News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Barbara H. Hafer, the former Treasurer of Pennsylvania, entered a guilty plea before U.S. District Court Judge John E. Jones, III, to making false statements to federal law enforcement agents...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats today sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) requesting that the Committee hold hearings to both examine and begin work to address the rising costs of prescription drugs. The letter was signed by every Democrat on the Committee.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: Lake Meredith National Recreation Area in conjunction with Wright-On Bait, Tackle, and Boat Rental will be sponsoring a Youth Fishing Program entitled Basic Fishing 101.This exciting program will teach the basics of fishing to local youth from the surround communities ages 7-15 years old. The program is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, June 24, 2017 at the Sanford Yake Boat Ramp.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: A Parma Heights financial advisor was charged in federal court for defrauding clients out of more than a half-million dollars, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Michael Sebastion Ford, 24 of Lubbock, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 150 months in federal prison on a methamphetamine distribution conviction, announced John Parker, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: More than 70,000 pages in length, the current tax code is a labyrinth of red tape that stifles growth, prevents job creation, and makes it harder for middle-class American families to make ends meet.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: MOOSE, WY - Grand Teton National Park is hosting an Eclipse Across America Speaker Series this summer to share knowledge and amazing facts about the upcoming total solar eclipse. Participating professors and astronomers will demonstrate and share their expertise and years of studying eclipses. Each presentation...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Jason Michael Hayden, 37, of Picayune, entered a guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden on June 8, 2017, to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced Acting U. S. Attorney Harold Brittain.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Lee’s Summit, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to distributing child pornography over the Internet.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: SPOKANE, Wash. - A Spokane Valley man was sentenced in federal court Friday to five years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for distribution of child pornography, after an extensive investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By EPA Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats today sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) requesting that the Committee hold hearings to both examine and begin work to address the rising costs of prescription drugs. The letter was signed by every Democrat on the Committee.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that on June 8, 2017, United States District Court Judge Richard P. Conaboy sentenced Robert Cartalemi, age 32, of Henryville, Pennsylvania to two years’ probation for possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids, a felony offense. Cartalemi pleaded guilty to a criminal information on March 2, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Roxbury man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for distributing cocaine.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and committee ranking member Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) released the following statements regarding the Senate passage of S. 826 , the Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: Orlando, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the arrests and filing of a charging Ronnie Rolland Montgomery (28, Orlando) and John Pierre Mack, III (25, Kissimmee, former member of the Florida National Guard) with conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from their participation...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today released the following statement after the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a report on a European Union (EU) challenge to aircraft subsidies...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: BEAUFORT, NC - Carteret Big Sweep assisted Cape Lookout National Seashore with a beach cleanup on the western end of Shackleford Banks on May 31st. The island had heavy use over the Memorial Day weekend, which added to debris that washed ashore. Some of the more notable items removed included glass, canopy frames, an electric blanket, a tent, a grill, and a used self-contained toilet. Approximately 700 pounds of trash was removed from the island during this clean up.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: AMARILLO - Three Amarillo residents have been charged by a federal criminal complaint stemming from their role in selling large quantities of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the return of an indictment charging Tracy Dean Tronco (51, Lakeland) and Alejo Tronco-Diaz (50, Lakeland) with one count of conspiracy to commit federal program theft, one count of mail fraud, and two counts of federal program...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 53-year-old Mexican national has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute 11.05 kilograms of cocaine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Secundino Delgado-Arreola, from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, pleaded guilty June 6, 2016.
