News from July 2019
By State Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
Release: As representatives of the international community, we stand together in support of the interconnected freedoms of thought, conscience, religion or belief, and expression. We stand in firm opposition to laws that, inconsistent with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a staff report compiling data and information obtained from the Committee’s oversight to show that the Trump Administration has been responsive to an unprecedented surge of migrant...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Christopher Louis Wadstein, 31, of South Lake Tahoe, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that IVAN ROSARIO, also known as “Ghost," 34, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 210 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in the destruction of evidence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ANTHONY PENA, 25, of Hartford, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Martin, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Myron Cornelius Wilson, Jr., 27, of St. Louis, was sentenced today to a term of 120 months imprisonment by United States District Judge Henry E. Autrey. In March 2019, Wilson pled guilty to one count of aggravated assault on a federal law enforcement officer and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: I am truly honored to be recognized by WITA. Thank you.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: Nine men snared in a child sex trafficking sting have been indicted on federal charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jacob Soto, age 22, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on July 17, 2019, by a federal grand jury for illegal possession of a machinegun.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - As temperatures rise in West Virginia, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers to protect their employees from the dangers of working in hot weather.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Christian Matthew Storey, 27, of Byram, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Tom S. Lee to 21 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for attempting to acquire a firearm by making fraudulent statements on a federal background check...
By State Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
Release: As representatives of the international community, we are committed to supporting the advancement of technology for the betterment of our world and the encouragement of greater respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. We support a vision of an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure Internet...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan today announced that Carlos Torres Perez, 48, of Rochester, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possessing with intent to distribute one kilogram...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: BILLINGS-A traffic stop that resulted in heroin being seized from the vehicle ultimately led to a Billings man getting sentenced to prison today for his role in a large methamphetamine conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal grand jury has charged a pharmaceutical distributor, two of its former officials and two pharmacists with conspiring to distribute controlled substances in an indictment returned here yesterday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Mexican national man pled guilty to the felony offense of Reentry of a Removed Alien, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Eric Armando Vega-Covarrubias, 38, was immediately sentenced to a “time served" sentence, having served nearly four months in federal custody. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
By DOE Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and released a statement following the exploratory report the Athlete and National Governing Bodies (NGB) Engagement Commission, or Borders Commission, released after a nine-month review.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment charging Timothy L. Mulvey, 32, of Grand Island, NY, with aggravated bank robbery, entering a bank with intent to commit a larceny, and bank larceny. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By State Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
Release: As representatives of the international community, we reject and condemn the use of counterterrorism or other security concerns to justify the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of religion or belief. While underscoring the necessity of effective, human rights-respecting...
