News from April 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: Edward Ambrosino Agrees to Pay $700,000 in Restitution to His Former Employer.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal judge has ordered the forfeiture of $148,500 in blocked funds associated with a Taiwan-based company that allegedly laundered United States dollars in business dealings with North Korean and Syrian entities, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Jeffrey S. Sallet, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI’s Chicago Division.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday, April 10 at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building on a series of bills...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Marc I. Korn, 62, of East Amherst, NY, who was convicted of bank theft and willful failure to pay tax, was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William S. Skretny. The defendant will also pay over $2,500,000 in restitution to three different private entities along with approximately $850,000 to the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: Greenville, South Carolina - United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that the United States Attorney’s Office; the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services; SC Works; SC Vocational Rehabilitation; SC Department of Employment and Workforce; SC Department of Social Services; and the United States Probation Office are continuing their statewide partnership to help individuals with prior criminal backgrounds secure employment.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, April 10, at 10:30 am in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, April 10, at 10:30 am in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - An Allegheny County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on April 2, 2019, Clay Thomas Paulson, age 22, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose for Possession of a Firearm while Trafficking Drugs. Paulson was sentenced to 60 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
Release: Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL), Chair of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Federal Communications Commission.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following statement after the committee passed six bills related to lowering the costs of prescription drugs for consumers.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing Tuesday to consider nominations for governors of the United States Postal Service and associate judges of the District of Columbia Superior Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas -Two Texas men have been found guilty by a jury following an investment fraud trial in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - An 18-year-old LaPorte, Texas man has been indicted for bank robbery in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following statement after the committee passed six bills related to lowering the costs of prescription drugs for consumers.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) introduced the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act. The bill helps to address the opioid crisis by ensuring that medical providers have access to the full medical history of patients suffering from substance use disorders.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: A Marquette, Michigan man pleaded guilty today to smuggling products into the United States using fraudulent shipping invoices, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Damion Xavier Giglio, 34, of Saucier, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. to being a user of controlled substances in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - James P. Kennedy, Jr. today that announced today that four members of the Kingsmen Motorcycle Club (KMC), who were convicted of RICO conspiracy, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Jose O. Felix, 38, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $5,000,000 fine.
