age 71, of Hagerstown, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession of child pornography.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today commending President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline...


News Release: Plea Agreement Requires Imposition of Ten to Fifteen Year Prison Sentence; Prosecution Brought Under Project Safe Childhood.


News Release: A former staff mentor at the Florida Keys Children’s Shelter, a residential facility in Tavernier, Florida, was convicted today of child sex trafficking, following a three-week jury trial before United States District Court Judge Marcia G. Cooke.


Portland Man Sentenced To 11 Years For Crack Conspiracy And Distribution

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Marco Gordon -, 34, of Portland was sentenced today to 11 years in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiring...


Five Former Owners of a Kentucky Clinical Laboratory Indicted for Health Care Fraud

News Release: LEXINGTON - A federal grand jury has returned a 100-count indictment charging five men, who owned a clinical laboratory, with billing health care third-party payors for urine drug tests that were medically unnecessary and not eligible for reimbursement.


News Release: Montgomery, Ala. - Seven Montgomery residents were arrested after being indicted by a grand jury for their involvement in a fraudulent check cashing ring being operated out of a Montgomery Wal-Mart store announced U.S. Attorney George Beck from the Middle District of Alabama. The seven individuals arrested...