News from May 2017
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Heinrich “Henry" Springer, of Anchorage, Alaska, has pled guilty to conspiracy to smuggle wildlife and other protected species, transporting wildlife in violation of foreign law, and concealing illegally imported merchandise. The guilty plea was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: District of South Dakota Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy R. Jehangiri Served as Prosecutor on the Case.
By Commerce Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing on “Disrupter Series: Delivering to Consumer:"
By US DOT Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety held the hearing, “Making Implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ground-Level Ozone Attainable: Legislative Hearing on S.263 and S.452." Below is the opening statement of Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, as prepared for delivery...
By Commerce Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today announced a full committee hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposals for the Department of Treasury. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 2:00 PM in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Leonardo Gonzalez, 34, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Thirteen people, most of whom are linked to La Mirada- and Norwalk-based street gangs, have been charged in federal court in a bank fraud scheme involving “skimmed" credit cards, and in narcotics cases, one of which alleges a transaction involving over three kilograms of methamphetamine.
By DOE Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) issued the following statement today after President Trump released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2018...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that the Superseding Indictment charging DAVID SUIAUNOA a/k/a “DAVE," age 46 from Torrence, CA; LUCKY FUA IOSUA, a/k/a “IOSUA LUCKY FUA," age 46, from Carson, CA; and NADINE SAMALAULU PAALA, a/k/a “NADINE PAALA-UTU," age 28, from Torrence, CA, was unsealed...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on May 22, 2017, Joseph Komanekin, Jr. (age: 33) of Neopit, Wisconsin was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge William C. Griesbach to 2 years in prison and 3 years of supervised release after convictions for drug trafficking and a firearms offense on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The sentence was the result of guilty pleas in March 2017.
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the release of the Trump administration’s FY 2018 budget proposal, Agriculture Committee Chairmen Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Rep. K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, issued the following joint statement...
By Commerce Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) today released the following statements following the Trump Administration’s notification to Congress of its intent to initiate negotiations with Canada and Mexico regarding modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) under Section 105(a)(1)(A) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: Massachusetts Insurance Broker Convicted of Filing False Tax Returns.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: 25-year-old Marissa Timeche of Grand Canyon, AZ suffered fatal injuries when the vehicle she was riding in collided with several trees. The driver of the vehicle was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A federal grand jury in Providence returned indictments charging four individuals with illegal re-entry into the United States. The defendants were previously deported and allegedly re-entered the country without the permission of the United States government.
By EPA Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing on “Disrupter Series: Delivering to Consumer:"
By DOE Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today held a hearing to discuss how businesses are adopting the latest trends in technology to transform the delivery process for consumers. Witnesses provided testimony about how their businesses are leveraging technology to provide same-day delivery services to consumers.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: RALEIGH - John Stuart Bruce, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announced that in federal court today, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced RONNIE DEESE, 39, of Maxton, NC to 240 months of imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - John Theis, age 40, of Sparrows Point, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to receipt of illegal gratuities and impersonation of a United States officer.
By DOE Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after the administration released their fiscal year 2018 budget request.
