News from November 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida -U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan yesterday sentenced Michael Holmes (53, Jacksonville) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for illegal possession of multiple firearms by a convicted felon, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (“crack cocaine"). He was found guilty in a bench trial before Judge Corrigan on Nov. 12, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - The retired chief of the Bordentown Township Police Department was arrested and charged today with committing a hate crime and violating a man’s civil rights by using excessive force during an arrest, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick and FBI Special Agent in Charge Timothy Gallagher announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House passed H.R. 3279, the “Helium Extraction Act of 2017." Introduced by Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA), the bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Bureau of Land Management to lease federal land for the purpose of helium production under the same lease terms used for oil and gas development.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Barbara H. Hafer, age 73, former Treasurer of Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Oct. 31, 2017, to three years’ probation and a $50,000 fine by U.S. District Court Judge John E. Jones, III, for...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: NEW ALBANY, MS - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Custom Nonwoven Inc., a subsidiary of Korea Synthetic Fiber, for willfully exposing its workers to multiple hazards. The New Albany-based company faces penalties of $220,544.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - On Wednesday, November 1st, U.S. Senior District Judge Robert E. Jones sentenced Raul David Alvarado, 39, of Kelso, Washington, to 25 years in federal prison followed by 5 years of supervised release. On May 25, 2017, Alvarado was found guilty following a jury trial to Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances involving 1 kilogram or more of heroin and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Two Trenton, New Jersey, men admitted robbing Metro PCS stores in Willingboro, New Jersey, Lumberton, New Jersey, and Levittown, Pennsylvania, in September and October 2016, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS S&T Press Office, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON—Emergency management officials and first responder agencies on both sides of the border between the United States and Canada will work together for an experiment in disaster response. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON - “On behalf of the men and women of DHS, I want to extend my condolences and prayers to everyone affected by the act of terror yesterday in New York City. Unfortunately, we have recently seen a rise in such senseless attacks across the globe and face a persistent terror threat here at home. DHS and our partners remain alert in the wake of this attack and committed to keeping America safe.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 2017) - Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (H.R. 2936) as an important step toward better management of national forests. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Bruce ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced today that it will require Entercom Communications Corp. to divest 13 radio stations in order for Entercom to proceed with its acquisition of CBS Radio, Inc. The division filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court of the District ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today charging Mirsad Kandic, 36, a legal permanent resident of the United States who left the United States in 2013, with one count of conspiring to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced its support of efforts to collect, analyze and report state and local crime data through the National Crime Victimization Survey. The expansion of the NCVS to produce state and local crime estimates is part of a continuing effort to improve crime data collection and it aligns with recommendations from the President’s Crime Data Task Force, which is focused on reducing violent crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: Attorney General Sessions released the following statement on Fentanyl Safety Recommendations for First Responders release by the White House today: “Members of law enforcement and other first responders protect American families from deadly drugs like fentanyl each day,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: Justice Department announced today that a former supervisory deputy jailer at the Kentucky River Regional Jail (KRRJ), Perry County, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 126 months in federal prison related to his role in an unprovoked violent assault of a detainee.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: A real estate investor was sentenced today for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate despite hurricane-related disruptions. Although the hurricanes caused a drop in payroll employment in September, ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced that James A. Clouse has been appointed secretary of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), succeeding Brian F. Madigan, effective November 26.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: Today, Ellen Herbst, Assistant Secretary for Administration and Chief Financial Officer, performing the non-exclusive duties and functions of the Deputy Secretary of Commerce, announced her retirement from federal public service. She previously served as Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration of the Department. Herbst will join the University System of Maryland (USM) as Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, beginning Nov. 27, 2017.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the affirmative preliminary determinations in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations, finding that exporters of fine denier polyester staple fiber from the People’s Republic of China (China) and India received countervailable subsidies of 41.73 to 47.64 percent and 7.18 to 9.86 percent, respectively.
