News from February 2018
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, all Democratic Members of the House Subcommittee on National Security sent a letter to Chairman Ron DeSantis requesting a hearing on a trip taken by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin, to England and Denmark in July 2017, which was exposed today in a report by the Inspector General. The findings in this report raise serious concerns about Secretary Shulkin’s judgment and his management of senior staff.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Hammonton, N.J., man admitted today to engaging in a conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of crystal methamphetamine to customers in the Hammonton area of Atlantic County, New Jersey.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - On Feb. 14, 2018, Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Michele Lynn McGee, 45, of Bettendorf, Iowa, to 72 months in prison for five counts of wire fraud and one count of benefits fraud, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. McGee was also...
By State Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: Dear Ms. Chairwoman: We wish to express our appreciation for Bulgaria’s recent actions to combat anti-Semitism, specifically the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of anti-Semitism, and the appointment of a National Coordinator on Combatting Anti-Semitism.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Senate Finance Committee today unanimously advanced the nomination of C.J. Mahoney to be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and the nomination of Dennis Shea to be Ambassador to the World Trade Organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: NEWARK N.J. - A Georgia man today admitted using a fake driver’s license in order to obtain a check issued in response to false statements and representations, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued a statement following a vote in the House of Representatives to pass the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 620) which would undermine important protections for people with disabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, has returned the following indictments. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a Finance Committee hearing to consider the administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BLAIR ANDERSON, age 42, a resident of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - On Feb. 15, 2018, following a multi-month trial in U.S. District Court, Chattanooga, before the Honorable Curtis L. Collier, Senior U.S. District Judge, a jury returned guilty verdicts against Mark Hazelwood, 59, of Knoxville, Tennessee; Scott “Scooter" Wombold, 58, of Gallatin, Tennessee; and Heather Jones, 47, of Knoxville, Tennessee.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: FEB. 15, 2018 - The U.S. Census Bureau released its and for fiscal year 2019. For more information, visit the Plans and Budget website.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A former U.S. Navy SEAL was sentenced today to 27 years in prison, 25 years of supervised release, and fined $10,000 for producing images of child sexual abuse.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 199 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervision by United States Probation Officers, as a result of violating federal firearm and drug laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - A New Mexico man was sentenced Thursday to five years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking, following an investigation by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: BISMARCK - United States Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on Feb. 15, 2018, Chief United States District Judge Daniel L. Hovland sentenced Charles Valarian Smith, Sr., 24, of New Town, ND, on a charge of arson. Chief Judge Hovland sentenced Smith to serve three years and eight months in prison, to be followed by three years supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A former City of Hampton employee pleaded guilty today to distribution of child pornography.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. - A Montana man was sentenced Thursday to seven years in federal prison for possessing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that a federal jury has found Devin Fabian Collins (25, St. Petersburg) guilty of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing is scheduled for May 15, 2018.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - As the U.S. Senate continues a debate on immigration and border security, Senator Claire McCaskill today introduced an amendment to strengthen our borders and target drug trafficking in our most high-traffic border areas. The amendment mirrors a bill McCaskill introduced in the Senate earlier this year.
