News from July 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: Defendants Prosecuted as Part of The Guardians Project, a Federal Law Enforcement Initiative to Combat Corruption, Fraud, and Abuse in South Dakota.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: NEW YORK - Pursuant to an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (“Hobby Lobby"), a nationwide arts-and-crafts retailer based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and two of Hobby Lobby’s corporate affiliates, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man who led a state trooper on a 107-miles-per-hour chase on Highway 65, pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: A Boardman man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for defrauding investors out of nearly $1.2 million and related tax violations, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja, Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI and Ryan L. Korner, Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, Cincinnati Field Office.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), announced a hearing for Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Battles in the States."
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: On Tuesday, July 18 Cape Cod National Seashore Historian Bill Burke will present an interactive program featuring some of the national seashore’s most inspiring artifacts from its museum collection. Bill has scoured the corners of the collection and will display an all-new selection of seldom-seen treasures...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), announced a hearing for Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Battles in the States."
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: TYLER, Texas - Two Tyler, Texas men have pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: In accordance with 36 CFR §1.5(a) (1), Superintendent Dan Foster has established a fire closure effective 12:01 am on July 7, 2017. This includes, but is not limited to campfires in all undeveloped park-managed lands including all exposed lakebed as well as charcoal fires, tiki torches, incense burners, candles, and propane campfires.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining Medical Product Manufacturer Communications."
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: Marijuana is now legal for recreational or medicinal use in at least 28 states and the District of Columbia. But driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal no matter which state you’re in. To enforce the law, authorities need a simple, rigorous roadside test for marijuana intoxication.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Rafael Tellez-Tijernia, 39, a citizen of Mexico residing in Houston, Texas, was sentenced today in federal court on charges involving his possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Court documents reflect...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Andrew McKenzie, 28, of Brookfield, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty today to one count of manufacturing child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Jessica Scott, an employee of Covenant Aviation Security (CAS), a private company that contracts with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), was sentenced today to one year and a day in prison for her role in a conspiracy to defraud the federal government, announced United...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Minneapolis, Minnesota, man made his initial appearance in federal court, following an indictment being filed against him by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining Medical Product Manufacturer Communications."
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining Medical Product Manufacturer Communications."
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), announced a hearing for Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Battles in the States."
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - During today’s court hearing, which lasted approximately 25 minutes, U.S. Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long found that the government satisfied its burden to show that defendant, Brendt A. Christensen, presents both a danger to the community and the risk of non-appearance at future court proceedings. Judge Long therefore ordered that Christensen be detained pending trial in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
