News from April 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Clearwater woman was sentenced Wednesday to four years in federal prison on a drug trafficking charge, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: Affordable health care continues to be a top concern for families and small business owners. For employers, popular options like self-insurance are essential to providing workers access to high-quality care at an affordable cost.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers arrested 82 individuals from 26 different countries during a five-day operation focused in Virginia and the District of Columbia that ran from March 26 to 30.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that LONETTA NICHOLE CROSS, age 44, of Poteau, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 9 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release for CONSPIRACY TO STEAL, POSSESS AND UTTER STOLEN UNITED STATES POSTAL...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: Joshua Tree National Park as well as many other parks across the country, has experienced a notable increase in visitation in recent years. With that increase also means an increase of graffiti and acts of intentional vandalism within the park. Superintendent David Smith says, “99% of visitors are respectful and truly appreciate the pristine scenery the park has to offer. Unfortunately there are visitors who feel it necessary to damage what Mother Nature has produced.".
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A grand jury Wednesday returned a new indictment against Topeka developer Kent Douglas Lindemuth charging him with lying under oath in an effort to hide assets in a bankruptcy, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: Two Orrville men were indicted for selling fentanyl that resulted in a fatal overdose, law enforcement officials said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man who falsely told the FBI that he did not get any money from anyone related to the West Virginia Prep Academy and who separately distributed heroin was sentenced yesterday to a year and a half in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Daniel Andrew Hicks, 43, previously pleaded guilty to making a materially false statement to an FBI agent and, in a separate prosecution, pleaded guilty to distributing heroin.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: Glen Jean, WV -Flowers are blooming and spring is in the air. See how local students celebrate the season and regional ecology through art at the Youth Arts in the Parks 2017 Appalachian Spring Wildflower Art Exhibit at Tamarack throughout April. This contest was open to all students in grades K - 12...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), held a legislative hearing today on a commonsense proposal that would help Americans better balance work, family, and personal needs. Introduced by Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL), the Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 1180) would allow private-sector employers to offer workers the choice of paid time off or cash wages for overtime hours.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on a slate of bills that would approve targeted land transfers to facilitate critical infrastructure development and job creation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - Two New Bedford residents pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with a wide-ranging conspiracy that distributed heroin throughout Bristol County, Mass., and Providence, Rhode Island.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: RENO, Nev. - An employee at a children’s ski school at a ski resort in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., was charged today with child exploitation and possession of child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security rejected a Resolution of Inquiry (H.Res 235 ) sponsored by Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and cosponsored by all Committee Democrats that would direct the Department of Homeland Security to provide the Committee with all information...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern Division of Alabama observes April 2 through 8, 2017, as National Crime Victim’s Rights Week. The office seeks to raise awareness of the citizens in our district who have been the victims of crime, including violent crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Keith Barwick, the Special Agent-in-Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (“ICE") Office of Professional Responsibility (“OPR") Northeast, and Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: Nevada Tax Return Preparer Indicted for Filing False Tax Returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Dehaven Pollard, age 36, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for robbing a local restaurant and using a firearm in furtherance of robbery.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Darrell Issa (R-CA) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Fair Chance Act that would give formerly incarcerated Americans a fair chance at obtaining employment with the federal government. Senator Booker introduced the companion bill in the Senate.
