News from January 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Anthony Rowe, age 55, of Wilmington, Delaware, was sentenced on Jan. 16, 2018, to 151 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo for distributing heroin in Dauphin and Lycoming counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Bobby Earl Thweatt, 53, of Morton, pled guilty today before United States District Judge Tom S. Lee, to theft of government funds by fraudulently obtaining Social Security Disability payments, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Resident Agent in Charge Marvin Mauldin of the Office of Inspector General, Social Security Administration.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced that on Jan. 17, 2018, a Grand Jury indictment was returned charging Taylor Michael Wilson, age 25 of St. Charles, Missouri, with two counts of attempting to disable a train and attempting to interfere with a locomotive engineer or railroad...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy is accepting applications until February 19 for our summer 2018 college student internship program. This month, we're featuring past Indian Energy interns in a series of blog posts. In this blog, former intern and current DOE contractor Dr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a heroin distribution conspiracy operating in and around Waltham.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - In Aug. 2016, a multi-agency investigation led by the 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, 84 of these defendants have been convicted, including 83 who have entered guilty pleas, and 57 of them have been sentenced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: New Mexico Man Pleads Guilty to Directing Computer Attacks Against Websites of Dozens of Victims, as Well as Felon-In-Possession Charges.
By State Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
Release: The United States of America. and. the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of the Caribbean part of the Netherlands, (hereinafter referred to as “the Parties");. Desiring to promote an international aviation system based on competition among airlines in the marketplace with minimum government interference...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Antonio Perez, age 45, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Jan. 16, 2018, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Karoline Mehalchick, to distribution of heroin.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) announced today that a second round of broadband infrastructure bills have been introduced by #SubCommTech members. The bills focus on supporting innovation and advancing broadband infrastructure in rural communities.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: LARGO, Fl. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced 17 Basic Ordering Agreements (BOA) with various Florida sheriffs that aim to prevent the release of criminal aliens back into the community. ICE places a high priority on enhancing public safety through the arrest and removal of criminal...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. B A Florida man who admitted trading on material, nonpublic information concerning Gilead Sciences Inc.’s $11 billion acquisition of New Jersey-based Pharmasset Inc. was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Michael Litz, 63, of Ladue, pled guilty today to assisting in an unlawful insider loan scheme at Excel Bank. He appeared before United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig. Sentencing is scheduled for April 25, 2018.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: Everyone wants to be safe and secure, but can you imagine if you had to go through a security screening at the metro station like there is at the airport? What if there were a way to safely scan crowds for potential threat items in places like metro and train stations without security officials coming into direct contact with the public and while maintaining individual privacy?
By State Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed the AGOA and MCA Modernization Act (H.R. 3445), introduced by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), which strengthens both the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Millennium Challenge Act (MCA). Together, these laws have helped increase trade between the U.S. and Africa.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: A mail carrier from North Olmsted was charged with one count of willful obstruction of the passage of mail, law enforcement officials said.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 17, 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 nominations of Dennis Shea and C. J. Mahoney...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) announced today that a second round of broadband infrastructure bills have been introduced by #SubCommTech members. The bills focus on supporting innovation and advancing broadband infrastructure in rural communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: Conspirators Involved in Distribution of Heroin, Meth and Cocaine in Washington, Nevada and California.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Republicans who represent states that are about to run out of funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) will hold a press conference. They will call on Democrats to stop holding CHIP funding hostage and to support passage this week.
