News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - On June 6, 2017, after a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 10 Allegheny County residents were indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: A 26-year-old baggage handler at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) faces up to twenty years in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing items from checked baggage, including a.40 caliber Glock semi-automatic pistol, announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, and Austin Police Chief Brian Manley.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: BOISE - Cherie R. Dillon, 62, of Fruitland, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday to 60 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised released for health care fraud and aggravated identity theft, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: Defendant fled to Canada on snowmobile in 2005 and remained a fugitive for 10 years.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: Jury Convicts Man of Providing Material Support to ISIS.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “States’ Perspectives on Energy Security Planning, Emergency Preparedness, and State Energy Programs."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Melvin Cain Silas, Jr., age 27, of Columbia, plead guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). United States...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Extension of Safety Net Health Programs."
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Full Committee markup of 15 bills including the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, issued the following statement in response to the agreement in principle reached to address sugar trade concerns between the United States and Mexico...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Full Committee markup of 15 bills including the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: Jackson, Miss - James P. Cheatham III, a former federal corrections officer, pled guilty on June 1, 2017, to accepting bribes to introduce contraband into the federal correctional facility in Yazoo County, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Harold Brittain and Special Agent in Charge Robert Bourbon of the DOJ OIG’s Miami Field Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a markup on four bipartisan public bills, including H.R. 2430, the FDA Reauthorization Act (FDARA) of 2017. The #FullCmte also passed 11 bills originating from #SubEnergy to advance the nation’s energy infrastructure and improve energy efficiency.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement regarding his meeting with Susan Bodine, President Trump's nominee to serve as Assistant Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Her confirmation hearing, originally scheduled to take place today, has been postponed until June 13th.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that two previously deported aliens were indicted separately by a federal grand jury with illegal re-entry into the United States by a previously deported alien.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a markup on four bipartisan public bills, including H.R. 2430, the FDA Reauthorization Act (FDARA) of 2017. The #FullCmte also passed 11 bills originating from #SubEnergy to advance the nation’s energy infrastructure and improve energy efficiency.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: A North Royalton man was charged in federal court with fraudulently claiming more than $133,000 in tax refunds to which he was not entitled, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja and Ryan L. Korner, Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: SAN JOSE - Gary Thornhill pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and mail fraud in connection with a scheme to steal more than a million dollars from a client’s trust account, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The plea was accepted by the Honorable Lucy M. Koh, U.S. District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: United States Intervenes in False Claims Act Lawsuit Against the City of Los Angeles and CRA/LA for Knowingly Failing to Provide Accessible Housing.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: RALEIGH - John Stuart Bruce, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned indictments charging ALEXIS AQUIRRE-VELASQUEZ, age 29, of Guatemala, FERNANDO CARILLO-VASQUEZ, age 27, of Mexico, NESTOR RAFAEL CHAVEZ-DAVID, age 36, of Honduras, JUAN EDGAR MARTINEZ-RUIZ, age 30, of Mexico, and ROSALIO QUINTERO-CASTILLO, age 40, of Mexico, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.
