News from April 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MARLIN CACERES-GUERRERO, age 26, a native of Honduras, pled guilty today to a one-count Indictment charging him with illegal entry of a removed alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Feb. 9, which was unsealed today, charging three men in Florida, with conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg for the Southern District of Florida and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A brother and sister have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob a bank by placing a hoax bomb at an elementary school to divert police, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Steven L. Gerido and Alabama Fire Marshal Scott F. Pilgreen.
By State Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statements on reports of the unlawful detention and torture of LGBT persons in Chechnya...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The former Mayor of South El Monte was sentenced today to one year and one day in federal prison for taking bribes from a contractor doing business with the city - in one instance accepting a bribe during an FBI undercover operation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: On April 19, 2017, Bradley M.D. Miller, 28, of Cutler, Illinois, was sentenced to federal prison for a methamphetamine offense, Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) today to request a review of federal safety standards in evaluating dams during the hydroelectric re-licensing process conducted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The letter comes on...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Today, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon J. Quist sentenced defendant Quintin Howell, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, to 15 years’ imprisonment, concluding a multi-defendant joint investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET)...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) today announced that the Committee will schedule an oversight hearing in the coming days in order to provide Members an opportunity to learn more about consumer issues related to the commercial airline industry.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) today to request a review of federal safety standards in evaluating dams during the hydroelectric re-licensing process conducted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The letter comes on...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Leticia Maria Rodriguez, 35, of Las Cruces, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 51 months in prison for her methamphetamine trafficking conviction. She will be on supervised release for three years after completing her prison sentence.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “H.R.___, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017."
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, HHS announced today the first round of grants to help states and territories combat the opioid epidemic. The $485 million in grants will be administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and be used toward the prevention of opioid abuse and treatment to those affected.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: (Press Release originally distribted by the Department of the Interior Press Office ).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Fourth Defendant Convicted for Role in Georgia-Based Mexican Sex Trafficking Ring.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. -Three men from New Jersey and another from Nevada have been arrested for allegedly defrauding two individual victims out of approximately $800,000 through an advance fee scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - On April 12, 2017, Gregory Allen Rathkey, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Michael W. Mosman to 39 months in federal prison for conspiracy to steal mail, possession of a counterfeit postal service "arrow" key, unauthorized use of a credit card and aggravated identity theft. Upon his release from prison, Rathkey will be on supervised release for three years.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Raul Ramirez Vargas, 43, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute a kilogram or more of heroin, was sentenced to 130 months in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “H.R.___, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017."
By DOE Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy, through the Better Buildings Alliance's Advanced Rooftop Unit Campaign (ARC), is recognizing eight organizations for their energy efficiency leadership in replacing and upgrading rooftop units (RTUs) in commercial buildings. Since 2013, 300 partners have replaced or upgraded a total of 77,000 units, saving over $166 million in energy costs and racking up $66 million in savings in 2016 alone.
