News from January 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was arrested today for receipt of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - A swim coach with Carmel (Indiana) High School and Carmel Swim Club was sentenced Wednesday to 200 months in federal prison after he admitted to sexually exploiting one of his student athletes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: DENVER - A Denver jury returned guilty verdicts against attorney Guy M. Jean-Pierre after a 12-day trial, announced United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn, Denver FBI Special Agent in Charge Dean Phillips, United States Postal Inspection Service Inspector in Charge Bill Hedrick, and IRS CI Special Agent...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: A new, nonwoven cotton gauze that quickly stanches bleeding and promotes wound healing is now commercially available, thanks to the efforts of a multidisciplinary team that includes scientists with USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in New Orleans, Louisiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Concord, NH - “Fugitive of the Week," Thomas Eugene Hicks, 49, was arrested on Saturday by members of the Salem, NH Police Department. Mr. Hicks was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant for parole violations stemming from his original conviction and sentence on narcotic charges.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule that changed how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) can use drug rebates in federal health care programs...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Brecksville, Ohio - Through a $10,000 grant from Eastern National Parks and Monument Association, youth and families from Cleveland and Akron experienced a trip to Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). The park worked in cooperation with Akron Recreation Bureau, Cleveland Community Centers and ICARE mentoring.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Defendant Employed a Personal Housekeeper While Drawing SNAP Benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Ventura County man has been sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for participating in a massive fraud scheme that used dozens of nonexistent companies to collect nearly $5 million in unemployment benefits for phony employees who never performed any work at the fake entities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: RENO, Nev. - Two drug traffickers were sentenced today to a total of 16 years in federal prison after a traffic stop in Carson City for speeding led to the discovery of large quantities of methamphetamine and heroin in their car, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich of the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Springfield, MO - U.S. Marshal Mark S. James, Western District of Missouri, announces the arrest of fugitive Johnny Dell Bryan II, on January 31st, 2019, in Springfield.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Gary C. Peters (D-Mich.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced Thursday members that will serve on the committee’s subcommittees in the 116th Congress...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Barstow, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management, Barstow Field Office, has made available for public comment an Environmental Assessment for the Kern River Gas Transmission Company’s proposed renewal of its Pesticide Use Permit (PUP) for an existing natural gas transmission system on public lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Club’s National President Among Those Charged in Conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Hector Velez, 23, of Manchester, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and 35 Senate Democrats submitted a comment to Secretary DeVos urging her to rescind her proposed Title IX rule, listen to students and survivors of sexual assault, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA, GEORGIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced six separate indictments charging 13 individuals with a multitude of crimes, including conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, trafficking in counterfeit goods, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aiding and abetting. U.S. Attorney McSwain announced the charges at the NFL’s annual anti-counterfeit merchandise press conference event held in connection with Super Bowl LIII.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Administrative Agreement Requires NYCHA to Remedy Living Conditions under Supervision of a Federal Monitor and Obligates New York City to Provide $1.2 Billion in New Capital Funding over the Next Five Years as Well as Other Monies.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Unfortunately, with all the good that comes along with events like the Super Bowl, there’s an opportunity for criminals to prey on unwitting fans. These events attract people looking to make a quick buck through counterfeiting.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; New York Division, U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Mark R. Maio, 34, Brittany L. Dellahoy, 28, both of East Randolph, NY, and Brandon Smith, 32, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint...
