News from May 2017
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Beth Drake announced today that Sergio Smith, age 31, was sentenced today in federal court to 12 years imprisonment followed by 10 years of supervised release. Smith was a member of a drug trafficking organization that operated for approximately 13...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted robbing a TD Bank in Hawthorne, New Jersey, in February 2016, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: Pecos, NM:- Pecos National Historical Park will offer a free ranger-led tour of the seldom-seen Arrowhead Pueblo on Sunday, May 28th. This one mile round trip visit to the 14th century pueblo will explore the historical, archaeological, and cultural significance of this 100+ room ruin. Visitors interested in the tour are advised to reserve a spot, as space is limited. Attendees will meet at the Visitor Center at 1:00 p.m. and caravan to the trailhead with the ranger.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2017
Release: RHINELANDER, Wis.- The Transportation Security Administration announced the deployment of the latest checkpoint screening technology to Rhinelander/Oneida Airport (RHI).
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Bonnie Bishop of Bloomery, West Virginia, was convicted today of heroin distribution, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: Dear Dr. Gottlieb: Congratulations on your confirmation as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). I look forward to working with you as Congress and the Administration strive to repair overregulation that has expanded the size, scope, and cost of government. Since May 2016, I...
By DOL Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on reports that President Trump plans to propose massive cuts to education initiatives.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that an Oregon woman has been charged with four counts of embezzlement.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTRUM COSTON, 34, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to one count of possession of a firearm by a felon and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (“crack").
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An 18-count indictment was unsealed today after two of five defendants were arrested today for unemployment benefits fraud and an identity theft scheme, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the filing of a criminal complaint charging CHITAKRA RAMUDIT, a/k/a “Lilian Ramudit," LOUIS LITVIN, and MELISSA CHAN with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: Also Convicted of Firearm, Drug, and Immigration Violations.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for producing and distributing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for producing and distributing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nive Hagay, 31, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty today to conducting an illegal gambling business and distributing cocaine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Fredericksburg man pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to traffic contraband cigarettes.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: Dear U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer: We are writing to express our concern regarding the lack of clarity and specificity in your letter notifying Congress that the President intends to initiate negotiations with Canada and Mexico concerning the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Businesses,...
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today issued the following statement following the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) vote on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that begins the process of returning the internet to its previous Title I classification.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: A man was sentenced May 17, 2017, to more than five years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Do Produce Inc. satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
