News from November 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two New York men today admitted their roles in a $3.5 million scheme to use false information and simultaneous loan applications at multiple banks to fraudulently obtain home equity lines of credit, a practice known as “shotgunning," Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a heroin and fentanyl trafficking organization that operated in Taunton and Boston.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2017
News Release: Money supported a family owned business, personal expenses and gambling activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2017
News Release: DENVER - A bank robber allegedly responsible for two bank robberies in Northern Colorado has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver. James Wilbert Gray, age 25, of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, was arrested in Texas after first being charged with bank robbery in Kentucky. He was later indicted for two bank robberies in Colorado.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 3, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Huxtable’s Kitchen Inc.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Newport News man was sentenced today to 27 years in prison for his role in a large-scale cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Dustin Walker, 24, of Dunkirk, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Aberdeen, South Dakota, man convicted of Wire Fraud was sentenced on Oct. 30, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 67-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Corey Amundson and Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced that another former supervisory correctional officer at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, has pled guilty to participating in the beating of a handcuffed and shackled inmate, conspiring to cover up his misconduct by falsifying official records, and lying to internal investigators about what happened.
By State Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following remarks in support of the Foreign Terrorist Organization Passport Revocation Act of 2017(H.R.425 )...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Leesville, LA, couple have been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: Washington – The Regional Explosives Detection Dog Initiative (REDDI) will be hosted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC on Nov. 15, 2017. REDDI is an outreach effort to State and Local law enforcement aimed at improving explosive detection canine team training effectiveness and efficiency in order to improve overall operational proficiency.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release FEMA News Desk Phone: 202-646-3272 ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided more than $41 million in expedited funding to support efforts by the Virgin Islands government to clean up storm-related debris, restore power, and protect residents during and after hurricanes Irma and Maria.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke and Acting Deputy Administrator of FEMA Daniel Kaniewski traveled to Puerto Rico to discuss Hurricane Maria recovery efforts with Federal Coordinating Official ...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: Loans Will Help Create Jobs and Spur Business Growth in 27 States WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2017 – Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that USDA is investing $2.5 billion in rural electric infrastructure improvements to help create jobs and support economic development in 27 states.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury has indicted four MS-13 members today on charges in connection with their MS-13 gang activities, including violent crimes in aid of racketeering; use, carry and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; and conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: A former supervisory correctional officer at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with the beating of a handcuffed and shackled inmate, in addition to conspiring to cover up their misconduct by falsifying official records and lying to internal investigators ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Wayne Bank and Trust Company, Cambridge City, Indiana Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty, dated Oct. 31, 2017 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: Statement by Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome H. Powell: Thank you, Mr. President, for the faith you have shown in me through this nomination. I am both honored and humbled by this opportunity to serve our great country. If I am confirmed by the Senate, I will do everything within my power to achieve the goals assigned to the Federal Reserve by the Congress: stable prices and maximum employment.
