News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $14 million in funding for 10 university-led research projects using the DIII-D National Fusion Facility. A major goal of the research is to develop methods of sustaining steady-state or continuous operation of fusion reactors, an essential step toward eventually making nuclear fusion a practical energy source.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that a third Portland-area man was sentenced to federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine into the Portland Metropolitan Area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of IGOR VOROTINOV, 55, to 41 months in prison for faking his death in order to collect a $2 million life insurance payment. VOROTINOV, who pleaded guilty on May 3, 2019, was sentenced today before Judge Patrick J. Schiltz in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor on how America's Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA) will enhance the quality of life for the American people. Barrasso is the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW). The EPW Committee will markup America's Transportation Infrastructure Act on July 30, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A South Point, Ohio man who was caught selling methamphetamine in Huntington last year was sentenced to 62 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Jose Cisneros, 28, previously entered a guilty plea to distributing methamphetamine. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the FBI Drug Task Force.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SEBASTIAN PINTO-THOMAZ, a former credit ratings analyst at Standard & Poor’s, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 14 months in prison for participating in two schemes to trade on material...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) will introduce America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 , the largest highway legislation in history.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Malcom Greenlaw, 48, of Bangor, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl and cocaine base, commonly known as “crack." He pled guilty on Jan. 10, 2019.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), spoke on the Senate floor today on the introduction of America's Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA), a major surface transportation reauthorization bill co-authored by Ranking Member Carper that ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: Former Information Technology Director Who Received Kickbacks Pleaded Guilty Prior to Trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: A Mexican national pleaded guilty today to illegally reentering the United States after he had been deported.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: KINDERHOOK, NEW YORK - Martin Van Buren National Historic Site is now offering a special educational activity for children ages 2-5. The ‘Littles Lindenwald Activity Round’ is an enjoyable self-paced program offered as an alternative to the hour-long house tour.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A broad group of stakeholders have voiced support for America's Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA).
By DOE Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $50 million for new and innovative research of technologies for trucks, off-road vehicles, and the fuels that power them. Funded through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), these ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Tara Steverson, 39, of Jackson, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate to intentionally damaging protected computers, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Michelle A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Chief U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced Jonathan Mota, 37, and Dominic Adams, 27, today to 20 years in prison, following their convictions at trial, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The owner and president of a San Fernando Valley trucking school pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for bilking the United States Department of Veterans Affairs out of more than $4 million in tuition and other payments after falsely certifying that veterans had attended classes that they never took.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Hampton man pleaded guilty today on charges of brandishing a firearm during a 2016 carjacking.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal investigation that previously led to bank fraud and identity theft charges against a north suburban businessman has resulted in indictments against two additional defendants, including the businessman’s brother.
