News published on Federal Newswire in December 2016

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Hannah Marie Elwell, 26, of Clarksburg, West Virginia pled guilty to unlawfully purchasing a firearm in federal court today, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

Alleged Gangster Disciple Pleads Guilty to Felony Possession of Firearm Linked to Gang-Related Shootings

News Release: Jackson, TN - An alleged member of the Gangster Disciples has pleaded guilty to felony possession of a firearm that is linked to two gang-related shootings. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the guilty plea today.

North Royalton woman charged with stealing $2 million from Catholic Charities

News Release: A North Royalton woman was charged in federal court for embezzling approximately $2 million from Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Cleveland, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland Office.

Federal Jury in Rutland Convicts Brooklyn New York Man of Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Crack Cocaine in Rutland Area

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Joel Joyce (a.k.a. “Prince"), 27, of Brooklyn, New York was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and heroin by a federal jury sitting in Rutland on Dec. 23, 2016. The jury also convicted Joyce of possession...

Secretaries Jewell, Vilsack Applaud President's Designation of New National Monuments in Utah and Nevada

By Interior Newswire | Dec 28, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today joined tribes, members of Congress, state and local officials, and local business and community leaders in applauding the President’s designation of the Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern...

Clarksburg man pleads guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Charles A. Hamlett, 24, of Fairmont, West Virginia pled guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm in federal court today, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

Army Colonel Sentenced To 12 Years’ Imprisonment For Possession And Distribution Of Child Pornography

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Robert J. Rice, a Colonel in the U.S. Army stationed at the U.S. Army War College, age 58, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner to 144 months’ imprisonment to be followed by 10 years’ supervised release for distribution of child pornography over the internet.

Lewiston Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Accessing Child Pornography

News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Douglas Blodgett, 46, of Lewiston, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 10 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for accessing with intent to view material containing images of child pornography.

Statement by Secretary Johnson on the Passage by Congress of the FY 2017 NDAA with Provisions for Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security

By Homeland Newswire | Dec 27, 2016

News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 I thank the President and Congress for the passage of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, which includes provisions to codify key components of our Department’s Unity of Effort initiative launched in 2014: Joint Task Forces for border and maritime security.

Redflex Traffic Systems Enters into Non-Prosecution Agreement with United States

News Release: The Department of Justice and the United States Attorney’s Offices for the Northern District of Illinois and the Southern District of Ohio (collectively, “DOJ”) have entered into a non-prosecution agreement with Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., a Phoenix-based automated safety company.

Statement by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on the Departure of John P. Fishwick Jr. From the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia

News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement on the planned departure of U.S. Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. of the Western District of Virginia: “Since 2015, U.S. Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. has served the people of the Western District of Virginia, and the people of this nation, ...

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest of Macau Resident and Unsealing of Charges Against Three Individuals for Insider Trading Based On Information Hacked from Prominent U.S. Law Firms

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the arrest of IAT HONG and the unsealing today of a 13-count superseding ...

Four Businessmen and Two Foreign Officials Plead Guilty in Connection with Bribes Paid to Mexican Aviation Officials

News Release: Charges were unsealed against six individuals, all of whom have pleaded guilty for their involvement in schemes to bribe Mexican officials in order to secure aircraft maintenance and repair contracts with government-owned and controlled entities, and two for conspiring to launder the proceeds of the ...

New Jersey mattress company agrees to pay nearly $300K in back wages, damages after denying overtime to 55 production workers

News Release: PASSAIC, N.J. – Fifty-five low-wage production workers who spend long work days sewing and loading mattresses at a Passaic mattress refurbishment company will soon receive their share of $292,998 in back wages and liquidated damages after the company entered into a consent judgment with the U.S. Department of Labor.

OSHA cites Wisconsin metal fabrication company for safety failures after investigation of teenaged worker’s fatal injuries, two weeks after starting job

News Release: COLUMBUS, Wis. – A federal investigation prompted by the death of a 17-year-old worker at a Columbus metal fabrication facility has resulted in multiple safety and health violations.

United Airlines agrees to remove hazards faced by baggage-handlers in precedent-setting US Labor Department settlement

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. — For too long, a hard day's work for United Airlines' baggage handlers at Newark Liberty International Airport meant unnecessary pain and the risk of debilitating injuries caused by lifting customer baggage using awkward postures. From 2011 to January 2015, the airline's baggage handlers reported at least 622 musculoskeletal injuries.

GSA announces issuance of RFP – Phase I for new Department of Labor headquarters