News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Blythe man has been indicted on federal charges that he shot a helicopter being used in support of a law enforcement operation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: LITTLE ROCK - A Memphis area man has pleaded guilty to paying kickbacks to generate sales of high-dollar compounded prescription drugs. Bradley Fly, 34, of Germantown, Tennessee, pleaded guilty on Wednesday before Chief United States District Judge Brian S. Miller. Cody Hiland, United States Attorney...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on “Keeping The Lights On: Addressing Cyber Threats to the Grid."
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Javier Contreras-Rodriguez on July 12, 2019, to imprisonment for 100 months, to be followed by a 5-year term of supervised release. Contreras was convicted of distribution of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. § 846.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Sulphur, Louisiana, man was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge James D. Cain Jr. to 37 months in prison and five years of supervised release for illegally possessing a shotgun and pistol. James Bergeron, 29, previously pleaded guilty for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon on April 11, 2019.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Member...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health advanced several key pieces of legislation to the full committee such as reauthorizing Community Health centers and public health programs, protecting patients from surprise medical bills and delaying funding cuts to Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: During Lancaster Courthouse Press Conference, McSwain Highlights Recent Local Cases Pursued by the Justice Department in Lancaster County.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today the results of the July 2019 Federal Grand Jury B.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Sharon A. Moore, 64, and Susan K. Harris, 72, of Albuquerque, N.M. pleaded guilty in federal court this week to conspiracy and other financial crimes committed in connection with the operation of Ayudando Guardians, Inc., a non-profit corporation based in Albuquerque that previously provided guardianship, conservatorship, and financial management to hundreds of people with special needs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement on the developments concerning Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló, arrests conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the ongoing work of the Financial Oversight and Management Board, established under the “Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act" (PROMESA), to advance financial stability and economic recovery for the island.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that past and present Crow Creek Sioux Tribe councilmembers were indicted by a federal grand jury for embezzlement & theft from an Indian tribal organization, and aiding and abetting.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health advanced several key pieces of legislation to the full committee such as reauthorizing Community Health centers and public health programs, protecting patients from surprise medical bills and delaying funding cuts to Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Sharon A. Moore, 64, and Susan K. Harris, 72, of Albuquerque, N.M. pleaded guilty in federal court this week to conspiracy and other financial crimes committed in connection with the operation of Ayudando Guardians, Inc., a non-profit corporation based in Albuquerque that previously provided guardianship, conservatorship, and financial management to hundreds of people with special needs.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Barry as it continues to move toward land. We are preparing facilities and equipment to withstand storm damage along the projected storm path so we can quickly resume disaster relief operations after it passes. The following guidance applies to travelers, drone users, and general aviation pilots in the affected area:
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: An owner of an engineering firm, Fazullah Khan, 58, of Troy, was convicted today by a jury on all four counts of bribery with which he was charged, United States Attorney Matthew Schneider announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today the results of the July 2019 Federal Grand Jury B.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on the importance of continuing to work on PFAS legislation in a bipartisan manner through the committee process.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that TYMON PETERSON, 29, of Stratford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to two months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in an illegal...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROBERT ACOSTA and JOSE DIAZ were sentenced in Manhattan federal court today. Both men were sentenced to life in prison for their roles in the Dec. 22, 1997, murders for hire of Alex Ventura, 25, and Aneudis Almonte, 20, in the Bronx, New York. The defendants were convicted following a three-week trial before U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel, who imposed today’s sentences.
