News from October 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man convicted of Robbery was sentenced on Oct. 2, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - United States District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Jason David Young, a/k/a Bird, J Bird, and Chris, age 34, of New Carrollton, Maryland, to 20 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for illegal possession of firearms and for enticing and coercing women to travel across state lines to engage in prostitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: Postal worker targeted packages containing oxycodone and hydrocodone.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after Secretary of Energy Rick Perry submitted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) intended to protect the reliability and resiliency of the nation’s bulk power system.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - The U.S. Attorney’s Office announces the formation of a task force comprised of local and federal agencies to combat illegal activity related to Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Acting U.S. Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett urges residents and businesses to immediately report suspected fraudulent...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the Committee voted to favorably report nominees Stephen Censky, of Missouri, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; and Ted McKinney, ...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: Capitol Reef National Park and the Entrada Institute are partnering to present the 8th annual Heritage Starfest. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn more about dark skies. Events include a special guest speaker and solar viewing and star gazing with multiple telescopes. The dark skies of Wayne...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), posted details for a markup on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at 1 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - An Orange County man was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison Friday for fraudulently taking $2.2 million from distressed homeowners based on false promises that he could help them avoid foreclosure by obtaining modifications to their mortgages.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Geary County man was sentenced Monday to 16 years in federal prison for taking part in the kidnapping of a Junction City woman who was killed during the abduction, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: Former RMV clerks agree to plead guilty and be sentenced to prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - Last week, U.S. District Judge Steven Logan sentenced Vestah Tikium to 33 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Tikium’s son, Terdell Dawes, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison, while her other son, Terrell Dawes, was sentenced to 18 months in federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: Bangor, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Raheem Childers, 32, of New London, Connecticut, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., to six years in prison and three years of supervised release for possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Childers pleaded guilty on Aug. 16, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The owner-operator of a Burbank medical clinic was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison on federal healthcare fraud charges for participating in a scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing unnecessary services and equipment, which often were not even provided.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), posted details for a markup on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at 1 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Compton man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced today to 156 months in federal prison for firearms offenses, including dealing firearms without a license.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statement after the Senate voted to reconfirm Ajit Pai as Chairman of the FCC.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Cape Cod woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with a drug and money laundering ring.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: Incident information. Photos of Hurricanes Irma and Maria damage and response. San Juan, PR. - The National Park Service Eastern Incident Management Team (EIMT) for the Caribbean Parks continued the process of supporting local park employees in achieving daily incident objectives which included clean-up...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statement after the Senate voted to reconfirm Ajit Pai as Chairman of the FCC.
