News from June 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: FBI Seeks Public’s Assistance in Armed, Takeover-Style Bank Robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Alicia A.G. Limtiaco, Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI), was invited by ISA Guam to the Lighting of the Latte of Freedom in Anigua, held June 16, 2016, in memory of the victims of the Orlando shooting and in support of the LGBT community. U.S. Attorney Limtiaco was...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Monsey, New York, man appeared in federal court today to face charges that he sexually abused a woman on a flight from Israel to Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: TRINIDAD, Calif. - The Trinidad Head Lighthouse will be open to the public for free on Sunday, June 19. The open house will consist of tours of the historic lighthouse and will feature living history presentations about the demanding life of the light keeper's family.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: Co-Defendant also Sentenced to 7 Years in 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Shannon Dale Smith of Crosbyton, Texas, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to serve a total of 147 months in federal prison on extortion and firearms convictions, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: Join Denya LeVine and Julie Charland for a free, one hour performance, Songs of the Sea, on Thursday, June 30 at 7 PM at Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: FBI Director James Comey visited Orlando, Florida today to thank and express admiration to the first responders for their heroism and to those who rendered care that saved lives in the face of the horrific shooting at the Pulse nightclub. He also expressed gratitude to the investigators who are working tirelessly to piece together the events leading up to this senseless attack.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Winner, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement today after the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) released two reports documenting the significant challenges facing the multiemployer pension system...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of June 20.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that TED HAKEY, JR., 48, of Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to six months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for firing shots into the Baitul Aman Mosque in Meriden in November.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: Fruitvale resident alleged to have sexually abused a young boy in his home.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee’s bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess continues to grow. This week, we added Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy’s (R-PA) landmark mental health bill to the list of legislation that has passed the full committee with a strong bipartisan vote.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: BOISE - Rodrigo Ramirez, 22, and Irwin Camacho, 20, both of Phoenix, Arizona, were arrested last night in Canyon County after being found in possession of over five pounds of black tar heroin, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Ramirez and Camacho were arraigned on a complaint this afternoon in federal court, which charged them with possession with intent to distribute 1000 grams or more of heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: Memphis, TN - A Collierville man has been sentenced for executing a scheme that defrauded two loan companies of approximately $121,000. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: Dear Director Frieden: Let me begin by thanking you for your leadership of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during an especially challenging chapter in our nation’s history. I also write today to urge the CDC to expand its support for scientific research into the causes and prevention...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - Four members of a crew allegedly responsible for 20 armed bank robberies in the greater Houston and San Antonio areas will remain in federal custody without bond pending further criminal proceedings, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today highlighted two reports released this week by the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO). Both reports highlight improvements the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs to make, one calling for more strategic planning for its scientific initiatives, and one calling for more comprehensive planning to enhance the coordination between medical product centers.
