News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Mikel Lowe, aka L-O, 23, of Buffalo, NY, with possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and heroin, and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes. The charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Acting United States Attorney Corey Amundson announced today that OCTAVIO BRINGAS-POSADAS, age 50, an illegal alien from Mexico, pled guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Shelly D. Dick to being an illegal alien in possession of several firearms and illegal re-entry into the United...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the return of an 11-count Indictment charging six defendants with drug and gun charges ranging from heroin conspiracy to possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes. Indicted were CHRIS WELLS, 33, and ASHLI MARTIN, 33, both residents of Chalmette; along with JUSTIN CRAFT, 28; ELTON WELLS, 39; LLOYD BOLEWARE, 34; and ANGELMICA AUGUSTINE, 27, all of New Orleans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore has sentenced Lamonday Britt (45, Tampa) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The Court also ordered him to forfeit the firearm and ammunition seized as part of the offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Drug trafficking investigation has led to several convictions and multiple prison sentences.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Vineland, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud a bank and for filing a fraudulent tax return, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Federal and state authorities arrested six members and associates of the “Cruces Boys" gang this morning on federal drug trafficking charges and seized 25 firearms announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.; Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albuquerque Division; Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, El Paso Division; and, Las Cruces Police Chief Jaime Montoya.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Eduardo Zavala Lopez, 26, of Sylmar, charging him with possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in two separate heroin trafficking rings operating in southeastern Massachusetts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The former owner of a Las Vegas, Nevada strip club pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in the District of Nevada to evading employment taxes, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: “Good afternoon and thank you all for joining us. Today our Committee is honored to welcome Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to testify on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposals for the Treasury Department. Secretary Mnuchin, we are grateful for your time and we thank you for your testimony.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Bangor, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that William Curtis Oliver, 53, of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, and formerly of Dougherty County, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to possessing child pornography.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today held a hearing to discuss how the financial services landscape has been disrupted by financial technology, also called “FinTech," over the last decade and the impact this has had on...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement after President Trump released his fiscal year 2018 budget...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) slammed President Trump for failing to produce any proposals to address the real needs of our crumbling infrastructure during his so-called “Infrastructure Week". This week, the president...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: In what was easily the most anticipated hearing on Capitol Hill this morning, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, held an oversight hearing to consider cost trends in emerging energy technologies. Committee members heard from a variety of witnesses who detailed cost reductions in everything from oil and natural gas to renewables, energy storage, and alternative fuel vehicles.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today expressed her support for the secretarial order signed by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to improve sage grouse conservation and strengthen consultation between the federal government and western states.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on the administration's announcement to review restrictive protection plans for the greater sage grouse.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee members voted yesterday 54-0 to advance H.R. 2430, the FDA Reauthorization Act (FDARA) of 2017. Throughout the committee process to reauthorize FDA’s user fee programs, there’s been tremendous bipartisan support.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Sentenced to 35 months imprisonment; Ordered to pay $100,000 restitution.
