News from May 2018
By State Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following statement at a full committee markup. The committee considered seven measures, including Rep. Engel’s legislation the BURMA Act (H.R. 5819), which would hold accountable those responsible for violence against the Rohingya people in Burma.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal grand jury has charged Jason Mize, 31, of Cincinnati, with using unreasonable force while acting under color of law in an indictment returned here yesterday and unsealed today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Carl Burdick, 59, of Henderson, NY, who was convicted of transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 10 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. The defendant will also have to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, woman charged with Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer pled guilty and was sentenced on May 16, 2018, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney John H. Durham and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that COMMUNITY RENEWAL TEAM and its president, LENA RODRIGUEZ, have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the United States and the State of Connecticut and have paid $362,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) today introduced S. 2873, the Puerto Rico Economic Empowerment Act of 2018, which would implement recommendations by the Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico.
By State Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and a former Chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, today made the following statement...
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: ASHLAND, Ore. - The Bureau of Reclamation will temporarily close some of the public areas around Howard Prairie Dam to begin construction to modify the dam. Beginning May 22, 2018, the un-improved boat ramp, the access road to the un-improved boat ramp, and the parking lot adjacent to the south side of the dam will be closed to the public. All other public recreation areas around Howard Prairie Reservoir will remain open during construction. Work will be completed in 2019.
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, today secured passage of S. 346 , their National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act. This legislation improves the nation’s volcano monitoring and early warning capabilities to help keep communities and travelers safe.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: GREENVILLE - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, JOHN DEVERE BATTLE, 25, of Durham, was convicted in a four-day jury trial before Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard. The jury found BATTLE guilty of 12 counts...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Horace M. Rutledge, Jr., 44, of Atlanta, Georgia, entered a guilty plea today before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that on May 17, 2018, Samuel Turner, 50, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced to 30 years (360 months) in prison for possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine actual. Following the prison term, Turner will serve eight years on supervised release. Turner was convicted by a federal jury in February of 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation, 150 hours’ community service, and a $3000 fine on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: Victim Was Headed Home from Store When Struck With Metal Pipe.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: Guilty Plea Marks Third Firearms Conviction and Second Drug Trafficking Conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that a federal jury has unanimously convicted three Louisiana residents of insider trading in connection with the acquisition of the Shaw Group, after a three-week jury trial before United States District Judge John W. deGravelles in the Middle District of Louisiana.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: GREAT FALLS - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that 31-year old Daniel Gonzalez of Great Falls was sentenced to 30 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided over the hearing.
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration today announced the expansion of its TSA Pre✓® expedited screening program to include British Airways. Today’s announcement brings the number of airlines participating in TSA Pre✓® to 53 domestic and international carriers.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: CORPUS CHISTI, Texas - A 20-year-old man from Corpus Christi has entered a guilty plea to possessing a dangerous weapon while in custody, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
