News from September 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: ****** MEDIA ADVISORY *******. ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina in partnership with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Cherokee Indian Police Department is hosting a community awareness summit on...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: Former Owner of Hong Kong Lounge Restaurants Admits Submitting Forms To The Department of Labor Falsely Stating Workers’ Overtime Wages Were Paid.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Scott Albert Johnson, 36, of Turlock, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. to two years and six months in prison and ordered to pay $13,854 in restitution for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by filing false claims for federal tax refunds, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Jared Brown, 19, of Niagara County, NY, who was convicted of threatening the President of the United States, was sentenced to 15 months by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: BLAST (Building Lasting Relationships Between Police and Community) Program Brings Together Law Enforcement, Students, and the Community.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of September 19.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Dimas Colon-Cruz, 36, Denis Cruz, 29, and Michael Gonzalez-Colon, 20, all of Erie, Pennsylvania, with carjacking, use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and interstate transportation of stolen property. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of seven years in prison and a maximum of life.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of September 19.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: A federal jury today convicted a Naples, Florida, man of engaging in a child exploitation enterprise and related charges for creating and running a website dedicated to the sexual abuse of children.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSEPH A. CASTELLANO, 59, of Wallingford, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to fraud and money laundering offenses stemming from an investment scheme that defrauded individuals of nearly $1.5 million.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: USDA Announces New Open Data Partnership for Public Health.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI), today sent a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler regarding the agency’s set-top box proposal.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: Lookout Mountain, TN: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is pleased to announce the waiver of entrance fees to Point Park, atop Lookout Mountain, on National Public Lands Day, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. In addition, the park will celebrate the opening of a new trail to Sherman Reservation on Missionary Ridge from 11am to 4pm as part the park's final centennial program of the year - "Creating a Neighborhood Link: Glass Street to Sherman Reservation.".
By EPA Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI), today sent a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler regarding the agency’s set-top box proposal.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: Dear Secretary Kerry: We write to express our concern about the possible risks present in international mail. As e-commerce grows, some foreign companies are taking advantage of potential weaknesses in international mail security standards to break U.S. customs laws and regulations by shipping goods...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a hearing next week to examine the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) role and limited authorities under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), their impact on local land use development decisions, and the national implications of FEMA’s implementation of the NFIP.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A New York resident pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy and firearms offenses, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia-Celebrate southern West Virginia's hidden and not-so-hidden history at this week's Eighth Annual Hidden History Weekend,September 23 -25, 2016. This event celebrates the wonders of Appalachian heritage, the rich sites and stories of our area's diverse history. This week's public...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: A woman who made a false statement in an immigration petition was sentenced today to more than three months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2016
News Release: BOISE - The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho is reviewing restaurants in both Coeur d’Alene and Nampa to ensure that they provide the access required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA"), U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. The review stems from the Department of Justice’s congressionally-mandated responsibility to ensure compliance with the ADA and is not in response to any specific complaint against a restaurant.
