News published on Federal Newswire in November 2016

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Andrew Michael Dufresne, a 44-year-old Manchester resident, was sentenced on Tuesday to serve 63 months in prison for robbing the People’s United Bank at 1750 Elm Street in Manchester, announced United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice.

Search Warrant of Club Rouge Executed Wednesday by Child Exploitation Task Force

News Release: Search Warrant of Club Rouge Executed Wednesday by Child Exploitation Task Force.

Kansas City, Kan., Woman Charged With Setting Fires as Diversion for Shoplifting

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas City, Kan., woman was charged in federal court Wednesday with setting fires as diversions while she was shoplifting at three separate grocery stores, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

Associations Representing Over 200 Research Universities Call for #CuresNow

By DOE Newswire | Nov 16, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The nonpartisan support for the 21st Century Cures Act continues to grow stronger by the day. In recent weeks, letters of support have come from Research!America and United for Medical Research, and One Voice Against Cancer. Most recently, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and the Association of American Universities (AAU) wrote expressing their continued support of the nonpartisan Cures bill.

Buffalo Man Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl Which Resulted in Death

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Carlique DeBerry, 38, of Buffalo, NY, with distribution of fentanyl causing death and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years in prison, a maximum of life and a $1,000,000 fine.

Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing Firearms

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of Stolen Firearms was sentenced on November 8, 2016, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison For Execution-Style Double-Murder In Brentwood

News Release: Velasquez Fled to El Salvador and Relocated to Georgia After Killing Two Brothers in Brentwood on Dec. 18, 2011.

Democrats Raise Serious Concerns Facing Air Traffic Control Privatization Plan

By US DOT Newswire | Nov 15, 2016

News Release: Washington, D.C.-- Today, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) again highlighted major concerns about security, safety, and implementation issues facing any proposal to privatize...

OSHA again finds Dollar General jeopardizing worker safety

By DOL Newswire | Nov 15, 2016

News Release: PIONEER, Ohio - Once again, federal safety inspectors have found one of the nation's largest discount retailers putting workers and customers alike in danger by allowing emergency exit routes to be blocked.

Statement By Secretary Johnson On The DHS Inspector General’s Report On The U.S. Secret Service And The Protective Mission Panel

News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 I welcome today’s report by the DHS Inspector General, which recognizes the hard work of the United States Secret Service over the past two years to make necessary changes to the agency and further secure the White House complex. ...

Statement By Secretary Johnson On The New NTAS Bulletin

News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Last December, I announced the revision of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS), to include an NTAS “Bulletin.” NTAS Bulletins describe general developments or trends regarding threats of terrorism. We issued the most recent NTAS Bulletin in June, and it expires today.

DHS Releases Strategic Principles For Securing The Internet Of Things

News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a set of “Strategic Principles for Securing the Internet of Things (IoT), Version 1.0.” These principles highlight approaches and suggested practices to fortify the security of the IoT and will equip stakeholders to make responsible and risk-based security decisions as they design, manufacture, and use internet-connected devices and systems.

Statement By Acting Deputy Secretary Russell C. Deyo On Sustaining Clean Audit For Fourth Year

News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 For a fourth consecutive year, the Department of Homeland Security has earned a clean audit opinion, marking another milestone in our financial management practices.

USDA Awards Funds for Fiscal Year 2017 Market Development Programs

By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is awarding $200 million to more than 70 U.S. agricultural organizations to help expand export markets for U.S. farm and food products through the Market Access Program (MAP) and the Foreign Market Development (FMD) Program.

Federal Court Permanently Bars Detroit Area Former Liberty Tax Service Franchisee From Preparing Tax Returns

News Release: A federal court in Detroit, Michigan has permanently barred a former Liberty Tax Service franchise owner and his operating company from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction order prohibits Craig M. Comer and Comer Inc. from acting as federal tax return preparers and operating a tax return preparation business. Comer and Comer Inc. agreed to the civil injunction order entered against them.

Construction Company Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Government

News Release: Defendant Illegally Obtained Federal Contracts Meant for Small, Disadvantaged Businesses Michelle Cho, an officer of Far East Construction Corporation (Far East) and other construction companies, pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of conspiring to commit wire fraud. Cho also agreed to pay forfeiture in the amount of $169,166 and pay a criminal fine in the amount of $35,000.

New York Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison

News Release: A Bay Shore, New York tax return preparer was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, for aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return for others, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

Three More Minnesota Men Sentenced for Providing Material Support to ISIL

News Release: Six of nine defendants expected to be sentenced this week for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, have now been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. Hamza Naj Ahmed, 21, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, ...

Navy Officer Pleads Guilty in Massive Fraud and Corruption Scandal