News from May 2016
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: The issue of the appropriate roles of Congress and the President with respect to the subject of foreign affairs is certainly worthy of a genuinely substantive discussion.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kevin Barnes, age 27, of Avoca, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to serve two years in federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for providing false information to federally licensed firearms dealers in connection with his purchase of 10 firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Dr. Robert M. Ritchea, 53, of LaGrange, Georgia, was arrested yesterday after being indicted by a federal grand jury, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and George L. Beck, Jr, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Dr. Ritchea, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Keith Antonio Cohens, 35, of Detroit, Michigan, pled guilty to heroin trafficking today, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to possessing an extensive collection of child pornography on his computer.
By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: Grab your magnifying glass and explore nature in Gettysburg National Military Park, like never before! On May 20-21, national parks across the country, including Gettysburg, will participate in the National Parks BioBlitz. BioBlitz is a fun, fast-paced biological survey of a park's creepers and crawlers, plants and pollinators, mammals and more! The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday with more than 100 BioBlitzes across the country.
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Cinch Connectors Inc. Inspection Site: 6900 South Bentsen Rd., McAllen, TX. Citations issued: May 6, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated the December 2015 inspection after a report that an employee at Cinch...
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: Survey Developed as Part of National Pollinator Research Action Plan Gives New Insight into Losses of Managed Bee Colonies WASHINGTON, May 12, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of its first ever Honey Bee Colony Loss survey ...
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 12, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement on H.R. 4641, H.R. 5046, and related bills considered today by the House of Representatives: "Opioid misuse is an epidemic, and it requires serious action backed by adequate funding. We lost 28,647 people ...
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 12, 2016 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack shared the first results of USDA's Building Blocks for Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry (PDF, 11.3 MB), one year after he unveiled the plan at Michigan State University. In addition to providing specific goals and results of the ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: ASCAP to Pay $1.75 Million and Reform its Licensing Practices The Department of Justice announced today that the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has agreed to pay $1.75 million and reform certain practices to settle allegations that ASCAP violated a court-ordered consent ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice filed an amicus curiae brief late yesterday in the Supreme Court of Idaho in Tracy Tucker et al. v. State of Idaho, et al. The brief articulates the United States’ position that criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney may bring a prospective civil lawsuit to prevent ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: A former certified public accountant in Georgia was sentenced to seven months in prison today after pleading guilty in February to one count of filing a false tax return, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney John A. Horn for the Northern District of Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: Sunland Pest Control Services Inc. (Sunland), Grenale Williams, 53, of South Bay, Florida, and Canarie Deon Curry, 40, of Riviera Beach, Florida, were sentenced today in federal court in Fort Pierce before U.S. District Court Judge Jose E. Martinez for the Southern District of Florida in connection with ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in Macon, Georgia, returned two indictments today against residents of Columbus, Georgia, charging crimes related to several stolen identity tax refund fraud schemes, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney G.F. Peterman, III, for the Middle District of Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: A federal court in Chicago has ordered that Mauricio Consalter, a doctor, ensure that his business timely file payroll tax returns and pay payroll taxes, the Department of Justice announced today. U.S. District Court Judge John Robert Blakey for the Northern District of Illinois entered a permanent injunction ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: Anesthesiologist Jaime Guerrero, 48, of Kentuckiana, Kentucky, was sentenced in federal court in Louisville, Kentucky, to 100 months in prison for his role in the unlawful distribution of controlled substances, including the prescription opioid hydrocodone without a legitimate medical purpose and related ...
By Fed Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve plans to continue its previously announced periodic testing of the Term Deposit Facility (TDF) with one operation in May. These operations are aimed at ensuring the operational readiness of the TDF and providing eligible institutions with an opportunity to maintain familiarity with ...
By Commerce News Now | May 12, 2016
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks and participated in an armchair discussion at the Economic Club of Chicago (ECC). The ECC provides a forum for public and private sector leaders to discuss current socioeconomic issues. Secretary Pritzker is a Chicago native.
By Labor Gazette | May 12, 2016
News Release: MADISON, Wis. – In a town where images of the state university’s mascot “Bucky Badger” are common in restaurants and hotels alike, U.S. Department of Labor investigators are actively engaged in an education and enforcement effort to make sure employers do not deny hospitality workers the “bucks” they have earned legally.
