News from September 2016
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a hearing examining the impact the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has had on consumers and the legitimate businesses that are trying to contact them.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that DELRONE MOORE, age 38, of New Orleans, pled guilty today to two counts of distribution of heroin.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and the Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX), today held a hearing examining car and truck efficiency standards set by both the EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that could have significant economic impacts on consumers.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and the Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX), today held a hearing examining car and truck efficiency standards set by both the EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that could have significant economic impacts on consumers.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JORGE EDUARDO VALLEJO, age 37, a citizen of Honduras, pled guilty today to a one-count Indictment charging him with violations of the Federal Gun Control Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Rodney Nelson a/k/a Rodney Davis, 38, of Jackson, and Bennie Evans, 32, of Jackson, have been charged in a federal indictment with certain controlled substances violations, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Daniel Comeaux of the DEA Jackson District Office. The indictment is the result of a two-year investigation by the federal Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) in this district.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: Alleged to have embezzled nearly $2.7 million from local construction company.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: Dear Commissioner Koskinen: We strongly object to any action by the Administration to improperly use sensitive taxpayer information to identify and harass individuals who have rejected the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) by choosing to pay a tax rather than be forced into a health care...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) partnered with other safe drinking water advocates in the House today to introduce the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2016. The bill would...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - Juan Vargas-Camacho, a/k/a “Ballecito," 47, of Dallas, was sentenced yesterday afternoon by Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn to 151 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in April 2016 to one count of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Deshawn M. Smith, 29, of Columbus, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to one count of racketeering conspiracy in connection with a case involving the organized criminal enterprise known as the Short North Posse. Smith’s trial was scheduled to begin on Monday, September 26.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing on “Modernizing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act":
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Sept. 20, 2016, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against John Mendoza (age: 39) of Keshena charging him with a violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (18...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: CINCINNATI - Michael Hudson, 53, of Cincinnati, Ohio was sentenced in U.S. District Court today on one count of wire fraud and one count of filing a false federal income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) relative to a scheme to defraud Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. (“Frisch’s") by embezzling funds in excess of his authorized pay and compensation.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: Alphonso 'Jody' Norris Named Special Agent in Charge of the Columbia Division.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a hearing examining the impact the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has had on consumers and the legitimate businesses that are trying to contact them.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that the owner of a scrap metal business in Kansas City, Mo., that primarily operated on a cash bases has been indicted by a federal grand jury for tax evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man was sentenced in federal court by U.S. District Court Judge Philip G. Reinhard for his role in a conspiracy to receive, possess, conceal, store, sell, and dispose of stolen firearms and ammunition, and other firearms offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2016
News Release: I want to begin my remarks by thanking Director Sarah Saldaña for her service and appearing before our Committee today. As head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Director Saldaña has one of the toughest jobs in government. With limited resources, she must ensure that our immigration statutes are enforced as well as ensure that this is done in fair, just, and balanced way.
