News from January 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Columbus man caught with heroin in Huntington in 2015 was sentenced today to eight months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Tyshawn Desmeon Davis, 28, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Loretto, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of attempting to obtain contraband in prison, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A citizen of Jamaica, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal immigration laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: Park rangers opened a newly established lava viewing area at the Kamokuna ocean entry in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park today, following a two-day closure caused by a large lava delta collapse on New Year’s Eve.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Blanca Quintero (619) 546-7118.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today named Howard M. Cantor, a career public servant, to lead its National Operations Center (NOC) at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, Colo., which serves as the business hub for the agency’s many mission-focused operations in administering public lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Charles Roberson, 44, of Hermon, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to five years probation for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. The defendant pled guilty to the charge on July 21, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that PETRONILA PERALTA, a/k/a “Petra," a former employee with the New York City Human Resources Administration (“HRA"), pled guilty to defrauding a public assistance program that she had administered during...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: Defendant admits to writing a fraudulent prescription to illegally obtain 120 oxycodone pills.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: Joshua Burkhart Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the John Dempsey Hospital, which is a part of the University of Connecticut Health Center, has entered into a voluntary resolution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut and...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: The Natchez Trace Parkway Celebrates NPS Centennial Accomplishments.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Sho’Nee Ganadonegro, 26, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to a child abuse charge. Under the terms of her plea agreement, Ganadonegro will be sentenced to a term of probation to be determined by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: Roanoke, VIRGINIA - United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced the sentencing of a local man on a federal drug charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: Background: House Judiciary Committee Democrats today released a letter led by former constitutional law professor and newly elected Congressman Jamie Raskin and signed by more than 35 law professors and scholars from across the country, which expresses constitutional concerns over Republican leadership’s ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man who participated in a multistate drug ring was sentenced today to a year and a day in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Parker Wyatt Mays, 27, previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Loretto, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of contraband in prison, and immediately was sentenced to two months in prison, consecutive to the current prison term he is serving, followed by three years’ supervised release, to run concurrent with his present sentence, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - For the third time since the summer of 2015, a worker with a metal container manufacturer has suffered an amputation injury. In each incident, federal safety investigators found that, if the employer had complied with workplace safety standards, the injuries were preventable.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: Today marks the beginning of the 115th Congress and a fresh start for those of us who have the honor of serving the American people in Washington, D.C. After an unpredictable and tumultuous 2016, it is time for us to come together and work towards finding solutions for our constituents in the New Year.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today welcomed four incoming Republican members to the committee.
