News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: A former bookkeeper was sentenced today to 3 years in prison and ordered to repay over $3 million, for failing to report to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS") money she embezzled from her employers.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a list of companies that are gaming loopholes that allow them to delay generic competition from coming to market...
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: Luray, Virginia: The Shenandoah National Park Association is sponsoring the 2018 Resource Seminars in Shenandoah National Park. These seminars provide participants with the opportunity to get to know their national park a little more personally through in-depth, hands-on experiences. This year there are five seminars that feature Shenandoah National Park as a place for inspiration, recreation, and renewal.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Christopher Mikelinich, age 52, of Wingdale, New York, pled guilty today to illegally possessing a 12-gauge, semi-automatic shotgun during the time he resided in Columbia County, New York.
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced that the House of Representatives will soon vote on a Senate bill giving patients the ‘right to try.’
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MILTON CARLOS SEGURA-SANCHEZ, age 36, from Houston, Texas, was sentenced on May 16, 2018 by United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A federal jury sitting in McAllen has returned a guilty verdict against a former San Juan police officer for lying to federal agents, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. The jury deliberated for approximately two days before convicting Salvador Hernandez, 30, of McAllen, following a five-day trial.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: Help us combat disaster fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A North Carolina man was sentenced today to spend 121 months - more than 10 years -- in federal prison for a federal sex crime involving a minor, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Timothy Sean Coogle, 46, of Lexington, previously pled guilty to attempted enticement of...
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.
By DOL Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, submitted remarks for the record echoing Senator Gillibrand’s call for Senate action on legislation to reform outdated Congressional policies on sexual assault and harassment. A comprehensive package reforming the Congressional Accountability Act passed in the House of Representatives 100 days ago.
By US DOT Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), questioned R.D. James, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, during a legislative hearing on S. 2800, America's Water Infrastructure Act. Barrasso asked James if the legislation would help fulfill some of the key principles outlined by President Trump of rebuilding America's water infrastructure. James said the legislation would.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: JACKSON, MS-The FBI Safe Streets Task Force arrested Thomas Earl Armstrong, 41, and Demarkes Kwamane Williams, 28, both of Moss Point, Mississippi on charges of Conspiracy and Possession With Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance - Crack Cocaine on May 7, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Kristina O’Connell, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that a federal...
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Department of Energy will hold a public workshop on May 31, 2018, in Albuquerque to gather input on ongoing reviews of regional energy corridors on Federal lands managed by the BLM and Forest Service.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: Harrison, AR: The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a prospectus soliciting proposals for the award of a Concession Contract to provide Lodging, Food and Beverage, and Related Services at Buffalo Point within Buffalo National River. The contract will be for a term of 10 years beginning on its effective date, which is estimated to be Jan. 1, 2019.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee Markup on opioid bills...
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 EPA Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee Markup on opioid bills...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: FBI is Seeking Information from a Bank Robbery in Miami Springs.
