News from November 2016
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Disrupter Series: Self-Driving Cars."
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2016
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - Earlier today, Gerald Cocuzzo, a resident of Boca Raton, Florida and a broker registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA), pleaded guilty to securities fraud in connection with the fraudulent market manipulation...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2016
News Release: NOV 08 - BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that John Williams, 40, of Stetson was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to 70 months...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2016
News Release: Defendant Profited By Selling To Investors Worthless Stock Of A Company That Purported To Be A Worldwide Distributor And Provider Of LED Lighting Products And Solutions.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2016
News Release: Army Lieutenant Colonel Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography Through Social Media and Instant Messaging Apps.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Joe Medina, 37, of Rio Rancho, N.M., pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to enticing a child to travel in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Medina will be sentenced to eight years in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2016
News Release: Departamento de Justicia. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eastern District of California. PARA DIVULGACION INMEDIATA. Martes, 8 de noviembre de 2016. FRESNO, California. -Un hombre que anteriormente se hacía pasar por traficante de inmigrantes (conocido también como “coyote") se declaró culpable en el día de hoy...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2016
News Release: A Puerto Rican man was sentenced to more than 21 years in prison for assaulting federal officers, failing to register as a sex offender and a firearms offense, law enforcement officials said. Luis Cruz-Ramos, 30, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count each of assaulting federal officers, brandishing ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2016
News Release: DENVER - Rocky Allen, age 29, who resided in Denver, Colorado before his arrest, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore to serve 78-months in federal prison, followed by 3 years on supervised release for tampering with a consumer product and obtaining a controlled substance...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 7, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – A Sun Valley, California, man was sentenced today to life plus 60 years in prison for a 2013 shooting at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in which he murdered a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2016
News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch today released the following statement on the passing of former Attorney General Janet Reno: “With the passing of Janet Reno, the Department of Justice has lost one of the most effective, decisive and well-respected leaders in its proud history. From her years in state ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that its Civil Rights Division plans to deploy more than 500 personnel to 67 jurisdictions in 28 states for the Nov. 8, 2016, general election.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2016
News Release: Pennsylvania-based medical device manufacturer Biocompatibles Inc., a subsidiary of BTG plc, pleaded guilty today to misbranding its embolic device LC Bead and will pay more than $36 million to resolve criminal and civil liability arising out of its illegal conduct, the Justice Department announced today. LC Bead is used to treat liver cancer, among other diseases.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2016
News Release: An Arvin, California, man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for child pornography offenses related to the online sextortion of female minors, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert of the Eastern District of California.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2016
News Release: Aaron Travis Daniels, aka Harun Muhammad, aka Abu Yusef, 20, of Columbus, Ohio, was arrested today for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2016
News Release: The co-owner of a Detroit home health care company was sentenced today to 96 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme that caused approximately $33 million in losses.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2016
News Release: A Sun Valley, California, man was sentenced today to life plus 60 years in prison for a 2013 shooting at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in which he murdered a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department filed a statement of interest today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia addressing the constitutionality of state policies that automatically suspend the driver’s licenses of those who fail to pay court fines or fees. The statement of interest was filed ...
By Commerce News Now | Nov 7, 2016
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the winners of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) 2016 University Center Economic Development Program Competition. EDA is providing a total of $2,518,373 in grants to 24 colleges and universities in 16 states and Puerto Rico to run five-year programs that will leverage university assets to promote American innovation and strengthen regional economies.
By State News Post | Nov 7, 2016
The US State Department published a one page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
