News from March 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Anthony Margarito Berumen, 32, of Las Cruces, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 42 months in prison followed by six years of supervised release for his conviction on methamphetamine trafficking charges.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today held a hearing examining barriers to broadband deployment throughout the country. In addition to receiving testimony from two panels of witnesses, #SubCommTech looked at two discussion drafts aimed at alleviating the burden and eliminating the red tape when it comes to deploying broadband throughout the country.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today announced a hearing for Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Self-Driving Cars: Levels of Automation."
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that WILLIAM COSME, a/k/a “William Cosmo," was found guilty today in Manhattan federal court in connection with a scheme to defraud a Christian missionary school in South Korea of $5.5 million dollars. The jury convicted COSME on both counts with which he was charged following a one-week trial before U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following remarks at a House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee commemorative event, “Inside Syria’s Torture Machine:".
By Interior Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - Two adult males died after a motorcycle accident on Northshore Road within Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - David Bollinger, was sentenced to 130 months imprisonment today on charges of knowingly and intentionally distributing heroin to Mitchell Stenger.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - James Durrette, 45, of Clinton, Md., has been found guilty by a jury of a federal drug charge stemming from his role in a drug trafficking organization that operated in the Washington, D.C. area.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: CINCINNATI - U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman announced today the creation of a District forfeiture unit tasked with ensuring the District is as successful as possible at seizing ill-gotten gains.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On March 17, 2017, Juan Ramon Pimentel, 48, of Rio Rico, Ariz., was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Raner Collins to 160 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. Pimentel had previously pleaded guilty to attempted possession with intent to distribute 50 kilograms of cocaine and accepting bribes as a public official.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: Jemez Springs, NM - Valles Caldera National Preserve is seeking applications for its 2017 livestock grazing program. The preserve is mandated by Congress to allow the grazing of livestock to the extent the use furthers scientific research or interpretation of the preserve’s ranching history.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: WESTON, Fla. - Eric C. Falkowski, 35, from Orlando, Florida, was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl and for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Falkowski previously pleaded guilty on Dec. 15, 2016. The sentencing was announced today by DEA Miami Special Agent in Charge, Adolphus P. Wright.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico (202) 254-2385 Washington, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced $35 million in funding opportunities for a new DHS Center of Excellence (COE) for Cross-Border ...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security today issued the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Declined Detainer Outcome Report required by President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order, Enhancing Public Safety ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: Defendants Allegedly Prepare Fraudulent Tax Returns in Order To Understate Customers’ Tax Or Overstate Their Refunds A tax return preparer and his preparation business in the Kansas City, Kansas area prepare fraudulent tax returns for their customers, according to a new civil lawsuit filed by the Justice ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: The Department of Justice has reached an agreement with the Suffolk City School District in Virginia that paves the way for the district to complete desegregation and achieve full unitary status. The consent order, which was approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia today, addresses all remaining issues in the school desegregation case and, when fully implemented, will lead to the closure of that case.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: A North Dakota resident was sentenced to prison today for his role in the theft of copper wire from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Christopher C. Myers of the District of North Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: The United States has filed a civil action in the Southern District of Illinois against a 47-year-old naturalized citizen, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, accused of unlawfully procuring his U.S. citizenship, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Chad A. Readler of the Justice Department’s Civil Division and U.S. Attorney Donald S. Boyce for the Southern District of Illinois.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: Attorney General Sessions released the following statement on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Declined Detainer Outcome Report : “This important report demonstrates a clear and ongoing threat to public safety. It is not acceptable for jurisdictions to refuse to cooperate with federal law ...
By Fed Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act by Cathay General Bancorp to acquire SinoPac Bancorp and thereby indirectly acquire Far East National Bank, all of Los Angeles, California.
