News from January 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: Ranking Member Grijalva urges House Democrats to oppose the Republican attempts to repeal the Stream Protection Rule, which governs mountaintop removal mining, and the Methane Waste Prevention Rule, which prevents the oil and gas industry from wasting natural resources owned by the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - Another person has been ordered to federal prison in relation to a $23 million nonexistent commercial accounts receivable scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Special Agent in Charge Rick Goss of IRS-Criminal Investigation (CI).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Gregory Scott Rinker, 31, of Romney, West Virginia, was sentenced to 96 months incarceration for illegally possessing a stolen firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Katherine Clark and Democratic members of Congress introduced bills in the U.S. House and Senate that would require the President and Vice President to disclose and divest any potential financial conflicts of interest. The Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act would...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for the National Peanut Board to replace one producer member and alternate for the states of Alabama, Florida Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia, for when those terms expire on Dec. 31, 2017. Each member and alternate will serve a 3-year term. Applications are due by May 1, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former union official and an insurance broker have been charged in connection with their roles in conspiring to defraud Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield and the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2326 Health Care Plan of millions of dollars, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Daniel Roy Nard, 37, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
By Interior Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: Release Date: January 9, 2017. Contact: Brooke Nevitt, Lead Ranger. Email address: e-mail us. Phone: 670-234-7207, Ext 2020. American Memorial Park Celebrates NPS Centennial Accomplishments. As the National Park Service embarks on its second century of service, American Memorial Park is celebrating the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - Terry Bridgewater, 30, of Waco, Texas, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to 98 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in August 2016 to one count of felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Paul Scovronski, age 28, of Wintersville, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to armed bank robbery and to brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, in connection with two Maryland bank robberies.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: St. George, Utah - BLM Arizona manages some of the most significant and best preserved prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in the American Southwest. On the Arizona Strip, the human stories etched on the landscapes are diverse and include everything from Little Black Mountain and Nampaweap...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ------ In recognition of January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, United States Attorney Beth Drake provides the following statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - JANIS ANN EDWARDS, 67, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, pled guilty last Friday to tax evasion, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Former Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark A. Cowden, 51, of Weirton, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for using excessive force against an arrestee, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen made the announcement.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: The Energy Department today released a report which confirms that adding even limited electricity transmission can significantly reduce the costs of expanding wind energy to supply 35% of U.S. electricity by 2050. The report, titled and authored by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), affirms...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Today, DANE THOMAS WILSON, 61, of Oklahoma City, was ordered by United States District Judge Timothy D. DeGuisti to pay a combined total of $525,006.71 in restitution to former clients of his law practice, to the Oklahoma Bar Association, and to the Internal Revenue Service...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: Esteban Santiago Ruiz (Santiago) had his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia O. Valle this morning in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Santiago is being temporarily detained without bond. A detention hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at 1:00 p.m., before United States Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and House Judiciary Subcommittee Ranking Members Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Henry C. “Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Steve Cohen (D-TN), called on the United States Department of Justice ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) joined Congresswoman Katherine Clark and Democratic members of Congress to introduce bills in the U.S. House and Senate that would require the President and Vice President to disclose and divest any potential financial conflicts ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit man was sentenced today to three years and 11 months in federal prison for a drug crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Djuan Levell Washington, 28, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin.
