News from November 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former employee at the Jersey City tax assessor’s office admitted accepting a cash bribe in exchange for changing the tax description for a Jersey City property, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Bridgeport, Ohio man has admitted to distributing cocaine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging BEHZAD MESRI, a/k/a...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 45-year-old Kingsville man has been ordered to prison following his convictions of trafficking more than a kilogram of cocaine as well as being a felon in possession of both a firearm and ammunition, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. A federal jury convicted Elias Gonzalez Alvarez Aug. 10, 2017, following a one-day trial and approximately 40 minutes of deliberations.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
Release: PITTSBURGH - The number of passengers expected to be screened at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints across the country this Thanksgiving season is expected to be extremely high. From last Friday, November 17th through Monday, November 27th, more than 24 million travelers-one of TSA’s busiest Thanksgivings on record--will be screened at airport checkpoints during the holiday travel period.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Powering America: Examining the Role of Financial Trading in the Electricity Markets."
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of false income tax return and aid or assist false or fraudulent document, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) put forward their plan on Net Neutrality rules.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Damar Currie, 42, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of cocaine, before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $2,000,000 fine.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt regarding the agency’s management of small business contracts. EPA is...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act: An Update from FDA and NIH."
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 44-year-old undocumented alien from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 4.4 pounds of methamphetamine at the time he attempted an illegal entry into the United States, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Juan Francisco Lopez-Hernandez pleaded guilty to both charges Aug. 23, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announced today that Pryce Elijah Demars (24, Jacksonville) has been arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury for distribution of child pornography. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 5 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison and a potential lifetime of supervision. Demars has been detained pending his trial on Jan. 2, 2018.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: What would happen if U.S. farmers stopped producing animals for food and Americans went vegan? Some have called for a move in that direction to address increasing concerns about U.S. health, eating habits, and climate change. Researchers at USDA 's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Virginia Tech recently explored those questions and found surprising results.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - Christopher Lee Huckabee, 36, and formerly of 311 Hickory Street, Rockingham, was sentenced today for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, announced Sandra J. Hairston, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina. Huckabee had pleaded guilty to the charge on July 10, 2017, before the Honorable William L. Osteen, Jr., United States District Judge.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Powering America: Examining the Role of Financial Trading in the Electricity Markets."
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 45-year-old Kingsville man has been ordered to prison following his convictions of trafficking more than a kilogram of cocaine as well as being a felon in possession of both a firearm and ammunition, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. A federal jury convicted Elias Gonzalez Alvarez Aug. 10, 2017, following a one-day trial and approximately 40 minutes of deliberations.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned indictments charging BRIAN BONILLA-RODRIGUEZ, age 21, of Honduras, VICTOR CAMACHO-LOPEZ, age 29, of Mexico, CARLOS HUMBERTO MIRANDA-ESCOBAR, age 36, of El Salvador, and GERARDO QUINTANAR-DE LA CRUZ, age 51, of Mexico, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) put forward their plan on Net Neutrality rules.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt regarding the agency’s management of small business contracts. EPA is...
