News from December 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Matthew P. Charo, age 36, of Saratoga Springs, New York, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for distributing heroin to a 30-year-old woman who died from taking it.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 7, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will hold a public hearing beginning Dec. 12, 2017, through Dec. 14, 2017, to consider a proposal seeking to provide emergency reimbursement to Florida milk handlers and dairy producers for costs incurred as a result of market disruptions stemming from Hurricane Irma. The hearing will begin on Dec. 12 at 9 a.m. at the Embassy Suites, 513 S Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33602.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.J. Res. 123, the Continuing Appropriations Act, by a vote of 235-193. In addition to H.J. Res. 123 making further appropriations for FY 2017, it also provides a short-term technical adjustment to address some states’ dwindling funds for the state Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
By EPA Newswire | Dec 7, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on the Environment hearing on “The Mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency" with Administrator Scott Pruitt...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2017
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Sean Moore, age 44, of New Castle, Del., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Andrews to 18 months of imprisonment, which was the sentence requested by the government. The sentencing came after Moore pleaded guilty to three counts of federal program theft on Nov. 2, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2017
News Release: Savannah, GA - Tracy Wayne Crosby, 42, of Waycross, Georgia, was indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in sex trafficking of a minor. The indictment alleges that, from at least August 2017 to Nov. 29, 2017, Crosby recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, maintained, patronized, and solicited a minor to engage in commercial sex acts.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House passed H.R. 4300, the “Admiral Lloyd R. ‘Joe’ Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act." Introduced by Subcommittee on Federal Lands Ranking Member Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) and Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT), the bipartisan legislation establishes a memorial at Pearl Harbor to honor the U.S. service members who served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2017
News Release: James Gillis, 60, of Maryville, IL, pled guilty to a charge of government procurement fraud in federal court in East St. Louis, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 7, 2017
News Release: NEW YORK - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removed an Albanian national Tuesday who was convicted of murder in his home country.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today to two counts of unlawful manufacturing and dealing in firearms, specifically short-barreled AR-15-style assault rifles and silencers.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 6, 2017
News Release: A free webinar called “Economic Market Potential on Tribal Lands and Interactive Tools for Assessments" will take place Wednesday, Dec. 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mountain Time. This webinar is part of the 2017 Expanding Tribal Energy Development Through Partnerships webinar series sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy and the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A federal jury of 12 citizens from throughout the Western District of Pennsylvania unanimously found Maurice “Reese" Frezzell guilty of selling heroin, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 6, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Today, Ms. Kirstjen M. Nielsen was sworn-in as the sixth Secretary of Homeland Security. Secretary Nielsen was joined by White House and Department officials during a brief swearing-in at the White House. Secretary Nielsen is now the first former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employee to become the secretary.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2017 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of three members to serve on the Mushroom Council. The members appointed to serve three year terms are: * Curtis C. Jurgensmeyer, Miami, Okla. (Region 1) * Joe W. Caldwell, Reading, Pa. (Region 2) * Jane Irene ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2017
News Release: Today, as part of a continued effort to return the rule of law to America’s immigration system in order to serve national interest, Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a memo to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) renewing the Justice Department’s commitment to timely and efficient ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2017
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced that James A. Crowell IV has been named Acting Director for the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2017
News Release: A former Social Security disability lawyer who was apprehended abroad and returned to the United States was arraigned today on charges stemming from his escape from home confinement and his failure to appear for sentencing following his March 2017 guilty plea in a social security disability benefits ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2017
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today charging two individuals with leading a multi-million dollar health care fraud and tax evasion scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia; Assistant ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2017
News Release: The former general manager of Volkswagen AG’s (VW) U.S. Environment and Engineering Office was sentenced today 84 months in prison for his role in VW’s scheme to sell diesel “clean diesel” vehicles containing software designed to cheat U.S. emissions tests. Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 6, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 by CenterState Bank Corporation, Winter Haven, Florida, to merge with HCBF Holding Company, Inc. ("HCBF"), and thereby indirectly acquire HCBF's subsidiary bank, Harbor Community Bank, both of Fort Pierce, Florida.
