News from July 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for armed bank robbery.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: SHASTA LAKE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Draft Environmental Assessment for the proposal to approve drag boat exhibitions/competitions at East Park Reservoir (EPR) in Colusa County, CA.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Ray A. Perkins, age 30, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for conspiring to distribute crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - CVS Pharmacy Inc. has paid $5 million to resolve federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) allegations that its pharmacies in the Eastern District of California failed to keep and maintain accurate records of Schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: TACOMA, Wash. - A Chehalis, Washington, man already serving more than 15 years for child molestation and rape received an additional sentence Tuesday to more than 20 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for production of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: Christy Coleman, co-CEO of the American Civil War Museum, noted, “This partnership shows what can happen when private and public organizations come together to improve quality of life, recreation and cultural opportunities for communities.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - An Olathe woman was sentenced Tuesday for a scheme to collect income tax refunds by creating companies that existed only on paper, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. In addition, a co-defendant in the case pleaded guilty Tuesday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Douglas Allen, 59, of Burlington, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to 46 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge of bank robbery. Chief U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss also...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, to explore how Congress can reform the tax code to help promote economic growth, spur new job creation, and increase America’s competitiveness. The hearing, titled “Comprehensive Tax Reform: Prospects and Challenges," will take place at 9 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID THOMPSON, also known as “Super Dave," 43, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 168 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his leadership role in a scheme to distribute oxycodone that was obtained through fraudulent prescriptions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: Case Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Steven Brzezinski, 33, of Tonawanda, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography. The charge carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara has sentenced Aaron Stanley (48, Brandon) to two years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. The Court also ordered him to make restitution to the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $203,887.10, which constitutes the proceeds of the offenses.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: (MILES CITY, Mont.) -The Bureau of Land Management has opened a 30-day public comment period on an Environmental Assessment with an unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact for 204 nominated oil and gas lease parcels in Big Horn, Custer, Carter, Fallon, Garfield, Powder River, Richland and Rosebud counties within the Miles City Field Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a markup for Thursday, July 13, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: Quentin Bruce and Five Others Targeted Rural Communities in the Southeast.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted the Trump Administration today for suspending an increase in penalties for auto companies that violate fuel economy standards, as mandated by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 11, 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 regarding an email chain between Donald J. Trump, Jr. and Rob Goldstone describing that the Russian government wanted to provide “high level and sensitive information" about Secretary Hillary Clinton that was “part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump":
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: Charges include 10 murders, drug distribution, kidnapping and witness intimidation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Coriana Ifopo, 54, of American Samoa, was arrested today in Honolulu, Hawaii, and has been charged with 28 counts of making false claims to a government agency.
