News from November 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Charles County Sheriff’s Deputy Alexander C. Sullivan, age 37, of King George, Virginia, has been charged federally with possession of child pornography. The federal criminal complaint was filed on Nov. 21, 2016 and Sullivan was arrested that evening. Sullivan is expected to have an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt at 3:00 p.m. today, before U.S. Magistrate Judge William Connelly.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE - Rafael P. Leal, 38, of Boston, Mass., was ordered detained in federal custody in Rhode Island today on charges he allegedly traveled to Rhode Island to entice a minor child to engage in illicit sexual conduct, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha, Bristol Police Chief Josue D. Canario and Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman John Thune (R-SD) today sent letters to both Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Edith Ramirez and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Elliot Kaye requesting a pause on any controversial new regulations.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: Dear Ms. Dillon: I am writing to request additional information on the apparent admission of the Donald J. Trump Foundation to multiple instances in which the organization appears to have violated the legal prohibition against using charitable funds to benefit its leaders, their family members, or other...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration today issued an emergency order suspending the authorization NavWorx Inc. uses to manufacture certain Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) navigation units. Such units, when properly manufactured and operated, help to improve the safety and efficiency of aircraft operations.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Harris Hickman, 33, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of sex trafficking of a minor, was sentenced to 188 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman John Thune (R-SD) today sent letters to both Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Edith Ramirez and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Elliot Kaye requesting a pause on any controversial new regulations.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman John Thune (R-SD) today sent letters to both Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Edith Ramirez and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Elliot Kaye requesting a pause on any controversial new regulations.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: Nov. 22, 2016 CORRECTED. Employer name: Crystal Window & Door Systems PA LLC. Crystal Window & Door Systems PA LLC. Inspection site: 204 Franklin Valley Road. 204 Franklin Valley Road. Dalton, Pennsylvania. Dalton, Pennsylvania. Citations issued: On Nov. 14, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: Employer Name: Don M. Barron Contractor Inc. Don M. Barron Contractor Inc. 3600 Dick Taylor St. 3600 Dick Taylor St. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Citations Issued: Nov. 22, 2016. Investigation Findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Nov. 21, 2016, Jason A. Kiedrowski (age: 39) of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, appeared in federal court in Green Bay and was sentenced for the crime of entering a financial institution with the intent to commit larceny in violation of Title 18 United States Code Section 2113(a). .
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: NOV 22 - BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office reached a $750,000 civil settlement yesterday with CleanSlate Centers, Inc. and Total Wellness Centers, LLC d/b/a CleanSlate, to resolve allegations that the two companies, which together operate opioid addiction treatment centers in Massachusetts and other states, improperly prescribed (Suboxone®) for opioid addiction treatment and improperly billed Medicare.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The 21st Century Cures Act, an unprecedented nonpartisan bill to deliver new cures and treatments to patients, continues to remain a top legislative priority. As lawmakers prepare for the lame duck session, here’s a quick refresher on the #Path2Cures. As House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) has repeatedly described, 21st Century Cures as “a once-in-a-generation, transformational opportunity to change the way we treat disease."
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - An Arlington Heights man was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for receiving sexually explicit images of a ten-year-old girl with whom he communicated online.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Christopher Rene, 26, of Providence, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Rene was arrested by Providence Police on February 4, 2016. It was the third time Rene had been arrested on firearm charges.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The 21st Century Cures Act, an unprecedented nonpartisan bill to deliver new cures and treatments to patients, continues to remain a top legislative priority. As lawmakers prepare for the lame duck session, here’s a quick refresher on the #Path2Cures. As House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) has repeatedly described, 21st Century Cures as “a once-in-a-generation, transformational opportunity to change the way we treat disease."
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A former Massasoit Community College patrol officer and Somerset Police Department reserve officer pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with attempting to send sexually explicit images and videos of himself to an underage girl.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: DALLAS -Devonte Aaron Dillard, 24, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay to serve a total of 240 months in federal prison for his role in committing several violent armed robberies in Dallas in 2015, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking comments on eligible activities and evaluation criteria for a new WaterSMART water marketing funding opportunity. Through this funding opportunity Reclamation will provide grants to conduct planning activities in developing a water marketing strategy to establish or expand water markets or water marketing transactions.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A Hingham man was arrested today and charged in U.S. District Court in Boston with defrauding neighbors and other acquaintances in a Ponzi scheme.
