News from July 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: Concealed prior criminal background on job and loan applications and court documents.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: Good Morning. Let me begin by thanking all of the witnesses for being here today. In particular, I would like to thank the Commissioner for joining us again. The Commissioner is an honorable man who has faithfully served this country. I would like to quote the former IRS Chief Risk Officer: “He is not only a phenomenal leader but one of the best managers we’ve ever had in government.".
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: A new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) policy encourages general aviation aircraft owners to voluntary install safety equipment on airplanes and helicopters that is not required by the agency’s regulations. It will reduce costs and streamline the installation of Non-Required Safety Enhancing Equipment (NORSEE) into the general aviation fleet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Juan G. Catala, 41, of Johnston, made an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Providence today on charges he allegedly trafficked oxycodone and marijuana, and that he allegedly laundered the proceeds of his drug trafficking activities, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Jeffrey Ebersole, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA OCI).
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: July 7, 2016 BOS-2016-107. BUFFALO, N.Y. The death of a Tonawanda Coke Corp. employee who was pulled into the rotating shaft of a coal elevator on Jan. 6, 2016, could have been prevented, an inspection by the Buffalo Area Office of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: DENVER - U.S. Attorney John Walsh announced that Robert T. Black, age 32, of Denver, was sentenced on June 30, 2016, to 90 months’ imprisonment. Black previously pled guilty to one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. In addition to imprisonment, U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez sentenced Black to five years of supervised release and a $10,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: Four individuals have been charged in connection with a fraud scheme orchestrated from the Federal Detention Center in Miami, Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RYAN BUDD, 25, formerly of Bethel, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin.
By State Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the Committee will convene a hearing on Tuesday, July 12 to examine the troubling increase of human rights violations around the globe. The hearing, entitled “Human Rights Under Siege Worldwide, " will begin at 10 a.m.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: Thanks to a Dignity Health grant obtained by the Friends of Whiskeytown to promote educational and physical activity, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is proud to introduce our new, free Ranger-led Stand-Up Paddleboard (SUP) Program!.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), urging them to reject a complaint that would benefit companies that transport hazardous materials, including crude oil, in...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: MILLS, Wyo. -- The Wyoming Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation in Mills, Wyo., will be lowering the water level in Guernsey Reservoir in preparation for the annual silt run according to Lyle Myler, Wyoming Deputy Area Manager. "The silt run is an operation which provides silt-laden water to Goshen, Gering-Fort Laramie, and Pathfinder Irrigation Districts under contract with Reclamation," Myler said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - A Dallas woman appeared in federal court this morning and pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul D. Stickney to a three-count indictment alleging she made harassing telephone calls to university and municipal police departments throughout the U.S. and Canada to falsely report she was a purported victim or purportedly injured, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: MONTROSE, Colo. - Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Uncompahgre Field Office released its preferred plan for environmentally responsible oil and gas development in the Bull Mountain Unit, located in the upper North Fork Valley near Paonia, Colorado, while addressing potential resource impacts and the public’s concerns.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that child pornography distribution charges were filed in U.S. District Court in Scranton against Cedrick Vaughn Perkins, age 20, of Orangeville, Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: Seven Los Angeles Men Charged for Firebombing African-American Residences.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - SHALONDA SUGGS, 36, of Oklahoma City, pled guilty last Thursday to health care fraud in connection with submitting false claims to Medicaid for behavioral health counseling services, announced Mark A. Yancey, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: The 2016 bloom is expected to measure 5.5 on the severity index, but could range anywhere between 3.0 and 7.0. The forecast is similar to conditions last seen from 2008 to 2010, although the bloom may be as small as that seen in the relatively mild year of 2004.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that David Chaisson, 23, of Bangor was sentenced to five years in prison and a three-year term of supervised released for his part in a crack cocaine distribution conspiracy that stretched from New Haven, Connecticut to Bangor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: A former Youngstown man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for crimes related to the purchase of a dozen homes in Mahoning County, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Steven D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland office.
