News from April 2019
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, members of Congress who hold leadership positions on Committees with jurisdiction over the nation’s waterways urged the Trump administration to abandon proposed changes and instead leave clean water protections in place, emphasizing the importance of clean water to tens of millions...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal robbery laws, using a firearm during a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: This morning the Finance Committee continues our work on pharmaceutical price gouging, which does enormous harm to consumers and taxpayers. There’s a lot of work to do in the days ahead, but this committee has already put points on the board. Just last week, Congress passed our bipartisan legislation that stopped a blatant scheme big pharmaceutical companies had used to rip off Medicaid and taxpayers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office reminds all Hoosiers that the deadline for filing federal income tax returns is Monday, April 15, 2019. Although the filing season is nearing the end, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division work year round to protect the integrity of our nation’s tax system by investigating and prosecuting individuals who violate the tax laws.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: With today’s consideration of H.R. 2113, the STAR Act, we will take a first, bipartisan step to address the issue of high drug prices.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Pipe bombs exploded. New Albany - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today that a Madison, Indiana man was sentenced March 22, 2019, following his guilty plea to two counts of possession of unregistered destructive devices and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. David...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) during today’s hearing titled: “Building Prosperity: EDA’s Role in Economic Development and Recovery."
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Victor Gates, 72 of Philadelphia, PA, a retired 30-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, was sentenced today to serve 40 months in prison, followed by two years’ supervised release, and to pay a $15,000 fine. Gates was also...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Greenville, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Mark Betancourt, age 35, Joseph Sansosti, age 26, and Juan Betancourt, age 26, all of Greenville, South Carolina, were sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit ...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) during today’s hearing titled: “Every Life Counts: Improving the Safety of our Nation’s Roadways."
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: PLANO, Texas - A 27-year-old Plano man has been found guilty of child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Esteban Guillen Ramirez, 53, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, was sentenced today to one year in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for his role in a complex black market peso exchange money laundering scheme. The scheme was uncovered in 2015 following a lengthy investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) into a Portland-based heroin trafficking organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Alphonso L. Howard, Jr., age 28, of Decatur, Georgia, pled guilty today to creating counterfeit checks and then cashing them at banks in Saratoga and Warren Counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas woman who founded the Kelsey Smith Foundation after her daughter was murdered will receive an award from the U.S. Department of Justice for her outstanding service to crime victims, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The lead defendant in a federal hate crimes indictment has pleaded guilty to five charges and admitted he organized a group of street gang members who firebombed African-American residences inside the Ramona Gardens Housing Development in Boyle Heights “in order to force the African-American victims to move from the [development].".
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), spoke at the 2019 Spring Meeting of the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) on the topic of advancing states' collaboration with the federal government on issues of environmental ...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
Release: Congressman José E. Serrano (D-NY), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Department of Justice.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing on: “Protecting Americans From Dangerous Products: Is the Consumer Product Safety Commission Fulfilling its Mission?"
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Ronald W. Reeves, 68, of Rayville, Louisiana, pleaded guilty Friday before U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty to two counts of mail fraud for his role in a scheme to steal nearly $400,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Torrie Smith, 29, who resided in both Manchester, Vermont and Hartford Connecticut, was arrested on federal drug trafficking charges contained in a two-count Indictment. The charges allege that Smith possessed, with intent to distribute, heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine.
