News from July 2019
By State Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
Release: As representatives of the international community, we recognize that religious communities of all traditions can be powerful, peaceful forces for good in the world. We call upon all governments to respect the individual’s human right to believe or not believe, to practice any faith tradition or none.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: One overdose death is too many in Kentucky.
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 DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Carlos Torres Perez, 48, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possessing with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 15 years...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: BILLNGS-An Arizona man convicted in a drug investigation in which law enforcement seized 34 pounds of methamphetamine in a suitcase he brought to Billings was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison and to five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: Washington - Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today encouraged farmers, rural small businesses and agricultural producers to apply for financing in a key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides loan guarantees to help rural small businesses lower their energy costs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As Congress continues to consider the new North American Free Trade Agreement, House Ways and Means Committee Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) is leading a three-day, bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Mexico. During their trip, members will meet with representatives from the Mexican Government and other key stakeholders. While in Mexico, the delegation also aims to deepen their understanding of environmental and worker conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that STEPHAN MITCHEL THOMAS, age 24, of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced today for federal firearms violations and Hobbs Act robberies.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal announced today that the Committee will hold a hearing entitled “The Social Security 2100 Act" on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 10:00 AM in room 1100 Longworth House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER J. SAKELARAKIS, 35, of Milford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for an investment scheme that defrauded an elderly victim of $60,000.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) selected five projects to receive approximately $39.9 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects under funding opportunity announcement (FOA), Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Oil Recovery.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: A man who attempted to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Christopher James Preston, 52, of Tucson, Arizona, was found guilty of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child by a federal jury in Tucson. The case was tried before U.S. District Judge James A. Soto on July 10-16, 2019. The defendant is being held in custody pending sentencing, which is currently set before Judge Soto on Sept. 26, 2019.
By EPA 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: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with the Golden Greek Restaurant and Pub in Killingly to resolve allegations that the restaurant was not operating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA").
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for receiving a firearm while under indictment for felony offenses.
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 two-count indictment charging Shanna Smith, 25, of Buffalo, NY, with false declarations before grand jury and obstruction of justice. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By State Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
Release: As representatives of the international community, we stand together in expressing deep concern about ongoing and undue restrictions on religious freedom, including those on members of minority ethnic and religious groups, in Burma/Myanmar. We call on authorities to uphold the rights protected by Burma/Myanmar’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 45-year-old Houston man has been ordered to prison following his second conviction related to sex trafficking of minors, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
