News from September 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - In Aug. 2016, a multi-agency investigation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) concluded with the filing of 59 federal indictments and a federal criminal complaint charging 103 Bernalillo County residents with federal firearms and narcotics trafficking offenses. To date, 78 of the 103 defendants charged as the result of this investigation have entered guilty pleas and 41 of them have been sentenced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Brooklyn, New York pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced the forfeiture of $48,238,116 in proceeds (the “Proceeds") from the sale of the 144,336 Bitcoins that were recovered from Ross William Ulbricht’s laptop computer. Ulbricht was found guilty in 2015, after...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Garden Grove preschool has entered into a voluntary civil settlement agreement with the United States to resolve allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to agree to provide EpiPen injections when required and requested at its facility.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Muhanad Mahmoud Al Farekh Also Convicted of Providing Material Support to Al-Qaeda.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Windsor, Virginia man was sentenced yesterday to nine years in prison for distribution of cocaine base, commonly known as “crack," and for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: More than 260 Law Enforcement Officers from Across Western Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BENJAMIN GARCIA-VASQUEZ, age 50, a native of El Salvador, was charged yesterday in a one-count Indictment with illegal entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1326(a).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Michael A. Chmielewski, 38, of Tallahassee, a former State of Florida legislative staffer, was convicted of attempted enticement of a minor this afternoon in the U.S. District Court in Tallahassee after a three-day trial. The verdict was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Six principals from the Senate, House and administration came together this week to release a unified framework for comprehensive tax reform. Now, the tax-writing committees can shift their focus to crafting legislation with input from their members to create a fairer tax system that will move the U.S. economy forward, helping to produce more jobs and bigger paychecks for the American people, and allowing them to keep more of their hard-earned incomes.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: More than 85 percent of law enforcement officers work at the state or local level. You are on the front lines in the noble task of keeping our communities safe. We hope that this conference will allow you to share your experiences, strengthen your partnerships, and enhance your ability to protect national security and prevent terrorist attacks.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating the federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai today requesting answers to a series of questions that he failed to address in his response to the lawmakers’ August 14th inquiry regarding Sinclair Broadcast Group.
By State Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - Over the summer, more than 3 million people visited Lake Mead National Recreation Area; many enjoying the clear blue waters of Lake Mead and Lake Mohave. Now that fall has arrived, more visitors will be exploring the park’s trails and campgrounds.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Springfield, Virginia man was sentenced today to a total of 13 years in prison for interstate stalking, interstate domestic violence, and being a felon in possession of ammunition.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Despite repeated calls on the campaign trail for $1 trillion in infrastructure spending, Trump Administration has yet to submit a proposal to Congress
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: SEPT. 29, 2017 - Today the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2015 Statistics of U.S. Businesses data tables by establishment industry. This release includes single-year estimates of the number of firms, number of establishments, employment and annual payroll. Data are presented by state, industry and enterprise employment size.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: It was still dark Sunday morning when a team of deportation officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Washington Field Office witnessed a robbery take place at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Gresham Place in Northwest D.C. The team was on its way to conduct targeted immigration enforcement in the nation’s capital when they sprang into action to assist a female victim who was in the middle of Georgia Avenue.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Today, Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Bob Casey (D-PA), Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, and Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking...
