News from May 2017
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement after sending a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: A man who made false statements to Farm Credit Services of America (FCSA) pled guilty on May 9, 2017, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A former Worcester man who was residing in New York pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester for failing to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: Earlier today, Jose Gonzalez, Kevin Paniagua and Francisco Ramos were arrested and charged with assault and attempted murder in aid of racketeering, along with a related firearms charge by members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the New York City Police Department (NYPD). The defendants’ initial appearance is scheduled for this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Cheryl L. Pollak, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn.
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: Good news on the food-safety front: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have developed a new test that's faster, more sensitive and less expensive than current tests in detecting a major foodborne toxin.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: FORT WAYNE - The Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announces that Freddie L. Church, 39, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was sentenced before Chief District Court Judge Theresa Springmann for a Hobbs Act Robbery and carrying a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Elias Figueroa, 47, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin, was sentenced to 78 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Robbery, Assault With a Dangerous Weapon, and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Cortney Vogt, 37, of Ontario, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with bank fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Ramiro Martinez-Chacon, age 43, and a citizen of El Salvador, was sentenced today to time served (92 days in jail) for illegally re-entering the United States.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate failed to advance H.J. Res. 36 by a vote of 49-51. The joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) would repeal the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) rule on methane emissions from oil and gas operations on Federal and Indian land. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Dupree, South Dakota, woman convicted of two counts of Distribution of a Controlled Substance was sentenced on April 24, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOE Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after H.J. Res 36, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolution to overturn the Obama administration’s “Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" methane regulation narrowly failed to advance to full debate in the Senate.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley today announced that Jeremiah S. Loui, 31, of Dover, New Hampshire was fined $1000 for the illegal possession of birds of prey protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and other federal laws.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: Fight Human Trafficking Conference. The public is invited and encouraged to attend a free, three-day conference that aims to raise awareness about human trafficking. The conference will take place May 22-24, 2017 at Montana State University Billings (MSUB). Human trafficking, often referred to as modern-day...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Raleigh County man was sentenced today to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay a $25,000 fine for a witness tampering crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Mark Radcliffe, 60, of Shady Spring, was convicted in October 2016 of conspiracy to tamper with a witness following a three-day jury trial.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and Outdoor Chattanooga are joining forces once again to offer a series of free, monthly historical bike tours through Chickamauga Battlefield, beginning Saturday, May 20 at 9:30 am.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Elvis Barban Chavez, 45, of Austin, Texas, was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to aggravated identity theft in connection with a credit card fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: Mansfield Ohio Man Arrested for Child Pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A federal grand jury returned an 18-count superseding indictment charging four Frisco, Texas men with federal hate crime and conspiracy charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherson today.
