News from April 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Arthur Raymond Prince, age 20, of Laurel Maryland, to 15 years and a month in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for robbery of controlled substances, and for carrying and brandishing of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, in connection with the armed robbery or attempted armed robbery of five pharmacies. The sentence was imposed on April 9, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Derek Schultz, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was arraigned today on a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today released the following opening statement at the hearing titled “Perspectives on Child Nutrition Reauthorization."
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Turtle Creek, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of attempted distribution of heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Brazilian national who has repeatedly transported large amounts of methamphetamine to the Kansas City, Mo., area was sentenced in federal court today.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Investing in America’s Energy Infrastructure: Improving Energy Efficiency and Creating a Diverse Workforce":
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Victims Included a 16-Month-Old Child. A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Allan Floyd and Edward Gotay, alleged members of the Paybacc Crips street gang, and alleged gang associates Barin Brown and Jason Crowder with an armed kidnapping and Hobbs Act robbery...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), who chairs the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, sent a letter to Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today calling for immediate cooperation by the Department of the Interior (DOI), which has...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Greenville, South Carolina-------United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Michael Bruce Messer, Jr., age 51, of Greenville, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court in Greenville after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. United States District Judge Bruce H. Hendricks sentenced Messer to the statutory maximum term of 120 months in federal prison, followed by court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two Galveston women have been sentenced to prison in Corpus Christi federal court for their convictions of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute more than six kilograms of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Beatrice Adriana Ortega, 28, pleaded guilty Nov, 2, 2017, while co-defendant Esmeralda Guadalupe Ramos, 27, pleaded guilty the following month.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on the current state of leadership at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after many senior leaders have been forced out. According to news reports, more departures may be on the way. As of 2pm today, Secretary Nielsen has left the Department and the following positions at DHS have no permanent leader...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced KRISTEN RENE LITTLE, 24, of Angier, North Carolina to 86 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Two Mexican citizens living in Kansas City, Kan., were indicted today on charges of selling heroin, methamphetamine and guns from their home, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Conspired to Steal More Than $2 Million in Tax Refunds.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: WILKES-BARRE - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Andrew Perez, age 31, formerly of Allentown, pleaded guilty on April 8, 2019, before U.S. District Court Senior Judge A. Richard Caputo to conspiracy to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN - In observance of this week as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee will join with service providers and community members to honor victim advocates who have shown special commitment to helping crime victims.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), lambasted President Trump's sweeping executive orders that would undercut states' rights to modify or deny permits and refuse certification of federal energy projects and shifts power to the executive branch to approve federal cross-border energy projects.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “Priced Out of a Lifesaving Drug: Getting Answers on the Rising Cost of Insulin:"
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Peter Breitnauer, of Kenmore, NY, who was convicted of possession of hydrocodone, was sentenced to 12 months’ probation and a $1,000 fine by U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Trump signed two executive orders granting himself wide-reaching authority to control and approve pipeline infrastructure projects...
