News from April 2016
By DOL Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - TThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration¿s National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will hold a meeting of the Emergency Response and Preparedness Subcommittee on May 16-17, 2016, in Washington, D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: PHOENIX - On April 27, 2016, Sterling Sonny Yazzie, 41, of Cove, Arizona, a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 80 months in prison. Yazzie had previously pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Defendant Was a Member of Violent Robbery Crew.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - Jack Marty Taylor, 60, of Dallas, was sentenced this afternoon by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to 120 months in federal prison, following his conviction at trial in November 2015 on one count of attempted enticement of a minor, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich sentenced Saul Muro (32, formerly of Los Angeles, CA) today to six years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess and to distribute methamphetamine. Muro was found guilty in September 2015 following a bench trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Malek B. Aliane, 34, previously of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on one count each of mail fraud and presenting false claims to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Nearly 50 locations this Saturday where Kentuckiana residents can safely and anonymously rid their homes of unwanted and expired medications.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) issued the following statements after the House passed H. J. Res. 88, a resolution that will block the Department of Labor’s misguided “fiduciary" rule and protect access to affordable retirement advice.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: A federal grand jury in Nashville, Tenn., returned a 15-count indictment yesterday charging Betty J. Ketchum, 34, of Crossville, Tenn., in connection with the operation of a fraudulent “Jamaican" lottery scheme, Announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. The indictment includes charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and international promotional money laundering.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD: Mount Rushmore National Memorial wastewater treatment system team is the recipient of the 2015 Operation and Maintenance Wastewater Treatment Award and the Drinking Water Certificate of Achievement presented by the South Dakota Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, DENR. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Matt Gorham Named Special Agent in Charge of the Counterterrorism Division at the Washington Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A Watertown business owner pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with a scheme to evade taxes and workers’ compensation insurance premiums by paying employees under-the-table for their work.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury indicted Mehlek Dawveed, age 49, of Olney, Maryland, on charges arising from a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal tax refunds. The indictment was returned on March 30, 2016 and unsealed today upon Dawveed’s arrest.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Brian C. Sanner, 25, of Elyria, was charged with receiving visual depictions of real minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Sam Rikkers today announced a new resource to help food hubs improve their financial performance. Food hubs, which are a businesses or organizations that manage the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of locally-produced food, play a key role in creating opportunities for small and mid-sized producers while also satisfying growing consumer demand for local products.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: The National Weather Service formed a “snow team" to review reported snow observations due to the historic nature of the event and concerns raised about some of the preliminary measurements. The team reviewed snow totals taken at eight official snow measuring locations between the District of Columbia...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Prince George’s County - On Dec. 23, 1971, Charles Hopkins shot and killed Officer Raymond Hawkins while committing an armed robbery. Officer Hawkins was off duty and attempted to thwart the robbery of a 7-11 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Hopkins was originally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Hollidaysburg, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to one day in prison, two years’ supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $7,132.03 to First National Bank on his conviction of misapplication of funds by a bank employee, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: (Washington) - Today, Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) released the below opening statement for the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency hearing on “Transferring Guantanamo Bay Detainees to the Homeland: Implications for States and Local Communities":
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Stole more than $700,000 in Alcohol from Barton Brands’ Warehouse in Bardstown, Kentucky and Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee.
