News from December 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Dustin Andrew Parsons, 30 of Martinsburg, West Virginia, pled guilty to failing to register as a sex offender, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Frederick J. Kapala to robbery and a gun charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: Charges Arising out of 28-Pound Heroin Seizure to be Prosecuted Under HOPE Initiative that Seeks to Reduce Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that Chief U.S. District Court Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Matthew Chaney Walker, 26, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 240 months in federal prison for his scheme to extort numerous minors over the internet for the purpose of producing...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of December 5.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Democrats today unanimously voted to re-elect Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) for the 115th Congress.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: HAMMOND- United States Attorney David A. Capp announced today that Pamela Griffin Frizzelle, 54, of Merrillville, Indiana was sentenced before Chief Judge Philip Simon for three counts of Hobbs Act Extortion.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, ID - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District is seeking seasonal wildland firefighters and has scheduled an evening on Wednesday, Dec. 7, to help interested applicants navigate the USAJOBS website. From 4:30-9:00 p.m., District fire staff will be on hand to answer questions and assist with the application process at the College of Southern Idaho - Idaho Falls Center Building located at 1235 Jones Street, Idaho Falls.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released proposed requirements for risk management and financial assurance under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) and Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROBERT SMUTEK was sentenced today to eight years in prison for selling 1,4 butanediol, an illegal analogue of the date rape drug gamma hydroxybutyric acid, or GHB. SMUTEK, a former police officer and resident...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Michael DePalma, 57, of Plainfield, New Hampshire was sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to distribute alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (“a-PVP"), a synthetic drug commonly referred to as “bath salts." DePalma was convicted...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for stealing a firearm from a murder victim.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: Montrose, CO: Winter is coming and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park has opportunities to get outdoors. Ranger guided programs are designed to help you get started on experiencing the snow. Ski clinics and snowshoe walks are dependent upon snow conditions. Call the South Rim Visitor Center for updates at: 970-249-1914, ext. 423.
By State Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding the elections in the Gambia...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: A man who absconded from federal pretrial release in 2003 for a federal drug charge in Iowa was sentenced on Dec. 1, 2016, to more than 15 years in federal prison.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: On Wednesday, Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) (@repfredupton) became the most recent member to take over the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Instagram account. His day started with bright lights and a microphone, joining House Speaker Paul Ryan and the GOP leadership as well as Oversight and Investigations...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: The former elected Supervisor of Chesterfield Township was indicted by a grand jury yesterday on four counts of conspiracy and demanding bribes in exchange for corruptly influencing his decisions as a supervisor in connection with the township’s business United States Attorney Barbara McQuade announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: DEC 02 - PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Todd Rasberry, a/k/a “Champagne," 35, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to 11½ years in prison and three years of supervised release for distributing heroin. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge on June 15, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: The Rock Creek Park multi-use trail will be closed between Porter Street NW and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway on Sunday, Dec. 4 from 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. while crews complete work to remove hazardous trees that was started in November. Beach Drive remains closed due to construction activities. To minimize the length of the temporary closure, the National Park Service has called in additional personnel so the work can be completed in only one day.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: The former elected Supervisor of Chesterfield Township was indicted by a grand jury yesterday on four counts of conspiracy and demanding bribes in exchange for corruptly influencing his decisions as a supervisor in connection with the township’s business United States Attorney Barbara McQuade announced.
