News from February 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: Defendant Found Guilty of Charges After Jury Trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 156 months imprisonment, followed by a term of lifetime supervised release, on a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced new Department of Justice policies to advance forensic science at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 70th Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle, Washington today. The new guidance implements additional quality assurance measures based on science-informed practices, enhances forensic capacity and efficiency, and increases coordination and collaboration between the Department and state, local, and federal partners.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein joined U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, the Wales family, the National Association of Former United States Attorneys Foundation, and other law enforcement partners in Seattle today to bring continued and deserved attention to the Department of Justice investigation into the 2001 murder of Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas C. Wales.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: Sajmir Alimehmeti, aka, Abdul Qawii, 24, of the Bronx, New York, pleaded guilty today to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and to committing passport fraud in order to facilitate an act of international ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: A former Arkansas state judge was sentenced to five years in prison for perpetrating a seven-year-long fraud and bribery scheme in which he dismissed pending cases in exchange for personal benefits, including sexually related conduct, and then bribed a witness in an attempt to obstruct an official investigation into the scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in the District of Minnesota returned an indictment today charging a Rochester-based tax return preparer with conspiring to file false claims for tax refunds, theft of public money, and aggravated identity theft, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Gregory G. Brooker for the District of Minnesota.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: The Justice Department today charged William Patrick Syring, 60, from Arlington, Virginia, to four counts of threatening employees of the Arab American Institute (AAI) because of their race and national origin, three counts of threatening AAI employees because of their efforts to encourage Arab Americans ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: David Prejean, a former Sergeant in the K-9 Unit of the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office (IPSO), pleaded guilty today to assaulting a pre-trial detainee at the Iberia Parish Jail (IPJ) by commanding his K-9 to bite the detainee, and by striking the detainee, all without justification, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook for the Western District of Louisiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: An indictment returned by a federal grand jury sitting in Manhattan was unsealed today, charging a New York-licensed attorney and partner at a New York law firm, with conspiring to defraud the United States, corruptly endeavoring to impede the internal revenue laws and tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman for the Southern District of New York.
By Fed Newswire | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on January 30-31, 2018.
By Fed Newswire | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the application under section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act by IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Louisiana, to acquire Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust Company, Coral Gables, Florida, and to establish branches at the locations of the main office and branches of Gibraltar.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: CAPE CANAVERAL – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross delivered the following remarks today at the second meeting of the reconstituted National Space Council.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 21, 2018
News Release: PALATINE, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Manuel Gallardo, owner of Gallardo’s Construction Services, after inspectors observed employees exposed to fall hazards on six Chicago-area residential roofing projects between August and November 2017. The company faces $281,286 in proposed penalties.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 21, 2018
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 21, 2018
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 21, 2018
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 21, 2018
The US Energy Department published a five page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 21, 2018
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
