News from July 2017
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today approved seven committee bills, one of which is H.R. 3387, the Drinking Water System Improvement Act. H.R. 3387 seeks to bring greater investment in the country’s aging drinking water infrastructure as well as facilitate compliance by our drinking water delivery systems.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Mauro Gonzales, age 38, of Arlington, Texas was sentenced yesterday to 235 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Chief Judge P. K. Holmes, III in the United States District Court in Fort Smith.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago trader was sentenced today to more than five and a half years in federal prison for defrauding clients out of more than $1.7 million by pocketing their money instead of investing it.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: A robust group of 36 Republican Senators today sent a letter to Secretary Ryan Zinke in support of the Department of the Interior’s new Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Five-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2019-2024. The plan promises to increase offshore access and development, which will in turn boost our economy, keep energy affordable, and reinforce the United States’ position as an energy dominant superpower.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that James Coppers McKee, Jr., age 45, of Myrtle Beach, pled guilty in federal court in Florence to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine, a violation of Title 21, United States...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: Joon Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Former New York City Police Officer MERLIN ALSTON, was sentenced this afternoon in Manhattan federal court to a prison term of 20 years for participating in a long-running conspiracy to distribute large...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: Man Wearing College Baseball Cap Robs Albuquerque Bank, Flees on Bicycle.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers formally proposed the withdrawal of the Waters of the U.S. Rule in the Federal Register. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Ramon “Trey" Luina III, 42, Chesterfield, MO, pled guilty today to one charge of mail fraud in connection with his embezzlement of approximately $2.8 million from CMS Communications Inc. Luina appeared today before United States District Judge John A. Ross. Sentencing is set for Nov. 2, 2017.
By State Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following remarks in support of a resolution calling for the unconditional release of United States citizens and legal permanent resident aliens being held by the Government of Iran (H.Res. 317 )...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A former Wholesale Banking Relationship Support Manager of a Charlotte area bank appeared in court today and admitted to stealing more than $216,889 from his employer, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Mark Isaac Coffino, 38, of Huntersville, N.C. pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement by a bank employee before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: July 26, 2017– St. John’s, NL — Today, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) hosted dignitaries from the United States Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), and U.S. Navy to discuss and showcase progress made on the testing and ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS S&T Press Office, John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 Washington, DC – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded a five-year Other Transaction Agreement (OTA), with a maximum value of $70 million, to Arlington, Virginia-based Cyber Apex Solutions, LLC, to facilitate applied research of prototype cyber-defenses for critical national infrastructure sectors.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: Taking action to encourage and inspire American youth, and build a strong foundation for the agriculture industry of tomorrow
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: A Washington, D.C. tax return preparer was sentenced to 15 months in prison today for preparing fraudulent tax returns, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions today issued the following statement on the work of the Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety: "Every American, no matter who they are or where they live, has the right to be safe in their homes and neighborhoods. And yet, in many locations, the violent crime ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: A Nassau County, New York return preparer was sentenced to 24 months in prison for filing fraudulent tax returns, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. for the Western District of New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Louisiana-based companies Technical Marine Maintenance Texas LLC, which provides contract shipyard labor, and Gulf Coast Workforce LLC, a related company, alleging that they violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against applicants and employees during the employment eligibility verification process based on the workers’ citizenship status.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: After being convicted at trial, a Northern California real estate investor was sentenced today for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: An Alaskan couple was charged in federal court in Juneau, Alaska today with four counts of willful failure to pay their individual income taxes, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg and Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder for the District of Alaska.
