News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Victor Phillips, 31, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison by Senior United States District Judge Laurie Smith Camp for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. There is no parole in the federal system. In addition to his prison term, Phillips will serve five years of supervised release following his release from prison.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Proposals to Achieve Universal Health Care Coverage:"
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: GREAT FALLS - Four Mexican citizens who were arrested in Glacier County on suspicion of smuggling aliens into the United States or illegal reentry pleaded not guilty today to immigration-related crimes, U.S. Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: DURANGO - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Wambli Mills, age 23, of Towaoc, Colorado, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn for convictions in two separate cases, to serve, combined, over 23 years (278 months) in federal prison, followed by 7 years on supervised...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland -Anthony Eugene Wiggins, age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to a string of robberies, including five bank robberies and five armed robberies at liquor stores, committed between Sept. 24, 2018 and Nov. 15, 2018, as well as an attempted...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Victor Quinones, 23, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to distribution of heroin. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: UTICA, NEW YORK - Derek Damuth, age 25, of Lowville, New York, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison by United States District Judge David N. Hurd based on his conviction for possessing with the intent to distribute in excess of 40 grams of a mixture of fentanyl and heroin, announced United States...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Proposals to Achieve Universal Health Care Coverage:"
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of New Castle, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation and must pay $26,917.55 in restitution to the Social Security Administration on her conviction of charges related to Social Security fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to Johnson & Johnson’s Chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky, demanding information after he refused multiple invitations to publicly testify before the Subcommittee at today’s hearing.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Securing the U.S. Drug Supply Chain: Oversight of FDA’s Foreign Inspection Program."
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
Release: ARLINGTON, VA - The Transportation Security Administration teams at Washington Dulles International Airport and Richmond International Airport each set records for the most passengers and crew members screened in a single day at their respective terminals on the Sunday after Thanksgiving (Dec.1).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: DURANGO - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Twyla Casados, age 34, of Ignacio, Colorado, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve 14 years (168 months) in federal prison, followed by 5 years on supervised release, for murder in the second degree. Casados appeared at the sentencing hearing in custody, and was remanded at its conclusion.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chair Jim Costa of California delivered the following statement at today's hearing on the implementation of Farm Bill international food assistance and development programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN - The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Fugitive Task Force arrested a fugitive wanted for First Degree Murder and several other violent crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Carl Anthony, 66, of Niagara Falls, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempted production of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. sentenced eight defendants today on drug conspiracy charges for their involvement in a narcotics distribution ring operating in Mecklenburg County.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A second Florida man who planted credit card skimming devices on ATMs in Kansas was sentenced today to two years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
