News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JONATHAN RIVERA, also known as “Gitto," 26, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced today that RACHEL E. LIPPS age 38, of Slidell, LA was charged on Friday, July 19, 2019 in an indictment for wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343 and aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Third Conviction for Failing to Register.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that today in Federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced AMBER GERNELL PORTER, 32, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina to 12 months and 1 day imprisonment, followed by 1 year of supervised release. PORTER was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $14,738.00.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 23, 2019 a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against Cort W. Davis (age: 31) of Rochester, New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: For Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Join Park Rangers from President William J. Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site in celebrating the 103rd birthday of the NPS and the 73rd birthday of former President Bill Clinton.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Amir Gibreel, 30, of Northern Virginia, pled guilty yesterday for his role in a large-scale marijuana distribution enterprise, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu, Charles A. Dayoub, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Division, FBI Washington Field Office, and Ashan M. Benedict, Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON —Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan will attend the 2019 Trade Symposium in Chicago, IL. The 2019 Trade Symposium, hosted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), brings together the public and private sectors to discuss cooperative efforts to pave the path ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced a settlement that requires Facebook to implement a comprehensive, multi-faceted set of compliance measures designed to improve user privacy and provide additional protections for user information. The settlement ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Two Long Beach, Mississippi, men pleaded guilty today for their roles in a long-running odometer tampering scheme, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Chief Deputy Anthony “Tony” Bean, 59, and Sergeant Anthony “T.J.” Bean, 29, of the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for using excessive force against arrestees, announced Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee J. Douglas Overbey, and FBI-Knoxville Special Agent in Charge Troy A. Sowers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: A former candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives was sentenced today after pleading guilty to wire fraud and willfully violating the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) by operating fraudulent and unregistered political action committees.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: John Riazzi of Dayton, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court today to a felony charge stemming from the illegal removal of asbestos-containing roofing material from a building located in downtown Dayton (known as the “Steam Plant”).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today from a federal grand jury sitting in Tampa, Florida, which charges Novita Indah, 48, and Larry Malugin, 51, of Port Richey, Florida, with conspiracy and trafficking in protected wildlife. The indictment charges the couple with smuggling wildlife from Indonesia to the United States and reselling the wildlife from their Florida home.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Thank you for that kind introduction. It is my pleasure to be here with all of you in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. It is a beautiful part of the country, near the unspoiled beaches of the Atlantic; the Chesapeake Bay; Jamestown, Yorktown, and Williamsburg; and, of course, the Naval Station and Shipyard.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a new grant program to help women affected by the opioid crisis re-enter the workforce. The Re-Employment, Support, and Training for the Opioid Related Epidemic (RESTORE) grant will award $2.5 million to organizations that assist in providing coordinated, employment-focused services to women.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: FRENCHTOWN, NJ – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Scot Christopher Rule LLC for exposing workers to lead and other workplace hazards as the company renovated and remodeled a worksite in Easton, Pennsylvania. The company faces $104,637 in proposed penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella today swore in John P. Pallasch as the Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) during a ceremony at the Frances Perkins Building.
By State News Post | Jul 24, 2019
The US State Department published a three page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
