News from November 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Michael Thomas Franks, 44, of Brownwood, Texas, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 121 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in August 2015 to one count of possession of prepubescent child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. Franks was remanded into custody.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: Indiana Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Producing Child Pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: WAYNE COUNTY, TN - On Nov. 19, 2015, at approximately5:45 a.m., Natchez Trace Parkway Communications received notification of Ford Festiva striking a tree near milepost 360. U.S. Park Rangers, Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies, and the Wayne County Medical Examiner responded to the scene.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: DALLAS - A Dallas man, Kenneth Dale Bruce, 40, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater to 176 months in federal prison for committing an armed bank robbery in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in October 2014, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing Thursday on ISIS’ threat to the United States and its impact on refugee resettlement. “We need to understand the threat that we face - it is real and it is growing," Johnson said in his opening remarks.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron today sentenced John Francis Williams (69, Blytheville, SC) to 10 years in federal prison for using the Internet to attempt to persuade a minor to engage in sexual activity. Williams was found guilty on Aug. 31, 2015, after a four day jury trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: Tribal Administrator, Project Manager, and Contractor Schemed to Commit Fraud in the Indian Hills Office Project.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will host a public workshop to review the Business Practice Guidelines (BPG) for Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) Program Accounting and Cost Recovery. The purpose of the BPG is to memorialize roles, responsibilities and standard procedures associated with accounting and cost recovery for CVPIA Program activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: Drugs were packaged for distribution, more than $100,000 seized.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: Driver, Under Influence of Alcohol and PCP, Struck Woman Near Disabled Vehicle.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA), and Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) today commented on the inclusion of additional 3.0 liter diesel engines in the Environmental Protection Agency’s investigation of Volkswagen’s emissions cheating.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Anthony Redd, age 32, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to serve 24 months of imprisonment for distributing crack cocaine, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, New York Division,.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: Chamizal National Memorial Providing New Opportunity for Food/Beverage Vendors.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: A Wellington resident was sentenced to 60 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin, identity theft and filing false tax return charges.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: A guided walk, Reflections on the Fall Harvest of 1621, will be held on Sunday, November 22 at 11 AM. Journey back to the events that took place on Cape Cod and Plymouth leading up to the fall harvest of 1621. Was this the first Thanksgiving? Reflect on professional research as you attempt to retrace the steps of the Mayflower passengers' first explorations of Cape Cod.Meet at the Pilgrim Heights parking area, off Route 6, Truro. 1-1/2 hours, one mile. Dress for the weather.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - - Damacio Diaz, 43, of McFarland, a detective with the Bakersfield Police (BPD) was arrested today, charged with abusing his position of trust as a police detective when he conspired with and assisted a narcotics dealer in the operation of the dealer’s drug organization, announced...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: Inhofe Calls Out Lack of Management at White House CEQ
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A Virginia man and woman who recruited participants into a multi-year, multi-property mortgage fraud scheme in Roxbury and Dorchester were sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Boston.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA), and Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) today commented on the inclusion of additional 3.0 liter diesel engines in the Environmental Protection Agency’s investigation of Volkswagen’s emissions cheating.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican members, including every Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and every Republican member of the House Small Business Committee, today wrote to the Federal Communications Commission requesting a permanent exemption...
