News from September 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced Tuesday that Duane L. Levering, 32, of Winnebago was sentenced in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for failing to register as a sex offender. The Honorable John M. Gerrard, United States District Court Judge, sentenced Levering to 30 months’ imprisonment. After his release from prison, Levering will serve a five-year term of supervised release.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today raising serious concerns regarding his decision to place Senior Advisor Albert Kelly in charge of the Superfund management task force.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: DALLAS, Texas - Latecia P. Hill, 51, of Garland, Texas, pleaded guilty today, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul D. Stickney, to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud stemming from a scheme to defraud Medicare through the submission of false claims for hearing related services. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: CRAIG, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management, Sand Wash Advocate Team and the Great Escape Mustang Sanctuary invite volunteers to help improve the Sand Wash wild horse herd management area as part of National Public Lands Day, Sept. 30.Volunteers will help with fence repair and other clean-up of the area.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TYRIN GAYLE, 24, was convicted today of racketeering, attempted murder, narcotics, and witness tampering charges, all in connection with his leadership of the Yellow Tape Money Gang in the City of Newburgh, New York. The jury convicted GAYLE on all seven counts in the controlling indictment following a two-week trial before U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry (DOE) announced a new high-performance computing (HPC) initiative that will help U.S. industry accelerate the development of new or improved materials for use in severe environments.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Tyrone Phillips, 46, of Philadelphia, was charged today by indictment[1] with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. According to the indictment, on June 14, 2017, Phillips was in possession of a Ruger, Model P97DC, 45 caliber semi-automatic handgun, serial number 66346075, which was loaded with seven live rounds of.45 caliber ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - United States District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Se Chang Moon, a/k/a Warren Moon, age 50, formerly of Montgomery County, Maryland, to 39 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, arising from schemes in which the defendant told victims that he would help them to refinance loans on their respective homes.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Orlando Hernandez, age 32, a prisoner at United States Penitentiary, Canaan, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for assaulting a federal correctional officer.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today raising serious concerns regarding his decision to place Senior Advisor Albert Kelly in charge of the Superfund management task force.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that AARON RUDOLPH, age 25, and JOHN RUDOLPH, age 42, both of New Orleans, were charged with conspiracy to commit bank robbery, bank robbery, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Chinese national pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in an international, multi-million dollar software piracy scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Dr. Clifford Jacobson, M.D., 67, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to illegally distributing a controlled substance, before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $22 million in funding through the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for 18 innovative projects as part of the Macroalgae Research Inspiring Novel Energy Resources (MARINER) program. MARINER projects will develop the tools ...
By State Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and leader in the global fight against modern slavery, today applauded the United Kingdom for matching the $25 million U.S. contribution to the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS) announced last week.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: ROCKFORD - A former Huntley man was indicted today by a federal grand jury on charges of bankruptcy fraud.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today held a hearing to consider the nominations of Stephen Censky, of Missouri, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; and Ted McKinney, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A former investment adviser in Chesapeake pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of investment adviser fraud and one count of conducting unlawful monetary transactions.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced three additional hearings as part of the committee’s ongoing ‘Powering America ’ series. The series - launched in July - seeks to provide members an opportunity to explore the complexities of electricity markets and consider reforms related to electricity generation, distribution, and consumption.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that AARON RUDOLPH, age 25, and JOHN RUDOLPH, age 42, both of New Orleans, were charged with conspiracy to commit bank robbery, bank robbery, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
