News from May 2018
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: If Alexander Yulaev and his colleagues had their druthers, they’d do away with whiskers altogether. These scientists don’t have anything against facial hair, but they would love to eliminate the whisker-like filaments that can short out the next-generation lithium batteries that are potentially safer and more efficient than conventional lithium-ion batteries.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Eric Jameson Graham, 27, of Gulfport, entered a guilty plea today before District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Dana Nichols, Special Agent in Charge of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF").
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: Used the Name and Social Security Number of a United States Citizen.
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), announced today a hearing for Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Telecommunications, Global Competitiveness, and National Security."
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - On May 8, 2018, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Breanna Nicole Thompson, age 23, of Davenport, to 37 months in prison for a felon in possession of a firearm charge, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Thompson was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following her prison term and to pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund. Thompson agreed to forfeit the firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Dustin Floyd Johnson, age 33, of Vian, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 57 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release for Felon In Possession Of Firearm & Ammunition, in violation of Title 18...
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: MISSOULA - Martin James Walsh, a 53-year-old resident of Twin Bridges, Montana, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeramiah Lynch presided over the hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - This week, Thane Epefanio, 45, of Avondale, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to two years in prison for embezzling money from the Hopi Mission School located on the Hopi Reservation in Kykotsmovi, Ariz. Epefanio had previously pleaded guilty to money laundering and wire fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a markup and advanced 32 bills to the House of Representatives. 25 of those bills will help combat the opioid crisis.
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: MILWAUKEE-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a wild horse and burro event providing wild horses and possibly a few yearling and burros, June 8 - 9, 2018, at 22295 Sheep Farm Road, Ewing, Illinois. Yearling and burros may not always be available at the event.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard on a federal drug trafficking charge. QUINCY L. ATMORE (also known as “Q"), 46, of Rockford, Ill., was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Atmore pleaded guilty...
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy released the following statement after the Committee held a roundtable discussion to consider policy proposals pertaining to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) reauthorization.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: Iowa Man Also Sold Cocaine and Laundered Proceeds from Drug Sales.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that MATTHEW PETROVITCH, 38, of Stratford, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: BILLINGS - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that Tiffaney Ann Boland was sentenced to 60 months in prison, five years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided over the hearing.
By EPA Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee Markup of Opioid Related Legislation and H.R. 4606, H.R. 5174, H.R. 5175, H.R. 5239, and H.R. 5240...
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Francisco Javier Marmolejo, aka “Blindy," was sentenced to 114 months in prison today for robbing and conspiring to rob three San Francisco Bay Area banks, announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Lucy H. Koh, United States District Judge, following Marmolejo’s guilty plea to the bank robbery on January 5, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Phillip Coyne, Special Agent in Charge for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, and Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane today announced that BEVERLY COKER, 70, of Windsor, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to five years of probation for defrauding Connecticut’s Medicaid program.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: Brigith Dayana Gomez, 29, of Venezuela, was sentenced today to 20 months and 15 days in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for her participation in an extortion plot. Additionally, United States District Judge Joan A. Lenard ordered Gomez to pay at least $841.20 in restitution, and prohibited her from using social media and email during her sentence and the term of supervision.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Michael Aaron Campbell, age 21, of Muldrow, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment on counts 1 and 2 to run concurrent, and 5 years supervised release for two counts of Enticement...
