News from May 2016
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: NEW BERN - The United States Attorney’s Office announced that today in Federal court, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced DAVID G. LIU, 41, of Monterey, California to 37 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Two Belarus citizens have been charged in Belarus for participating in an international criminal conspiracy that used the botnet known as “Bugat" to steal banking and other credentials from infected computers, David J. Hickton, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania and Special Agent in Charge Scott S. Smith of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Pittsburgh Division announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A former Garden Grove resident pleaded not guilty this afternoon to federal charges of hacking into the computer system of Blue Stone Strategy Group - an Irvine-based company and the man’s former employer - and deleting files.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana - in collaboration with the New Orleans Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Services Division and the Anti-Defamation League for the Southern Region of Louisiana - will be co-hosting a free “House of Worship" Security Symposium on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Topics include.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The 11th DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back event garnered an overwhelming response as citizens turned in a record-setting amount of prescription drugs. Last weekend the DEA and over 4,200 of its state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners collected 893,498 pounds of unwanted...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A Park Forest man has been convicted in federal court of leading a crew of armed robbers that targeted cellular telephone stores in the Chicago suburbs.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Fernando Sanchez, 42, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on April 29, 2016 to 15 months of in prison for embezzling approximately $99,106 from a bank in Lancaster where he was employed as a manager. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Edward G. Smith ordered 24 months of supervised release and a $300 special assessment.
By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY - Women's Rights National Historical Park is pleased to announce the opening of artist Roberta Estes' new art exhibit titled, "Distraction Abstraction - a bipolar odyssey." The exhibit will be on display in the park's gallery space now through June 30th. Estes lives and creates her art...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - A Hutchins, Texas, man, Servando Vega Cervantes, 25, was sentenced yesterday afternoon by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to 90 years in federal prison, following his guilty plea in February 2015 to an indictment charging three counts of production of child pornography involving four victims, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By EPA Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has announced the witnesses for the Wednesday, May 11, 2016, hearing entitled, “Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives."
By DOE Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Recognizing the importance of biofuels to energy and climate security, the Energy Department today announced up to $90 million in project funding focused on designing, constructing and operating integrated biorefinery facilities. The production of biofuels from sustainable, non-food, domestic biomass resources is an important strategy to meet the Administration’s goals to reduce carbon emissions and our dependence on imported oil.
By Commerce Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has announced the witnesses for the Wednesday, May 11, 2016, hearing entitled, “Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives."
By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: PATTERSON, Calif. - Today the Bureau of Reclamation signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the North Valley Regional Recycled Water Program (Program).
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Northern California and Central Valley residents turned in 26,333 (13 tons) of prescription drugs during DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Nationwide, Americans turned in more unused prescription drugs than on any of the previous 10 events since it began in 2010, demonstrating their understanding of the value of this service.
By DOE Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: In support of National Small Business Week, the Energy Department today announced 61 new projects led by small businesses in 25 states to develop clean energy technologies with a strong potential for commercialization and job creation. These award selections are for $150,000 each, totaling more than...
By DOL Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released unemployment data for April 2016...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: A Detroit man was sentenced to 33 years in federal prison after having pleaded guilty earlier this year to armed robbery and firearms offenses, announced United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, announced that ARTHUR BUDOVSKY, 42, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 20 years in prison for running a massive...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: Law Enforcement working with Childcare Center to provide Information to Parents.
