News from May 2016
By DOE Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today examined the qualifications of Susan Beard to be inspector general of the Department of Energy. Murkowski, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, asked Beard about her qualifications and called attention to the significance of the position of inspector general at a hearing held earlier today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kentuckiana anesthesiologist Jaime Guerrero was sentenced to 100 months in prison, by United States District Judge Greg N. Stevens today, and according to the terms of a prior plea agreement, agreed to forfeit his license to practice medicine and real property owned by Guerrero Real Estate Investments, LLC. Further, Guerrero agreed to pay $827,000 in victim restitution to nine health care benefit programs announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - James Deon Korfhage, 37, of Griffin, Georgia, was sentenced yesterday to 240 months in federal prison, after pleading guilty in December 2015 to enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOE Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: As part of the Energy Department's commitment to drive clean energy innovation and boost American industrial competitiveness, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Dr. David Danielson today announced the launch of the Manufacturing Innovation through Energy and Commerce...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: Sunland Pest Control Services, Inc. (Sunland), Grenale Williams, 53, of South Bay, and Canarie Deon Curry, 40, of Riviera Beach, were sentenced today in federal court in Fort Pierce before United States District Court Judge Jose E. Martinez in connection with the illegal application of a pesticide that resulted in injuries to a minor child.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Frederick Evans, 38, and LaShara Evans, 36, both of Rochester, NY, were charged by criminal complaint with sex trafficking with force, fraud or coercion and sex trafficking of a minor. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of life and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal grand jury in Houston has returned a one-count indictment against Syed Kaleem Razvi for sending a threatening email to the Texas Attorney General’s Office and various employees with other state agencies, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that that a federal grand jury in Scranton has charged Anthony Diaz, age 48, of East Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, with defrauding his clients by using false and misleading statements and...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A New Jersey firefighter and a Puerto Rican man were arraigned in U.S. District Court in Worcester today in connection with selling heroin in Leominster, Mass. Carlos Jimenez, 50, of Englishtown, NJ, and Ivan Cruz-Rivera, 47, of Dorado, PR, were charged in a complaint with one count of conspiracy...
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: Two Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Fort Pierce, Florida, have taken different approaches to enhancing the flavor of tomatoes.
By Commerce Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: “Mr. Chairman, thank you for calling this member day hearing on tax reform proposals. This is our third member day hearing. Today we will continue to hear from our colleagues on their tax proposals. The Ways and Means Committee has an important job and responsibility. We must take our jurisdictional...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Craig Steven Abercrombie, Jr., 32, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - George William Schantz, 42, of Lynn Township, PA, was charged today by Indictment with the enticement of a minor, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: Don’t Let a Prank Lead to Prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: Kentucky Anesthesiologist Sentenced to 100 Months for Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances, Health Care Fraud, Conspiracy and Money Laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - Two brothers were arrested today and charged in connection with attempting to extort the co-owner of a suboxone clinic in Quincy and embezzling money from the clinic.
By US DOT Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: The May/June 2016 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on the rapidly changing world of technology and the important role it plays in GA safety. Articles cover everything from unmanned aircraft to commercial space operations, to how the FAA helps champion the power of technology in making flying safer and more efficient.
By Commerce Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on “Local and State Perspectives on BLM’s Draft Planning 2.0 Rule.".
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: In El Paso, 32-year-old Vernon Dimayuga (aka “Vito") of Artesia, NM, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for sex trafficking of children announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. Lindquist, El Paso Division, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Waldemar Rodriguez, El Paso Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on April 7, 2016, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging ELBERT LLORRENS, 23, and KYLE VALENTINE, 24, both of New Haven, with federal carjacking offenses.
