News from January 2017
By Interior Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
The US Interior Department published a five page rule on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 23, 2017
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 23, 2017
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 23, 2017
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
The US Interior Department published a four page rule on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 23, 2017
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Sergio Escobedo, 38, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced this morning to two years of probation for defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as the Food Stamp Program. Escobedo was also ordered to pay $4,678 in restitution to the USDA.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - On Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, Pamela Jean Gygi, 58, of Westlake, Oregon, pleaded guilty to the use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a murder for hire and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence before U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken. Gygi faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and three years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Alex Lenard McCoy, 32, of Gastonia, N.C. was sentenced today to 310 months in prison on a federal drug conspiracy charge and a supervised release violation, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In addition to the prison term imposed, Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney also ordered McCoy to serve five years under court supervision after he is released from prison.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: Apostle Islands NL- The National Park Service (NPS) will replace the failing wooden crib docks at the Raspberry Island Light Station this summer. The successful bidder on the project is Marine Tech LLC., Duluth, Minnesota. They plan to start demolition and construction on the west dock as soon as Lake...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Clifton R. Summerfield, 34, of Marlinton, West Virginia, pled guilty to failing to update his sex offender registration, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On Jan. 23, 2017, Jacob Scott Watters, 24, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 240 months in prison for receipt of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Watters was ordered to serve ten years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Lynn Embree, 55, of Waukee, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 15 months in prison for three counts of false statements for the overvaluation of securities, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on today’s executive orders regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership and freezing hiring of federal employees.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that, on Jan. 23, 2017, Kevin Tocker-Rose, 30, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison after his guilty plea to charges that he possessed with the intent to distribute heroin. U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions III also ordered that Tocker-Rose serve three years of supervised release after his prison term.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: Defendant is One of 104 Individuals Federally Charged as a Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: Detroit One collaboration of local, state and federal law enforcement has led to the guilty pleas of five Latin Counts street gang members for racketeering conspiracy involving murder and drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: A Cleveland man was indicted for making illegal straw purchases of 24 firearms over two days, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio and Trevor Velinor, ATF Special Agent in Charge for the Columbus Field Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - A convicted felon who was a leader of the violent Gangster 2-6 Nation street gang has been sentenced to 22 years in prison on federal gun and drug charges.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after Members of the Committee held a meeting with Walter Shaub, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE):
