News from January 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Randy Rance, 56, of Tonawanda, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Wolford. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA - Curtis Jason Jones, 39, of Panama City Beach was sentenced to 78 months in prison yesterday after pleading guilty on Oct. 12, 2017, to possession of child pornography. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CHRISTOPHER HUTTON, age 26, of Hammond, was sentenced yesterday after previously pleading guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that, on Jan. 10, a grand jury in Bridgeport returned a 13-count indictment charging PAVAN VASWANI, 39, of West Haven, and RISHI MALIK, 45, formerly of Fairfield, with engaging in a conspiracy to defraud the State of Connecticut of millions of dollars in taxes due on tobacco products imported into the state.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: Defendant admits responsibility for murder of 15-year-old in Lawrence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Helwood Paris, 20, of Puerto Rico, and Hanselo Recio, 18, of the Dominican Republic, were sentenced yesterday for their roles in the armed robbery of the McDonald’s restaurant in Lockhart Shopping Center, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
By State Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chair Emeritus of the Committee, today made the following statement...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: On Jan. 17, 2018, Haleakalā National Park will host a public meeting regarding its Environmental Assessment (EA) for sunrise visitor management at the summit of Haleakalā. The public meeting will be held from 5pm-6:30pm at the Pukalani Community Center, in the building next to the pool. Park staff will provide information, answer questions, and accept comments. Public comments will also be accepted online or via email or postal mail from January 12 to Feb. 20, 2018.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: Not only will Americans see bigger paychecks as a result of tax reform, but many will see lower utility bills as a result of the new law as well. Utility providers and regulators across the country are seeking to pass tax savings along to consumers in the form of lower electric, gas and water bills.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: Higher Wages + Expanded Benefits + Lower Utility Bills + Bigger Paychecks = More Money for Hardworking Americans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Lafayette woman pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing almost $1.5 million from a Broussard oilfield related company.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - Two Wichita men pleaded guilty Friday to federal gambling and income tax charges, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives voted to give its final approval of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, officially sending this historic tax reform legislation to President Trump’s desk. Upon passage, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: On Jan. 12, 2018, Acting United States Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced that Roberto Ochoa Cantu, age 44 of Alamo, Texas, was sentenced to 10 years and six months (126 months) in prison for distribution of, and possession with intent to distribute, methamphetamine and five years (60 months) for...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Lafayette woman pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing almost $1.5 million from a Broussard oilfield related company.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - On Jan. 12, 2018, Joseph Richard Salcido, age 25, of West Des Moines, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert W. Pratt to 90 months of imprisonment for carjacking a relative at gun point in April 2017, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: Man Indicted, Returned From Indonesia by FBI to Face Fraud Charges in Oregon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - #SubEnergy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today issued the following statement after President Trump signed H.R. 518, EPS Improvement Act of 2017, into law. H.R. 518, authored by committee members Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), passed the House of Representatives in January of 2017 and passed the Senate last month. The legislation exempts certain lighting and ceiling fan technology from an onerous Department of Energy regulation.
