News from May 2017
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: A Willoughby man was sentenced to more than six years in prison for having images of children being sexually assaulted by adults and engaged in bestiality, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A, Sierleja.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Lavon Williams, 38, of Jamaica, New York, to 292 months in prison on charges of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced Jill Westmoreland...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Andrew Reiner, 29, of Cheektowaga, NY, pleaded guilty to attempting to possess child pornography, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Ordered to pay $201,260.02 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sylvain Desjardins, 48, and David Ayotte, 46, both of Maribel, Canada, agreed to plead guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Queens, New York, man was sentenced today to 50 months in prison for his role in a scheme to distribute controlled substance analogues, which are designer drugs that have chemical structures and hallucinogenic effects similar to Schedule I controlled substances, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: A North Canton man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for paying bribes to a Summit County councilwoman, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony.
By State Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed the Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (TARGET) Act (H.R. 1625), which was introduced by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL). The bipartisan TARGET Act turns the tables on human traffickers by allowing the State Department to use cash rewards to help bring them to justice.
By EPA Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today upon news that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. House of Representatives will request an additional 90 day extension from the D.C. federal appeals court in the lawsuit regarding the cost-sharing subsidies in the Affordable Care Act (ACA):
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: The Ranking Members of four congressional committees today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma demanding an explanation of recent reports that she sought political support from insurance companies for the American Health Care Act, also known as Trumpcare, by offering a quid pro quo deal to continue paying congressionally mandated cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments.
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Crystalline materials known as perovskites could become the next superstars of solar cells. Over the past few years, researchers have demonstrated that a special class of perovskites-those consisting of a hybrid of organic and inorganic components-convert sunlight into electricity with an efficiency...
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) today sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to prioritize the nomination process for a soon-to-be vacant seat at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Appointing a Republican to this seat when the vacancy opens in October will provide a functioning majority to the five-seat CPSC.
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on President Trump's intention to nominate of Kristine Svinicki to continue serving as chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Svinicki was designated as the NRC chair in January.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Lower Sonoran Field Office invites the public’s participation in the development of the Buckeye Hills Travel Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (TMP/EA). The two public meetings will be held on June 6 and June 7.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CARLOS CARRILLO, 20, of Wethersfield, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to six months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing...
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Coffee with a Ranger (15 Minutes) - Our first-ever program exclusively for a digital audience! Join us on Facebook Live and Periscope every Saturday morning at 8:30 am and 8:45 am from the comfort of your home as we explore a different location and aspect of the battle, battlefield, and Civil War. Don’t forget to Like us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter to stay up-to-date on the latest programs and news from Gettysburg National Military Park.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL JARAMILLO, also known as “Percy Drains," 42, a citizen of Jamaica last residing in Hartford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to one count of possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully in the United States.
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Contrary to the popular maxim, resistance is not futile. But it is quantized: The ratings of the heat-making resistors in your hair dryer or toaster ultimately trace back to quantum mechanics.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An East Orange, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in the September 2015 armed robbery of a club in Passaic, New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By EPA Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: The Ranking Members of four congressional committees today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma demanding an explanation of recent reports that she sought political support from insurance companies for the American Health Care Act, also known as Trumpcare, by offering a quid pro quo deal to continue paying congressionally mandated cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments.
