News from June 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Johnathan Hill, 25, of Cherokee, N.C. was sentenced yesterday to 48 months in prison for his role in the 2015 murder of a male victim at Smokemont Baptist Church, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger also ordered Johnathan Hill to serve two years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: DALLAS, Texas - United States Attorney Erin Nealy Cox announced today the appointment of Rebekah Ricketts as a new Assistant United States Attorney. Ms. Ricketts was sworn in today before Chief Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn. Ms. Ricketts is assigned to the Violent and Major Crimes Section of the office’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: Courtesy: Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON -Assistant United States Attorney Jacob Schunk, Civil Chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Iowa, was one of 162 members of the Department of Justice recognized by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) Director James Crowell, IV at the 34th Director’s Awards Ceremony today in Washington D.C.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released the FY2018 Expanding Access to Quality Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services grants.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Assistant U.S. Attorney (“AUSA") Joel Casey of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Maine was one of 162 members of the Department of Justice recognized by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) Director James Crowell, IV at the 34th Director’s Awards Ceremony today in Washington D.C. Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (“MDEA") Special Agent Christopher Gardner was also recognized posthumously.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A former California stockbroker was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with his role in a scheme to manipulate the stock of a publicly traded microcap company.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on “The State of U.S. Public Health Biopreparedness: Responding to Biological Attacks, Pandemics, and Emerging Disease Outbreaks:"
By DOE Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Friday, June 22, 2018, at 9:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Advanced Biofuels Under the Renewable Fuel Standard: Current Status and Future Prospects."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - A federal jury today found Jose Calderon-Fuentes (63, Jacksonville) guilty of theft of government property. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 26, 2018. Calderon-Fuentes was indicted on July 13, 2017.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Friday, June 22, 2018, at 9:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Advanced Biofuels Under the Renewable Fuel Standard: Current Status and Future Prospects."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that the vice president of Explo Systems Inc. pleaded guilty Thursday to a criminal conspiracy at Camp Minden that led to an explosion, completing the prosecution of this matter.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA -U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that a Philadelphia man was charged with receiving and possessing child pornography.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded $192,380 to Factom, Inc., a start-up based in Austin, Texas, to begin beta testing of a capability that uses blockchain technology to secure Internet of Things (IoT) data. This award is part of the fourth and final phase of S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP).
By EPA Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: Congressman Frank Pallone of New Jersey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, Pallone highlighted the dangers of Republicans’ latest attack on the protections that ensure more than 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage. Video and audio of the Weekly Democratic Address can be downloaded here...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: Congressman Frank Pallone of New Jersey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, Pallone highlighted the dangers of Republicans’ latest attack on the protections that ensure more than 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage. Video and audio of the Weekly Democratic Address can be downloaded here...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced that it will extend the comment period on the proposed rule on crane operator certification. Comments will now be accepted through July 5, 2018. This extension allows stakeholders more time to review the proposed rule.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), held a hearing today to get an update on public health biopreparedness and the country’s readiness and capability to anticipate, detect, respond to, and mitigate a biological threat. WHY: “The biological threats...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Scott Wayne, 58, of Easton, was charged this week by indictment with the distribution and possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Nevada’s seniors are some of the most respected and cherished members of our communities, but also some of the most vulnerable members. Today on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reaffirms its commitment to raising awareness and combatting elder abuse and exploitation.
