News from March 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1004, the Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017, sponsored by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI).
By DOL Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Barr & Barr Inc., a construction management company, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have signed a strategic partnership to enhance workplace safety and health during the construction of Amherst College's New Science Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two defendants linked to a mortgage fraud scheme that cost at least $2.4 million when fraudulently purchased homes went into foreclosure have been sentenced to federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: Manuel Geovanny Rodriguez-Perez Committed 9 Murders, 10 Attempted Murders, Marijuana Trafficking, and Money Laundering.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: Steam can more effectively combat E. coli, Salmonella, and Listeria on cantaloupes than traditional removal methods. That's the finding of an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist in Pennsylvania.
By State Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: Ricco Harris Admits to distributing More Than Four Kilograms of Crack Cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A District of Columbia man pleaded guilty today to a federal gun charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Nicholas Loukas, 31, entered his guilty plea to conspiracy to make false statements on records kept by licensed firearms dealers.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Amit Chaudhry, 44, of Ashburn, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for his role and participation in a sophisticated and large-scale identity theft and credit card fraud conspiracy that resulted in a loss of over $25 million. Chaudhry was also ordered to pay $4.1 million in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance and Escape was sentenced on Jan. 3, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: BOISE - Ronald Lallatin, 60, of Boise, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court to possession of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that William Robert Rosica, 50, of Irondequoit NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with stalking and unlawful access to a protected computer. The charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: John Peck, 51 years old of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Information with one count of bank robbery, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The defendant is alleged to have robbed Branch Banking and Trust Bank (BB&T), located at 1635 Market Street in the City of Philadelphia...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: POCATELLO - Jesus Nieto, 21, of American Falls, Idaho, pleaded guilty on March 2, 2017, to coercion and enticement of a minor, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Nieto was initially indicted by a federal grand Jury in Pocatello on May 24, 2016. Additional charges were filed in a superseding indictment in December 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: Massachusetts Man Charged with Child Pornography Offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Independence, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for using a telephone in the commission of a murder-for-hire scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - The founder of a northwest suburban tech company has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for defrauding investors out of more than $9 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: Charlottesville, VIRGINIA - A Charlottesville man, who distributed crack cocaine throughout the Charlottesville Region, pled guilty yesterday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Charlottesville, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Cherry Creek, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Feb. 27, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: Cedar Breaks National Monument and the International Dark Sky Association (IDA) are excited to announce the designation of Cedar Breaks as an International Dark Sky Park. This distinction recognizes Cedar Breaks as a sanctuary of natural darkness and for the opportunity it provides visitors to enjoy the night sky.
