News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Peter Farnum, age 41, of Ballston Lake, New York, was indicted yesterday for possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: DENVER - Jorge Loya-Ramirez, age 49 of Denver, and a citizen of Mexico was convicted late yesterday of nine counts of various drug charges following a jury trial before U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI Denver Division and the Metro Gang Task Force announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 35-year-old resident of Corpus Christi has admitted he attempted to meet an underage girl for the purpose of sex, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. David Lee Vann pleaded guilty April 27, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Acting United States Attorney Corey R. Amundson of the Middle District of Louisiana announced that RAPHEW T. REED, JR., age 32, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been sentenced to serve forty eight (48) months in federal prison as a result of his convictions for false representation of...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 25-year-old woman has been ordered to prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin through the Sarita checkpoint, announced DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division, Steven Whipple and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Ma Dolores Martinez, of Hurst, pleaded guilty Nov. 29, 2016, to possession with intent to distribute 6.28 kilograms of heroin.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
Release: FLORENCE, S.C. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) introduced the latest checkpoint screening technology equipment at Florence Regional Airport (FLO).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: ROCKFORD - Two out-of-state residents were sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for their roles in a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Trenton man was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that allegedly distributed hundreds of grams of heroin in Trenton and the surrounding areas, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: ROCKFORD - Two out-of-state residents were sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for their roles in a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON – As Hurricane Harvey heads toward Texas and Louisiana, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) remains in close coordination with state, local and tribal officials, and is encouraging residents and visitors in the storm’s path to follow directions from those officials.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: Two former Cincinnati, Ohio residents pleaded guilty today to tax and structuring charges, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: The Acting Superintendent of Animal Control and Parks for the city of Whiting, Indiana, pleaded guilty today to diverting prescription veterinary antibiotics that were the property of the city’s animal shelter, to a resident of Chicago whom he knew to be involved in dog fighting activities, announced ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: Two French bank managers were indicted today for participating in a scheme to transmit false and misleading information related to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a global benchmark interest rate to which trillions of dollars of financial transactions are tied.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday requested public comment on a proposal for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in cooperation with the Office of Financial Research, to produce three new reference rates based on overnight repurchase agreement (repo) transactions secured by Treasuries.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Santander Holdings, USA, Inc.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve has named Dave Sapenaro as payments strategy director with responsibility for leading payment system improvement initiatives described in its "Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System" paper published in January 2015. Sapenaro, first vice president and chief operating officer ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: SIMI VALLEY, CA – Today, during remarks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced that U.S. President Ronald Reagan will be inducted into the U.S. Department of Labor Hall of Honor.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 24, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a seven page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 24, 2017
The US Transportation Department published an eight page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 24, 2017
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
