News published on Federal Newswire in May 2016

News from May 2016


News Release: HOMESTEAD, Florida:Miami, FL: Shark Valley Visitor Center will host its first "Global Big Day" tour on May 14, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.


Engel Statement on Political Transition and Risk of Instability in the DRC

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the importance of holding elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this year...


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Gill Parker Payne, 37, of Gastonia, North Carolina, pleaded guilty today in the District of New Mexico to one count of using force or threat of force to intentionally obstruct a Muslim woman, identified as K.A., in the free exercise of her religious beliefs.


Wichita Man Charged with Sexual Abuse on McConnell Air Force Base

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita who lived in base housing at McConnell Air Force Base was charged Friday with sexually abusing two teenage girls, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


Rocky Mount Man Sentenced To 240 Months For Firearm And Drug Charges

News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that in federal court, United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced DARION DEVON JOHNSON, 35, to 240 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of May 16.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing examining concussions in youth sports, as part of the committee’s broad review of concussions. The hearing followed the committee’s first roundtable discussion held in March. The...


News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE -United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced today that Hilmar Chavez-Sanchez, of Guatemala, pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after having been previously deported and was sentenced to time served. Chavez-Sanchez was arrested on March 3, 2016.


Software Company Ceo And Former Adjunct Columbia Business School Professor Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court For Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme

News Release: Gregory Rorke, founder and CEO of Manhattan-based software company Navagate, Inc., Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors.


Bringing the Park to the People at Tyler Park

News Release: Lowell, Massachusetts. - In celebration of the National Park Service's 100th birthday, Lowell National Historical Park is Bringing the Park to the People. Join us at a co-hosted series of community outreach events at neighborhood parks. You'll find pop-up museums to discover more about this national...


Irvine Engineer Named in New Indictment Alleging Theft of Trade Secrets from Two Medical Device Companies

News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A federal grand jury has issued a superseding indictment that charges an Irvine engineer with stealing and possessing trade secrets belonging to two former employers, both of which develop and manufacture medical devices used to treat cardiac and vascular ailments.


News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - After a trial lasting more than two-weeks, a federal jury has convicted two Mexican citizens on federal charges related to the murder of Southlake, Texas, resident, Juan Jesus Guerrero Chapa, at Southlake Town Square on May 22, 2013, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) gave the following opening statement today at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on “Concussions in Youth Sports: Evaluating Prevention and Research."


Another Member of Methamphetamine Conspiracy Pleads guilty

News Release: ABINGDON, VIRGINIA - Another member of a conspiracy that distributed methamphetamine in and around Virginia and Kentucky pled guilty yesterday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon, John P. Fishwick Jr. announced.


Former DMV Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Bribery

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Andrew Kimura, 31, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to two counts of conspiracy to commit bribery, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a South Antelope, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury.


Information: Federal Court Arraignments

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.


News Release: BOSTON - A Chelsea man was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston for sexually exploiting a child.


Corporate Hijacker Sentenced in $1.4 Million ID Theft Scheme

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Myrick Clift Beasley, 56, of Las Vegas, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for mail fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain goods and services on credit using the stolen identities of legitimate, inactive businesses.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor during debate on the House Amendment to S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016...